Clinical Lead, FCAMHS at Portman Clinic

Job overview

This is a fixed term 12months maternity cover for a consultant clinical or forensic psychologist to take on the role of Clinical Lead for Forensic CAMHS at the Portman Clinic (FCAMHS) providing the clinical leadership for the Tier 3 service.

This post is 5 days a week, working from the clinic at the Portman Clinic. The post holder must be available every day to provide clinical support to staff, to cover intake and to attend internal and external meetings as needed.

The post for a consultant level psychologist with expertise in forensic mental health, child and adolescent mental health, youth justice law and practice, and psychoanalytic theoretical training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder leads and manages a specialist forensic CAMHS service of multidisciplinary professionals as well as having their own clinical case load, weekly intake responsibilities, possible reflective practice facilitation and teaching.  Along with the consultant psychiatrist in  the team, the post holder is responsible for all leadership of the team and for maintaining the services good reputation through consistency continuity and excellence in service delivery.

The post holder is expected to complete the following responsibilities amongst others: hold a specialist caseload of clients; manage and provide clinical supervision for FCAMHS staff; lead on research design, implementation and presentation activities, such as designing and implementing new projects, support team Quality Improvement projects; preparing and leading on research to produce a research paper each year; be responsible for the entire FCAMHS budget including physical assets; being involved in teaching and lecturing activities, both internally and externally such as bringing teaching on therapies and special areas pertaining to this population.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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