Practitioner Psychologist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Catford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Catford is seeking a professional to provide specialist psychology services to young people in the Youth Justice System. The role involves conducting assessments, clinical supervision, and working autonomously within established guidelines. Support is provided within a collaborative team framework. Candidates will help create a psychologically safe environment for young people at risk of offending.

Responsibilities

• Provide a highly specialist psychology service to young people.
• Conduct clinical supervision and consultation.
• Undertake service evaluation, audit, and research.
• Work autonomously within guidelines and conduct codes.
• Agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional leads.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide a highly specialist psychology service to young people who are held withing the Youth Justice System or who are at risk of offending including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes., To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in assessment and intervention of sexually harmful behaviour, violence risk assessment using SAVRY/SAPROF and neurodevelopmental assessment where required.
• To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
• To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

Team and support

The ARTS Forensic CAMHS Team is a small but highly regarded team co-located with the Youth Justice Service within the wider local authority Integrated Adolescent Service based in Catford, London Borough Lewisham. The team is part of Lewisham CAMHS and has a long history of providing innovative approaches to working with the complex and traumatised young people involved in the criminal justice system. The postholder will be well supported within the Psychology & Psychotherapy framework within Lewisham CAMHS and the South London & Maudsley Trust. The team consists of a Clinical Service Lead, Senior Clinical Psychologist and CAMHS Therapist. A Consultant Child & Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist is with the team on Tuesdays.