Band 8a Psychologist

Pulse; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in England seeks an experienced Band 8a Psychologist for CAMHS to provide essential support to children with eating disorders. The role involves conducting assessments, therapeutic work, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must be HCPC accredited and possess significant experience in CAMHS. This is an initial 3-month contract located in Hove, Sussex.

Benefits

First class support and advice from consultants

£300 recommend a friend bonus scheme

Access to high-quality CPD training events

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Eating Disorders.
• Able to complete urgent assessments.
• Experience of a wide range of young people's mental health presentations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and urgent assessments of children and young people.
• Provide therapeutic work with children and families.
• Support risk management plans.

Skills

HCPC accredited

Experience with Eating Disorders

CAMHS Practitioner experience

Therapeutic work with children and families

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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Band 8a Psychologist – CAMHS ED – Sussex

Are you an experienced and dedicated Band 8a Psychologist with expertise in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for patients with eating disorders? Pulse Mental Health is seeking passionate professionals like you to join our esteemed team in Hove, Sussex and make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents for an initial period of 3 months.

Responsibilities:

• Routine and urgent assessments of children and young people. Clinical formulation of needs and proposal of interventions. Completing Dynamic risk assessments and ability to put in place and support risk management plans. Ability to work systematically with family and the wider professional network. Undertaking therapeutic work with children and families for various mental health and emotion wellbeing presentations.
• Undertaking therapeutic work with children and families for various mental health and emotion wellbeing presentations. Ability to work as part of a MDT, able to communicate professionally verbally and written, experience using Electronic Patient record and ability to document in line with GDPR guidelines. Conducting clinical and line supervision to junior team members.

Skills and experience needed:

• Be HCPC accredited
• Able to complete urgent assessments
• Show extensive experience with Eating Disorders
• Extensive experience of working as a CAMHS Practitioner
• Offer clinical treatment work and consultation
• Experience of a wide range of young people’s mental health presentations
• Can work well independently and as part of the team

Why Pulse?

• First class support and advice from our team of dedicated and experienced consultants
• £300 recommend a friend bonus scheme
• Have access to ipoint our Electronic timesheet processing app
• Variety of work opportunities in both the NHS and private sectors
• Access to high-quality CPD training events
• Different payment methods available PAYE, Umbrella, PSC and LTD

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.