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Job overview
This is a split post across 2 well established and innovative CAMH services offering 12 months maternity cover (0.6 wte) for targeted support to cared for children. Manchester CAMHS-LAC is a long established multi-agency and multidisciplinary service. The service provides a specialist, targeted, city wide service to children and young people (0 – 18 years) who are cared for by Manchester City Council. There is extensive liaison, consultation and work with foster carers and professionals from Children’s Services and all associated networks. This is an experienced trauma informed team and consequently there are plenty of opportunities for CPD and learning as well as joint working opportunities. The post holder will work in CAMHS LAC offering assessment and intervention, specialist consultation and staff training as part of this team. The other part of the post will be the North CAMHS team supporting children and young people referred to the team who are cared for by Greater Manchester (GM) local authorities.
Main duties of the job
The main duties include providing consultation, training and a range of high quality interventions appropriate to the child or young person’s needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management and evidence based interventions. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines. Th
This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is the majority of time spent in clinical practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Documents to download’ heading.
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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.
What is a DBS Check?
A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:
Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.
Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role.
Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the children’s and/or adults’ barred lists.
Who Needs a DBS Check
Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.
The Costs for a DBS
At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.
For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december
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Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
- Advanced knowledge and skills in delivery of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
- The ability to select, use and interpret assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
- Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate appropriate therapeutic interventions with children across the age range and their parents/carers
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and overcome barriers to acceptance with children, parents and professionals
- To be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., social workers, education, GP’s, maintaining positive working relationships.
- The ability to work with people from a range of different backgrounds, cultures and or different ages.
- To be able to provide feedback and constructive guidance to junior members of the team and trainees to facilitate their personal and professional development.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- To have the ability to manage own caseload and act as lead practitioner
- Ability to manage and organise own time and diary, and work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context and pressurised situations.
- The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
- The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision
- The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.
- The ability to cope with stressful situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of audit and research
- Delivery of group work and workshops.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Experience of supervising junior staff
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Recognised qualification.
- Experience in working with Looked After Children and multi-agency working
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
- Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of ROMS.
- Experience of hard to reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding.
- Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals, including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
Desirable
- Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families.
- Community mental health experience across a variety of settings.
Registered/accredited with a professional body.
Essential
- Registration
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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in The Bridge, North CAMHS. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover). The application deadline is 25 Aug 2026.
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