We are looking for an experienced senior clinician (Consultant Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist) to lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist CAMHS service as part of the Lighthouse. This is a maternity cover post until 31st May 2027.
The Lighthouse is the first UK Barnahus (Child House), an evidence-based international model of best practice for supporting CYP following sexual abuse, with a growing number of Barnahus services opening in Europe and beyond each year, and a planned national rollout across England over the next 3 years.
The Lighthouse is a multi-professional, child-centred and trauma-informed service and a national leader in the field, providing holistic multi-disciplinary assessment, physical and emotional health support, safeguarding and criminal justice support under one roof in a child-friendly environment. This includes Achieving Best Evidence interviews led by Lighthouse CAMHS practitioners and access to remote trials from the Lighthouse; and the provision of evidence-based, therapeutic interventions.
The service is led by University College London Hospitals working with the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police Service. CYP who live in the five boroughs in North Central London: Camden, Islington, Enfield, Haringey and Barnet can be referred or can self-refer to the service.
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The service is led and managed by the Lighthouse Strategic Lead, Operational Manager and the Clinical Lead. It includes a CAMHS team (including Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Child Psychotherapists, CAMHS practitioners, and Lived Experience Consultant); a Health team (Paediatricians, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Play Specialist); and a Case Management Team (consisting of Child and Family Practitioners who are ChISVA's or Social Workers). We work closely with police officers, judges and court staff; and ‘Letting the Future In’ practitioners (NSPCC).
The Lighthouse team is keen to increase the diversity in the team and is actively seeking to develop strategies to attract and retain a diverse pool of talent that will reflect the diversity of the children and families we serve.
The CAMHS service within the Lighthouse is integral to our multi-disciplinary assessments and provides a range of specialist, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people and their families, including direct individual, parent and group work; and indirect consultations and training to professionals.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist CAMHS service as part of the Lighthouse, a multi-disciplinary Child House supporting children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse and their families.
- To personally provide expert clinical input across the Lighthouse and to lead the CAMHS/psychological therapies care pathways.
- To be responsible to the Lighthouse Clinical Lead for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapies and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda, including outcomes reporting.
- To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of CAMHS practitioners in the service.
- To work in close collaboration with other Lighthouse leads (in Practice Development, Social Work, Advocacy, Paediatric Health and Police roles) to fulfil and further develop the multi-disciplinary offer to children and families, contributing to a culture of collaboration, integrated practice and continuous learning.
- To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures, and interpret these and be responsible for their implementation within the service areas of responsibility.
- To take a lead on staff support within their area, working closely with other Lighthouse leads and the Paediatric Division Psychological Services lead(s) to support colleagues and ensure all staff at the Lighthouse have access to evidence-based support with reflective practice and CPD. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.
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