We are advertising an Assistant Psychologist (Higher Level) post within the Lambeth CAMHS service. The successful applicant will work under supervision with children, young people and their families and undertake a range of tasks including assessment, research and evaluation. The borough provides CAMH services to children and young people under 18 with a range of mental health needs with different configurations of multi-disciplinary teams. The service is committed to SLAM’s values, and to provide high-quality, collaborative evidence-based services. There are strong academic links and regular CPD opportunities.
- To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service at Lambeth CAMHS.
- To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.
- To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
- To work at appropriate levels of independence, following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, and seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager as required.
The post will be based within community CAMHS site within Lambeth. Some travel may be required.
Benefits :
It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, f lexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes.
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
The postholder will provide psychological assessments for clients at Lambeth CAMHS with a particular focus on those with neurodevelopmental conditions. They will also support the with registration of new referrals to the service by meeting with parents/carers to gather initial information and outcome measures and liaise with other professionals involved in the child’s care to assist the assessment process. The post holder will also be involved in supporting the running of protocol-based groups including parent information groups and in assisting other psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials.
The post holder may also be required, to provide some individual manualised psychological interventions for children and adolescents.
