Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS Jobs; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 66.000 - 73.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The CAMHS Emergency Care Service is seeking a clinician to conduct emergency assessments and 7‑day follow‑ups for children and young people in crisis, providing expert advice on care and treatment to frontline professionals.

The role includes risk assessment, formulation work with families, liaison with Tier 3 CAMHS, care pathway coordination for discharge, and contributing to service development within South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct emergency assessments for children and young people in crisis.
• Provide 7‑day follow-ups and care/treatment advice to professionals.
• Perform risk assessments and risk management for individual cases.
• Support formulation work and family-engaged, systemically informed practice.
• Consult with Tier 3 CAMHS and Adolescent Outreach to identify care pathways.
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary involvement for discharge planning.
• Participate in the service Leadership Triad with senior clinicians.
• Contribute to short‑term crisis intervention development with borough CAMHS.
• Manage risk within teams and Trust, following guidelines and policies.
• Explain use of AI in applications and ensure applicant authenticity.

Descripción del empleo

Work within the CAMHS Emergency Care Service Conduct emergency assessments and 7 day follow up assessments. To provide advice and consultation on care and treatment for children and young people who present in crisis settings. Provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals. contributing directly to the care and treatment plan for the child/young person To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management Support the team with formulation work. Offer therapeutic engagement and systemically informed work with families who are struggling to support children and young people in crisis. Consult with Tier 3 CAMHS and the Adolescent Outreach Team to identify the most appropriate care pathway for a child or young person in crisis. Co-ordinate care for children and young people who need multi-disciplinary network involvement in discharge planning. Participate in the service Leadership Triad alongside the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Service Manager Support with development of the service to offer short term crisis intervention, to potentially include parenting support and emotional distress tolerance/DBT skills, in collaboration with borough Tier 3 CAMHS to ensure equity of access, efficient use of staff and resources, and sustainability. Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures. Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures. Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to develop the service and seek feedback about user experience. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience.

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