Applications are invited for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the Neurodevelopmental assessment team in North Tyneside CAMHS. The team caters for children and young people aged 0-18 and their families, who are affected by a variety of mental health difficulties.
We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated team player who can contribute to the delivery of psychologically informed assessment, formulation and intervention across CAMHS neurodevelopmental service. The candidate must have substantial knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions as well as being able to deliver intervention at a specialist level. The candidate must also have experience of supervising and training other professionals. We are keen to invest in training opportunities for the successful candidate, in order to develop skills and experience to improve service delivery and patient experience.
Prior knowledge of cognitive assessments (e.g. WISC-V) is desirable as is some skill in delivering evidence-based interventions.
The post will be based at Albion Road Resource Centre, North Shields but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
The role will involve working into the neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS and managing all aspects of the delivery of service, including supporting all aspects of the delivery of psychological formulation and diagnosis across a range of neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions. The postholder will represent the wider service and the Trust as part of their role as a senior clinician and will be expected to engage fully in decisions around service modelling and delivery. The post holder will contribute to the day to day management of the Neurodevelopmental team. The successful post holder must be able to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.
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To provide a specialist role in the service delivery of the neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS. This will involve ensuring the systematic provision of high-quality specialist psychology service to clients of the service team, across all sectors of care. The role will involve supervising and supporting the psychologically informed assessment and therapeutic intervention provided by the team whilst also offering highly specialist advice, consultation and supervision on clinical presentations where expertise is needed in neurodevelopmental conditions. . The post holder must work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. The postholder must utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. CPD is supported and consideration of specialising in a relevant therapeutic intervention or specific field of special interest would be positively encouraged.
