Psychological Therapist, Camhs

A number of exciting opportunities have arisen as a result of investment from the Scottish Government to join NHS Forth Valley CAMHS. We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic Psychological Therapists to work within the Core CAMHS (Mental Health) sub-specialty to further increase the multi-disciplinary nature of the Psychological Therapies Team, as well as having strong links with appropriate professional structures within the wider service. The post holder will provide direct psychological assessment and intervention to children and young people with a wide range of presenting problems. Thus, we are looking for an individual that is passionate about evidence based, person centred and collaborative practice.

NHS Forth Valley CAMHS is a well established service with a new senior management team. The psychological therapies team is organised into sub-specialities with psychological leadership and specialist clinical supervision within each area of expertise. We offer multiple therapeutic modalities including: CBT, IPT, FBT, Systemic Family Therapy, ABA, EMDR, Art Therapy and ACT, which are professionally governed by Psychological Services, NHS Forth Valley.

We support children and young people aged from 0 to 18 years and their carers/families and offer a range of highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions, which often includes multi-agency work with our partners. As part of a programme of transformational change, we are currently implementing CAPA and re-designing the psychological provision at all levels of service provision with the aim of placing the needs of children and young people at the centre of the partnerships we establish with families. The post holder will play a key role in supervising and delivering specialist psychological care in relation to increasing access to psychological interventions locally. There are also good opportunities to get involved in quality improvement work.

NHS Forth Valley Psychology staff receive regular clinical and operational supervision and supportive line management, including job planning. As part of job planning, all staff are supported to develop and establish areas of specialist clinical interest and we have a varied in-house programme of clinical CPD. We also have have very good links with national bodies and close links with training courses and offer placements to trainees from the Doctoral, EPP and MSc courses.

Applications expressing an interest in part time working, nearing qualification or requesting job share arrangements will be given due consideration.

**For informal enquiries contact: Dr Sharon Horne-Jenkins, Head of CAMHS Psychology, on 01786 454546.