Band 7 Clinical Psychologist - South Gloucestershire

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Bristol

Sur place

GBP 43 000 - 51 000

Plein temps

Il y a 9 jours

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Résumé du poste

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Children in Care Specialist CAMHS Service in South Gloucestershire.

The role involves providing clinically effective interventions for children and young people with complex needs who have experienced adversity, within a supportive multidisciplinary team including a Drama Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Administrator and Clinical Lead.

Responsabilités

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to manage own caseload from referral to discharge.
To work with children, young people and their families promoting engagement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.
To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families.
When appropriate, engage in joint work with other CAMHS personnel as agreed with AWP Children in Care Clinical Lead.
To develop effective liaisons with referrers and those contributing to referrals, to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs.
To attend Thinking Allowed team meetings and case discussions as appropriate.
To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary Children in Care CAMHS team.
To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and safeguarding provisions.

Description du poste

ob overview

We are pleased to be inviting applications for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Children in Care Specialist CAMHS Service in AWP, based in South Gloucestershire (Thinking Aloud).

This is a well-established service with a reputable history of working with children and young people with complex needs who have experienced multiple adversities. If you are passionate about supporting young people with experiences of developmental trauma and believe in the difference that can be made by supporting a multi-disciplinary system to understand and recognise the impact of trauma, we would love to hear from you. We are a small supportive, energetic and creative team made up of Drama Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Administrator and Clinical Lead.

We also have regular trainee Clinical Psychologists from Bath University. Post-holders will be expected to provide clinically effective interventions for the adult network and young people. We provide 1:1 support for young people, foster carer consultations, network support, training for foster carers and social care teams.

The team work alongside the Bristol Thinking Allowed team, core CAMHS Services and also in partnership with Social Care and Education.

Main duties of the job

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge.
To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.
To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families.
When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with AWP Children in Care Clinical Lead.
To develop effective liaisons with referrers, and those contributing to referrals, to specialist CAMHS and to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs.
To attend Thinking Allowed team meetings and case discussions as appropriate.
To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary Children in Care CAMHS team.
To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.