Specialist CAMHS Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

Are you passionate about working with young people and families? Do you enjoy variety in your work? Would you like to join a warm, thoughtful and inclusive CAMHS team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, developmentally-sensitive, person-centered, trauma-informed and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe mental health difficulties?

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the generic  Barnet CAMHS Teams, primarily based at the Oak Lane Clinic, in East Finchley.

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder will:

Offer specialist CAMHS assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families/carers in a community CAMHS setting, under the supervision of a senior psychologist.

Contribute to the work of Barnet CAMHS neurodevelopmental service.

Offer supervision to Assistant Psychologists, Psychology students and CBT therapists, and Qualified Clinical Psychologists.

Work alongside MDT colleagues and represent Psychology in MDT meetings, and CAMHS in multi-agency contexts as appropriate.

Work autonomously within professional Psychology guidelines and exercise responsibility for their continuous professional development.

Utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development and research.

This post is located within the multidisciplinary CAMHS 0–18 service, delivering generic and neurodevelopmental assessments and psychological interventions to families living within the borough of Barnet.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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