Clinical Psychologist 8a

Harmonia Careers; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for an 8a role. You will deliver high-quality services focused on improving the mental health of children and young people. The role requires HCPC registration and involves complex assessments and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Salary ranges from £55,690 to £62,682 annually (pro-rata). This is a part-time, fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required for practice.
• Experience with moderate to severe mental health issues.
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality mental health services to children and families.
• Administer assessments and consultations.
• Coordinate care plans within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Post‑registration experience

Consultation abilities

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Education

Relevant training and professional registration

Post‑doctoral training in psychological practice

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in an 8a role within our Children and Young people's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS), formerly known as CAMHS. The role involves delivering a high‑quality service that promotes and improves the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families across the East of Hertfordshire – Welwyn Garden City, Hoddesdon and Bishop Stortford. You will have HCPC registration and provide a highly specialist child and adolescent service within CAPA (Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP‑IAPT, delivering both core and specialist work. CYPMHS East is a caring, supportive and hard‑working team that prides itself on working collaboratively with young people and stakeholders. There are opportunities to take a lead in areas of service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children and their families/carers/networks who have mental health issues.
• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, providing interventions in line with the principles and practice of CYP‑IAPT.
• Ensure interventions are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.
• Act as care coordinator where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan and coordinating multidisciplinary interventions.
• Maintain adequate clinical notes and reports for internal and external agencies and good communication with referrers and other professionals.

Person Specification

Essential

• Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec.
• Post‑doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice, including CBT.
• Post‑registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients having a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems across the full range of clinical severity.
• Demonstrated specialist clinical experience and training within Child and Adolescent Mental Health (at least 50 hours clinical supervision over 18 months).
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups.
• Good general knowledge of literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children.
• Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures.
• Experience exercising full clinical responsibility for client care as a care coordinator within a multidisciplinary plan.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate orally and in writing.
• Positive problem‑solving approach.
• Car driving licence (unless a disability prevents driving).
• IT skills including Microsoft Office and Outlook.

Desirable

• Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP‑IAPT.
• Experience in neuropsychological assessment training and supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists.
• Experience of service quality monitoring such as clinical audit or evaluative research.
• Experience of publishing in peer‑reviewed academic or professional journals.

Salary and Contract

Band 8a – £55,690 to £62,682 per annum (pro‑rata + 5% of basic salary). Fixed‑term, 12‑month contract, part‑time.

Job Location

Rosanne House, 1st Floor, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG.