Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Learning Disability Team

NHS; Camborne, Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS community and mental health provider Trust in Cornwall as a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist. You will work with children and young people with learning disabilities, providing assessments, interventions, and consultations. The role emphasizes teamwork and professional development, ensuring a significant impact on the lives of those you support. If you're passionate about improving mental health and have the required qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in clinical or community settings.
• Experience of teaching, training, and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical psychology service to children and adolescents with complex psychological problems.
• Offer advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Child Psychology

Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Eligibility for registration Clinical Psychologist HCPC

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Learning Disability Team

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Working as a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist in our Community CAMHS Learning Disability Team, involves working with children and young people who are diagnosed with moderate to severe learning disabilities, their families, carers, staff teams, including schools and other health and social care professionals. You will be working as part of a Professional specialist Multi Disciplinary team, where hearing the voice or view of the child or young person means we take a person centred approach to improving quality of life, emotional wellbeing and working to reduce behaviours which challenge. Liaison, supervision, formulation and consultation are key parts of this role, and the the post holder will be involved in opportunities to develop a diverse range of skills. With responsibility for assessment, formulation and intervention for children with additional mental health needs. Our Community team facilitates learners from all clinical disciplines and the post holder will gain valuable experience with opportunity for learning and teaching, supervising and being supervised, with opportunity to be involved in research, service development and innovation. We pride ourselves on excellent team working because we are all passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical psychology service to children and adolescent and their families with complex psychological problems, across all sectors of care, through supportive and professional Multi Disciplinary working. The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and supervision and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either clinical or community settings.
• Experience of working with young children with severe emotional/behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment, both as professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-agency care plan.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 + 2004.
• experience of working with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disability

Training and Education

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology
• Eligibility for registration Clinical Psychologist HCPC
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Evidence of undertaking training in supervision.

knowledge and abilities

• Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either inpatient or community settings as a registered clinical psychologist
• Experience of working with young children with severe emotional/behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment, both as professionally qualified care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-agency care plan
• Experience of working with children and young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

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.

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