Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8a

3 weeks ago

Walsall, United Kingdom Black Country Job Support Full time

Job overview

We are pleased to offer this opportunity for you to develop your career within our friendly, multi-disciplinary LD CAMHS team. The team is led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and supported by an Assistant Psychologist with links to the wider network of Clinical Psychologists in other LD-CAMHS teams across the Trust. 

The LD-CAMHS provides services to children and young people with moderate to severe learning disability who are experiencing a range of mental health needs and/ or displaying significant behavioural distress, and their families. The LD-CAMHS team is part of the wider CAMHS service and has good links with the Children and Young people’s Intensive Support Team, Key Worker team, Crisis Home Treatment Team and the Disabled Children and Young People’s Team.

BCHFT are committed to investment in our Psychology staff so you will have access to a psychology specific dedicated CPD budget to support your professional growth.

Psychological therapists throughout all our learning disability services have good links with the local Doctoral Psychology courses at the Universities of Birmingham.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Applied Psychologist in Walsall CAMHS you will have a balanced job plan which meets both the needs of the service and your own development. This will include contributing to initial assessment clinics which will be robustly supported through post assessment multi-disciplinary case discussions. In addition, you will be providing formulation driven, evidence-based psychological therapies. You will also be care co-ordinator for some young people, involving working with the family and wider professional network. You will contribute psychological thinking to the work of this busy, friendly multi-disciplinary service and will supervise the clinical work of assistant psychologists, trainees and other professionals.

Working for our organisation

Walsall CAMHS is part of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and is a friendly and busy service. Walsall CAMHS and partner agencies are currently in the process of aligning with the i-Thrive framework to ensure timely, responsive and needs-led interventions for the children and young people of the Black Country.

Staff that work in Walsall CAMHS describe a supportive multidisciplinary environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from the diverse range of communities with which we work. We are based Canalside, where there is parking on site. 

The Trust is dedicated to ensuring that staff feel valued. Staff are also able to access a range of wellbeing services (e.g. counselling, advice and guidance) and vibrant staff networks including BAME, LGBTQIA+ and lived experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached documents to view the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Essential & Desirable

Essential criteria

Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS. HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status Experience of working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service line Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable criteria

Registration with BPS

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