Trauma-Informed Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (DBT)

Cambian Group Plc; Hereford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambian Group Plc is seeking a clinical psychology professional to work with the Branas Isaf service team, delivering specialist assessments, interventions, and research support for children and young people aged 10-18 with complex needs.

The role involves contributing to risk assessment, collaborating with education and care staff, and participating in weekly DBT activities and MDT meetings. Flexibility for out-of-hours work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Providing a specialist psychology service for all clients of the service.
• Providing psychologically informed consultation to teams, training and assisting with service development.
• Conducting psychometric and risk assessment and developing formulations.
• Providing and evaluating individual and group-based interventions (including Dialectical Behavioural Therapy).
• Providing specialist psychological research expertise to the service.
• To contribute to psychological assessment and formulation of individuals and groups, for example through direct observation, psychometric testing, semi-structured interviews and writing appropriate reports.
• To provide individually tailored psychological interventions to meet the needs of allocated clients.
• To support the integrated team to implement programmes arising from such assessment and individually tailored psychological interventions.
• To provide written assessments/reports in a timely manner and/or contribute to MDT reports and attend meetings as required.
• To monitor and evaluate programmes and advise managers when problems and difficulties arise.
• To be actively involved in the weekly Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) consult team meetings, DBT skills group and contribute to monitoring fidelity to the treatment model.
• To contribute to the management of risk with the wider integrated team.
• To ensure appropriate confidentiality.
• To liaise with Registered Managers, education staff and other members of the multi-agency team, including external professionals.
• To represent the clinical team within external and in-house meetings (where appropriate).
• To engage flexibly with clients and other members of the integrated team at Branas Isaf, families and multi-agency team to promote constructive working relationships. This may include out of normal hours work.

Job description

Cambian Group Plc is seeking a clinical psychology professional to work with the Branas Isaf service team, delivering specialist assessments, interventions, and research support for children and young people aged 10-18 with complex needs.

The role involves contributing to risk assessment, collaborating with education and care staff, and participating in weekly DBT activities and MDT meetings. Flexibility for out-of-hours work may be required.