Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks experienced Psychologists to work with children and their families in mental health services. The role offers opportunities in a friendly multi-disciplinary environment with competitive salary and support for continuous professional development. Ideal for those with a passion for child and adolescent mental health and willingness to engage in a supportive setting.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including psychopathology and clinical psychometrics.
• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychological assessment and treatment.
• Provide consultation to other professionals.
• Support children and families with mental health challenges.

Skills

Complex assessment skills

Effective communication

Teaching and training ability

Cultural competency

Psychological therapy knowledge

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Psychologists with experience of working with young people and their families to work at Hammersmith & Fulham CAMHS within the Intensive Therapeutic Behaviour Support Service (ITBSS, 0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week, permanent post) and/or the Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Learning Disability team (NDLD, 1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours, fixed term post).

Candidates are invited to express their interest in a full-time or part-time role

Full-time position:

- 1.0 WTE NDLD (fixed-term until March 2026)

or

- 0.6 ITBSS (permanent) can be combined with 0.4 NDLD (fixed-term until March 2026) to form a full-time role.

Part-time position: Candidates interested in a part-time position are also welcome to express interest in either role individually.

Main duties of the job

ITBSS and NDLD teams are embedded within the Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS Service, which also consists of the Adolescent Team, Children and Families team and the Tier 2 Community CAMHS team. Our NDLD team is a specialist CAMHS service. ITBSS is a community-based, Tier 2 service, working closely with the NDLD team and wider CAMHS.

The H&F CAMHS service is a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team based at 48 Glenthorne Road, London W6 0LS. Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS is part of the West London NHS Trust CAMHS and Developmental Service Line which also covers services in Ealing and Hounslow.

In addition, the post-holder(s) will join the thriving psychology team based within CAMHS. We are looking for a skilled, hard-working and enthusiastic psychologist(s) who is passionate about delivering high-quality and effective services to children and young people. There will be good opportunities for CPD and development, alongside other supports. The post would suit psychologists who already have some experience of working in CAMHS services or who have an interest in this area of work and are about to qualify or who are newly qualified."

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas
• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Post-doctoral/graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice with children and young people.
• Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach i.e. CBT, Parenting Skills or other.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across a range of care settings, (e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, in patient settings).
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families
• Experience of the application of clinical / counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of working with other agencies including education and social care.
• Experience of assessment and intervention around Neurodiversity
• Experience of working with children/young people and their families with special educational needs, neurodevelopmental difficulties, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, and co-morbid mental health difficulties.
• Experience of leadership, team and service development.

Knowledge & Skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge and skills in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of specific groups including children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid mental health difficulties, adolescent mental health, trauma, anxiety and mood disorders
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. children with challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

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.

CAMHS (Hammersmith & Fulham) 48 Glenthorne Road

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum (inclusive of inner London HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

222-LS-CAMHS-705

Job locations

CAMHS (Hammersmith & Fulham) 48 Glenthorne Road