Job overview
This an exciting opportunity to join an established neurodevelopmental CAMHS service as an ASD specialist psychologist.
The role will include supporting and developing the team, providing consultation, and clinical work.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to CAMHS across the Huntingdon area of the Central Team and all sectors of care, providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of children and their families using a variety of models.
To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. To propose service developments and implement policy changes within the area served by the CAMH team.
To provide specialist advice, consultation and intervention in the clinic for children with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
The post has supervisory responsibilities for qualified and trainee clinical psychologists and other qualified staff within the CAMH team.
The post does not have any budgetary responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
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