Clinical Psychologist 8a

Job summary

Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Community Support Team

Location: Hours: 0.9 WTE (Part-Time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Community Support Team within the Children's Care Group. This team plays a critical role in delivering urgent and intensive mental health support to children and young people, contributing to local and national transformation initiatives aimed at increasing access to mental health services.

About the Role

As a Clinical Psychologist within the team, you will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions to young people experiencing acute mental health crises. The role offers the opportunity to work with children and young people presenting with a broad range of mental health and neurodiverse needs. You will also contribute to the development of care pathways that ensure timely and effective support, collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver integrated and person-centred care.

Join Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative mental health services while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children, young people, and their families. If you are a compassionate and motivated Clinical Psychologist, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

1. Deliver trauma-informed and evidence-based interventions, consultations, and psychological assessments.
2. Provide psychological input to multi-agency risk management plans.
3. Offer consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues and external agencies to promote psychological understanding.
4. Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

About You

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and skilled Clinical Psychologist with:

1. Post-graduate training in Clinical Psychology (doctoral level or equivalent prior to 1996), accredited by the BPS.
2. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (or pending registration for 2024 graduates).
3. Experience working with children, young people, and families, particularly in crisis or intensive support contexts.
4. Excellent clinical skills and a passion for working with children and young people experiencing complex mental health challenges.
5. A collaborative, team-oriented approach.
6. Effective interpersonal and time management skills.

What We Offer

1. You will join a thriving and supportive community of Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists working across our CAMHS pathways.
2. A supportive and collaborative work environment.
3. Opportunities for continued professional development and training.
4. A chance to contribute to innovative service transformation.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

1. Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
2. Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
3. Knowledge, training and experience in NICE guidance recommended interventions for treating mental health difficulties.

Desirable

1. Experience of working within primary & community mental health transformation within the NHS.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address
Stone Castle
Gardens Lane
Conisbrough
DN12 3JW