About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an assistant psychologist with an interest in supporting & improving emotional wellbeing & mental health for young people.
The post holder will be working alongside other clinicians in CAMHS within a consultation & clinical capacity to support the Kingston CAMHS Getting Help team, the professional network, young people & families & will take a lead on monitoring the impact of the work.
Main duties of the job
To support and enhance the provision of professional psychological care of children and young people who require support to transition to adult mental health services. Support to clinicians involved in the care of young people who are moving to adult mental health or associated mental health services through the support to group or individual work, support to staff teams, audit, quality improvement and research under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and lead nurse and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To assist in the conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects and project work. The post holder will help design and implement teaching and support intervention, for both the child, young person and his/her carers. All clinical work will be carried out under supervision and with the agreement of the post holder's supervisor.
To support with the teams' assessments, neurodevelopmental assessments and check in calls for those on the waitlist. To complete referrals to other services and liaison with other agencies.
About us
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.
About our location:
This post will be based at Tolworth Hospital
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psychoeducation groups, or care planning. To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings, including referral, clinical and review meetings. To support protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, tests, selfreport measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care under thesupervision of a qualified psychologist. To assist in the implementation and monitoring of therapy and care plans in a way that is positive and respectful of clients and carers' needs. To assist in the compilation of assessment, update and discharge reports as required. To work with other staff to assess clients in various settings and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience Essential
Experience of working with young people with mental health problems and/or or other disabilities
Desirable
Experience of working with people with adults Experience of using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
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).
Employer details Employer name South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Woodroffe House, Tolworth Hospital
Red Lion Road
Surbiton
KT6 7QU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)