Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS; Wembley; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wembley seeks a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to deliver specialist psychological care to children and young people. The role involves conducting assessments, formulating treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have a doctoral level training in clinical psychology and relevant HCPC registration. Competitive salary ranges from £53,751 to £60,651 annually.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with children and young people in mental health.
• Supervised experience in evidence-based treatment.
• Experience conducting assessments for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and therapy for clients.
• Formulate treatment plans based on complex clinical data.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and external professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Autonomous working

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist

Post Doctoral training in CYP-IAPT Therapy Training

Tools

WISC-V

ADOS-2

3Di

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Job description

Overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust — Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. The closing date is 22 September 2025

To join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in the delivery of mental health care to children and young people and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathways.

To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health input to children and young people and their families.

Post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.

Experience conducting specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g. ASD and ADHD) is desirable.

They will also offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues from all disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The post holder will support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and might be required to offer supervision to other members of staff.

The Candidate will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the areas served by the services. Also, will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of one's psychological practice.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMH service for children and young people, within the clinical governance structures and protocols of the service.

To undertake generic and specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of children and families referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests (including WISC-V, ADOS-2, 3Di etc.), self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

The post holder will formuate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural disorders in children young people and families, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To actively participate in CAMHS additional areas of practice (participation, SEND, IPC, Health and Safety, Clinical work discussions etc.). This role will involve leading on one of these areas.

About us

The Brent CAMH service is based at Monks Park Clinic, Wembley. The team is well established and is staffed by a large multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, systemic and family Therapy, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Psychoeducation, DBT therapy groups and multi-family work as well as Positive Behaviour Support. Brent CAMHS consists of four main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team, and; Learning Disabilities (LD-CAMHS). The post holder may be required to travel to other parts of the catchment area and / or wider service and trust as necessary, including working within the community (e.g. schools). The service operates Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17:00 with some flexibility to work extended hours to meet service need.

Job responsibilities

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

The post holder will be providing care to clients to liaise and work with family members and others involved in the clients care, including CAMHS colleagues, frontline workers in health, education, Social Services, inpatients services and the voluntary sector. The applicant will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. You will be expected to provide specialist psychological and / or mental health advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro- psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist: Clinical, Counselling Psychologist or Health Psychologist
• Post Doctoral training in CYP-IAPT Therapy Training
• Post Doctoral training in ADOS-2/ 3Di
• Post Doctoral training in TF-CBT/EMDR

Previous Experience

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity around mental health concerns across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Supervised experience of evidence based treatment in relation to children with mental health concerns
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary Specialist CAMHS team and of proving specialist CAMHS assessment and intervention.
• Experience of delivering evidence based treatment using a range of modalities in a number of cultural contexts.
• Experience of assessing for Neurodevelopmental disorders incl. ASD and ADHD
• Experience of providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other therapies to young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental differences (e.g. Learning Disabilities)
• Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision.

Knowledge and Skills

• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information including diagnoses and formulations to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance and as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Experience of assessing mental health risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy acquired during Doctorate Qualification and / or trained to minimum diploma level
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of other specialised psychological CAMHS or family treatments
• Knowledge and experience of research methodology
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Experience of planning and delivery group treatments.

Personal

• Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi - disciplinary mental health services
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills .
• Treating service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Enthusiastic, flexible , confident and ethical approach to working .
• Able to prioritise own workload and meet performance requirements for the role
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills ; adapt flexibly to change and support others' upskilling journey.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearPer annum Incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)