Clinical Psychologist

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Norwich is seeking a full-time Clinical Psychologist for maternity cover within their u14 CAMHS service. The role focuses on providing specialist psychological assessments and treatment plans for children and their families, contributing to a supportive clinical team. Candidates should have a doctorate in clinical psychology and possess strong skills in communication and evaluation. This position offers a welcoming and developmental environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience with children in care or adopted.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments.
• Expertise in formulating and implementing psychological treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments for individuals and families.
• Formulate and deliver psychological treatment plans.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide expert advice.
• Monitor and evaluate progress of individuals.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Motivated

Specialist psychological assessments

Psychological interventions

Communication and evaluation skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Tools

Neuropsychological tools

Psychometric tools

Job description

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity to recruit to a band 8a Clinical Psychologist within our u14 CAMHS service at Mary Chapman House in Norwich. This is full time maternity cover role. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinician to join us and help us continue to ensure that we provide an excellent service for children who are in care, adopted or under SGO, and their carers and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for individuals, carers, and families using neuropsychological and psychometric tools, self‑report measures and rating scales, and structured observations and interviews.
• Formulate and implement psychological treatment and management plans using appropriate conceptual frameworks.
• Deliver a range of psychological interventions to patients, carers, and families.
• Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options, considering therapeutic models, historical and developmental factors, and the assessment, treatment, and discharge of service users; ensure appropriate care plans and communication with referral agents.
• Provide specialist psychological expertise to support the clinical team in delivering effective care.
• Ensure the clinical team has access to psychologically informed frameworks through advice and consultation, and the dissemination of psychological theory and research.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide expert advice on psychological aspects of risk management.
• Communicate assessment findings, formulations, and treatment plans in a skilled and sensitive manner.
• Monitor and evaluate progress of individuals on caseload as well as the team.
• Where appropriate, and when supported by another senior clinician, offer psychological support to staff following critical incidents.

About NSFT and the role

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Bowers, Job title: Principle Psychologist, Email address: [e-mail]