Practitioner Psychologist

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to join the East Sussex specialist CAMHS Learning Disability Family Intensive Support Service. You will work creatively within a wide range of approaches including Systemic, Positive Behaviour Support, Functional Analysis, Attachment theory, Mindfulness-based approaches and the Family Partnership Model and have the opportunity to develop new models of working too.

Main duties of the job

The key components of the job will be to provide:

• -   a high-quality community-based service to children with learning disabilities and their families, carers and networks. -   specialist psychological assessments, formulation and multi-disciplinary interventions for children presenting with challenging behaviours, including facilitating parent groups. -       supervision of undergraduate psychology students, assistant psychologist and trainee psychologists. -       psychological support and reflective space to other colleagues in the team. -       consultation and training to other agencies and services working with children with learning disabilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job descriptions with person specifications for qualification and registration requirements.

The post is based in Hailsham at the team office but as we cover the whole of East Sussex you will be required to travel between sites.

You will need to have experience of at least one of the following:

• working with children/young people with learning disabilities
• working with children/young people with Autism
• working with Looked After children
• working in a CAMHS setting
• working with adults with a learning disability
• working at a range of levels including direct work with children/young people, parents and carers

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You will be supported within the team by experienced clinical psychologists and will work closely with other specialists within the service, CAMHS and universal children’s services. As a member of the psychological professions workforce you will be able to access additional CPD.

Professional development is encouraged through supervision, training, team CPD and wider CAMHS and Trust events. We welcome contact from interested candidates – call us to find out more about the team and the role!

If you’d like to know more, please contact Jasmine Lineker Lead Clinical Psychologists on 0300 304 0327 option 7