CAMHS Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Preceptorship Band 7-8a

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a CAMHS Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to deliver specialized psychological services for young people. The role offers a supportive environment with flexible working arrangements, a focus on personal development, and a commitment to inclusivity. Ideal candidates will have a doctorate in clinical psychology and experience in working with adolescents.

Benefits

Generous pay packages

Flexible working arrangements

Access to internal training courses

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical psychology, preferably with adolescents.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong research skills for audits and service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical psychology services under professional guidelines.
• Conduct initial assessments for young people.
• Supervise junior clinical staff.

Skills

Clinical psychology service delivery

Psychological assessment

Consultation skills

Supervision and training

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

CAMHS Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Preceptorship Band 7-8a

Detailed Job Description is attached. Main responsibilities include:

1. Providing a clinical psychology service to clients of the Greenwich CAMHS Adolescent Team, including highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention.
2. Offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other, non-professional carers.
3. Providing supervision to clinical psychologists, psychological therapists, and trainees.
4. Conducting initial assessments and care coordination for a defined number of young people within the Adolescent Team.
5. Offering supervision to more junior staff.
6. Working autonomously within professional guidelines, consistent with CYP-IAPT principles, within a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to overall service delivery.
7. Utilising research skills to lead on audit, policy, service development, and research within the team/service area.

Oxleas is committed to positive changes impacting staff, especially BAME, disabled, and LGBT+ staff. The 'Building a Fairer Oxleas for all (BAFO)' program aims to make recruitment and career progression fairer and enhance cultural understanding. The Trust offers benefits including:

• Generous pay (outer-London weighting), pensions, and leave packages.
• Flexible working arrangements, including part-time, job sharing, and remote work.
• Access to internal training courses, wellbeing services, and staff networks such as BAME, LGBTQIA+, and others.

The Trust continually seeks to improve and innovate CAMHS services, providing staff with dedicated time for service development through the Quality Improvement (Qi) framework.