Job summary
This is an exciting time for the development of the CAMHS Early Help Team in the South East. We are seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to join our leadership MDT to diversify our Early Help offer and further develop the Service with psychologically informed perspectives.
Main duties of the job
To offer initial assessments to children and young people to formulate their needs and allocate the most appropriate care pathway for their needs and goals.
To deliver group-based interventions in line with our care pathways, for example, DNAV groups and NVR groups.
To deliver short term individual work where appropriate.
To support the safe and effective transfer of cases between internal parts of the service as well as with other agencies where appropriate.
To receive and deliver effective clinical supervision.
To take an active leadership role in the development of the Early Help service in the South-East and to support to the clinical governance of the service.
To undertake training relevant to the role and to support in delivering training where appropriate.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HPC.
2. Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Experience
Essential
3. Please see Job Description for more information