Bank Clinical Psychologist Band 7

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a professional to provide specialist CAMHS assessments and treatment for children and young people. This role involves clinical leadership, managing complex high-risk cases, and supervising junior staff. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in mental health and demonstrate the ability to engage with multi-agency partners. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable young individuals with mental health difficulties.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical leadership skills in mental health settings.
• Experience providing CAMHS assessment and treatment.
• Ability to manage a caseload of complex and high-risk cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CAMHS assessments and interventions.
• Lead clinical decision-making for a vulnerable client group.
• Supervise junior team members and assistant psychologists.

Job description

Provide a range of highly specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) and their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities.

Provision will be in accordance to the application of a range of profession specific models of clinical practice.

Provide clinical leadership within the team alongside undertaking clinical responsibility for a caseload involving complex and high-risk clinical formulation and decision making, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.

There will be a specific focus upon providing specialist clinical assessment, formulation and treatment for those highly vulnerable children and young people who have high clinical risk and other complex/multi agency needs.

To include clinical supervision of band 6 team members / assistant psychologists.