Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Early Years' Service

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for their CAMHS Early Years' Service. The role involves providing specialized emotional wellbeing services for pre-school children, conducting assessments, and delivering interventions. Candidates should have a Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology and relevant experience in therapeutic settings.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Mileage reimbursement for community teams

Free flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Experience working therapeutically with children and young people.
• Experience in service development and consultation.
• Completion of STAR Clinical Psychology supervision training.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions to pre-school children.
• Participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service.
• Deliver group parenting programmes and support child attachment.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Intervention planning

Supervision

Education

Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology

Registered with the HCPC

Job description

Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Early Years' Service

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Job Overview

In this role you will be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire. This role will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population.

Job Overview

In this role you will be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire. This role will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population.

You will provide supervision and clinical support to team members and clinical supervision to Psychologists in training as required. Supervision and support will be arranged as per Trust guidance and professional requirements.

You will participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service provision.

There will be an expectation to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the area served by the team/service.

If you are interested in this post and are recently qualified, or due to qualify in 2025, we will consider an application for a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship opportunity. We have an established preceptorship process in place. Please state on your application if this is the case.

For informal discussion about this vacancy or further information please contact:

Saky Kaur CAMHS Early Years Team Leader mobile: [phone]

Lisa Graham, Principal Clinical Psychologist mobile: [phone]

Main duties of the job

• The Clinical Psychologist will provide psychological assessments and interventions in the CAMHS Early Years’ Service to pre-school children meeting service criteria.
• This role will deliver a service across the West (Stafford, Cannock & Rugeley areas) of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service, but may include work across the South Staffordshire area, as required. This role will involve complex assessments leading to psychological formulations, development of care plans, the delivery of interventions to this population and use of Outcome Measures to evaluate service effectiveness.
• Interventions will include delivery of group parenting programmes. The post-holder will be expected to participate fully in the delivery of such programmes and to undertake training as required to support such delivery. The post-holder will be expected to accept any opportunities, as required, to develop specialised supervision skills so that they may ultimately supervise colleagues in the delivery of the parenting programme.
• The CAMHS Early Years’ Service pays close attention to parent-child attachments. The post-holder will deliver interventions, as appropriate, to support child attachment and thereby improve functioning.
• The post-holder will support the development of relevant skills and knowledge of service colleagues and other professionals through training, supervision, and consultation to further address the emotional wellbeing needs of young children.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) provides a range of support that can be accessed by their employees:

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) pro rota, and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health & Wellbeing support and resources
• Mileage reimbursement for community teams
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rates
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage is paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all Trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  
  

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
• Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title
• Completion of STAR (or equivalent) Clinical Psychology supervision training
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
• Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post-qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers.
• Experience of contributing to the development of services.
• Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
• Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies.
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of group work
• Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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