Clinical Psychologist for CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPOA)

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Clinical Psychologist for CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPOA), London

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Client:

Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join BEH CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPOA) as a Clinical Psychologist. This role is suitable for someone passionate about providing high-quality mental health care to support children, young people, and their families.

The purpose of the SPOA is to assess referred children and young people to determine the most appropriate service to meet their needs. The role requires strong clinical and organizational skills. You will support the goals of ‘No wrong Front Door’ and assist the Access Team in identifying the right service at the right time. We use a triage system to assess needs and risks, and offer initial assessments and brief interventions based on the iThrive model. As SPOA works closely with other CAMHS teams, there may be opportunities for cross-team work aligned with your skills and interests.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinate the daily operations of the SPOA team, including screening new referrals and allocating them to clinicians.
• Conduct telephone triages and screenings for referred young people, engaging with families, professionals, and the young people themselves.
• Perform risk assessments and develop management plans via telephone.
• Provide specialist psychological assessments using various tools such as psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, observations, and interviews with clients and families.
• Deliver brief psychological interventions for referred young people and other CAMHS teams.
• Manage and maintain waiting lists for clinical teams within CAMHS.
• Offer advice on clients’ psychological care.
• Work within Trust and professional guidelines, following the CAMHS job plan.
• Promote the use of outcome measures to improve practice and user experience during supervision and team meetings.
• Utilize research skills for practice evaluation and service development as required.
• Participate in co-production and service development initiatives.

Working for our organisation

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) has been strengthening since 2021, forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

You may be required to work at different locations within Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, or Camden and Islington Trusts as needed. The Trust reserves the right to assign staff to other locations as necessary, on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Contribute to daily SPOA team operations, including screening referrals and managing waiting lists.
• Manage the duty rota for SPOA.
• Conduct telephone triages, risk assessments, and develop management plans.
• Perform psychological assessments based on complex data from various sources.
• Support planning of evidence-based psychological treatments based on formulations.
• Implement brief psychological interventions, adjusting formulations as needed.
• Engage in risk assessment and management, providing advice to other professionals.
• Attend multi-agency meetings for referrals and assessments.
• Coordinate with admin colleagues for timely responses to referrals.
• Ensure delivery of Key KPIs and treatment access standards.
• Complete routine outcome measures as required.
• This is not an exhaustive list; other duties within the grade may be assigned.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Professional qualification as a Clinical Psychologist and registration with HCPC.
• Qualification in core therapy relevant to children and families (e.g., CBT, DBT, systemic therapy).

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience working with children/young people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience assessing mental health needs and risks, creating management or intervention plans.
• Experience in multi-agency collaboration.
• Experience using evidence-based models for children and young people.
• Experience in clinical work within CAMHS settings.
• Experience using routine outcome measures.
• Experience managing intake and waiting lists.
• Experience developing service user participation.
• Knowledge of statutory and voluntary mental health services and current challenges.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to make complex autonomous judgments based on clinical knowledge.
• Effective communication in emotive situations, overcoming barriers.
• Experience managing personal work patterns and caseloads.
• Strong report writing, time management, and IT skills.
• Research, audit, and service development skills.
• Supervision of junior staff.
• Consultation skills for other professionals.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated with flexibility and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Calmness in managing anxiety in others.
• Adaptability, good interpersonal skills, reliability, and trustworthiness.
• Physical ability to sit for extended periods.