Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a full‑time Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work with young people and families in Wandsworth as part of CAMHS and the Youth Justice Service.

The role blends direct clinical work with specialist consultation, training, and service development, including coordination of multi‑agency networks and supervision. It supports AMBIT‑informed practice and equity in access for marginalised groups.

Qualifications

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people.
• Consultation, training and reflective practice to school staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multi-agency networks based on psychological formulations.
• Support and co-lead on the delivery of the Tier 2 mental health service across the PRUs.
• Supervision by the trust Professional Lead for Wandsworth PRU CAMHS services.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work with young people and families in the borough of Wandsworth who have been historically underrepresented in mainstream services. The role forms part of the CAMHS provision provided into Wandsworth Youth Justice Service (YJS).

The postholder will be joining a passionate team in an established and valued role which will contribute to the development and delivery of services that seek to transform mental health delivery for marginalised young people involved in or at risk of offending.

The role offers a balance of direct clinical work, specialist consultation, training delivery, service development and supervision, and is embedded within Wandsworth Youth Justice Service. Candidates will also have access to relevant specialist training as per their development plan.

The service is informed by AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment), trauma-informed, systemic and attachment-based principles and is working towards implementing community psychology and co-production into its practice model. The team also takes a critical approach to addressing ethnic, racial, and social disproportionality within the Youth Justice System.

The post holder will be supporting children who present with a range of needs and will be responsible for providing specialist assessments and interventions, as well as consultation, training and reflective practice to school staff alongside co-ordinating multi-agency networks based on psychological formulations. The post holder will support and co-lead on the delivery and development of the Tier 2 mental health service across the PRUs.

The PRU-CAMHS team have close links with Wandsworth Youth Justice Service CAMHS team and the wider Wandsworth CAMHS provision and will be supervised by a trust Professional Lead with responsibility for Wandsworth Pupil Referral Unit CAMH Services.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.

• We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world.
• More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
• We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist.
• We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.
• We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
• We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.