(Part-time) Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Outreach Service

Job overview

Are you looking for a new role supporting young people with mental health challenges? Are you a registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist?

An opportunity has arisen within our Outreach Service for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) for a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

You will be part of our Buckinghamshire Mental Health Service. The service is designed to provide young people with expert help from a single point of access, and is part of the wider multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

OSCA aims to engage and support children, young people and families/ carers with complex needs by means of individualised home and community treatment packages.

This is a part-time working 30 hours per week, fixed term maternity cover position being offered for a period of 10 months.

We welcome applicants seeking a part-time NHS role alongside independent or private practice commitments.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that offers a whole systems approach to meet the mental health needs of young people.

The service aims include:

• Supporting children and young people to overcome mental health difficulties
• Reducing children and young people’s vulnerability to mental health crisis
• Maximizing children and young people’s resilience
• Supporting young people to develop and achieve holistic goals that build a life worth living
• Enabling children and young people with high levels of mental health need to be supported in their own homes or placements
• Offering choice to children, young people and their families and carers
• Avoiding inpatient admissions
• Offering advice, support and supervision to systems supporting young people, such as Children’s Services, youth services, schools, substance misuse services and youth offending services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway.

This is an exciting post and would suit someone who hopes to develop their skills in the Outreach Team which forms part of the wider Complex and Vulnerable Young People’s Pathway within Buckinghamshire CAMHS.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.