Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Early Years' Service

Job overview

In this role you will be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.  This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire.  This role will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population.

You will provide supervision and clinical support to team members and clinical supervision to Psychologists in training as required.  Supervision and support will be arranged as per Trust guidance and professional requirements.

You will participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service provision.

There will be an expectation to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the area served by the team/service.

If you are interested in this post and are recently qualified, or due to qualify in 2025, we will consider an application for a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship opportunity.   We have an established preceptorship process in place.   Please state on your application if this is the case.

For informal discussion about this vacancy or further information please contact:

Saky Kaur CAMHS Early Years Team Leader mobile: 07970304280

Lisa Graham, Principal Clinical Psychologist mobile: 07813007466

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