About this role
Job summary
The Kingston & Richmond CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) provides out-patient and consultation services to children experiencing a range of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties. We are a team composing of Psychologists, a Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, Assistant Psychologists, Administrators, as well as Trainees and Students on regular rotation. We are a friendly team who value each other's skills and expertise, as well as the importance of having good supportive relationships with each other
Main duties of the job
This role is open to qualified or soon to be newly qualified clinical psychologists with the following:
Qualification as Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered as or due to be registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Experience of working with children and young people
Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of supervising assistant psychologists and/or trainees
The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
The ability to efficiently manage a caseload
Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding
The ability to adapt to the fast-paced nature of CAMHS SPA work, with good IT and computer recording skills to navigate between the various IT record systems within CAMHS
About us
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Join a multi-disciplinary team in Kingston & Richmond CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) Undertake the assessment and screening in the Kingston & Richmond CAMHS SPA. Offering assessment and formulation of need to ensure Children and Young Peoples needs are directed to the most suitable further assessment, support and intervention services, within agreed time scales. Be a part of the SPA duty system Have an agreed job plan with specified activity and throughput levels; Co-ordinate care for those children, young people and families on their caseload; Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures; Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures. Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to demonstrate treatment effectiveness and seek feedback about user experience. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications
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Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist Where an applicant is in the final stages of training and has not yet obtained registration, an applicant will only be made an offer conditional upon successful registration within a time-scale that is specified.
Desirable
Training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of community settings Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Experience of inter-agency working Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection
Desirable
Experience of leading case reviews Experience of working in the NHS Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Tolworth Hospital
Woodroffe House, Red Lion Road
Surbiton
KT6 7QU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)