Calling CAMHS Core professions: clinical/ counselling psychologists, and CBT Therapists,

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced highly specialist clinical psychologist to join the new Wave 9 Hounslow Mental Health Support Team. We want to hear from CAMHS professionals with significant experience of clinical supervision and day to day operational leadership to clinicians.

It is essential you hold a relevant clinical qualification and have previous experience of working in a CAMHS team. You will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality and responsive CAMHS service, including implementation and review of systems, policies, standards and procedures within frameworks agreed by the Trust, partner agencies and commissioners. Experience of working in education would be a bonus.

This role is a chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such includes both operational management and clinical duties.

The main focus is to:

• Lead on and directly providing comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
• Work with school staff and cultures in developing school environments that are more conducive to supporting sustainably better emotional health and wellbeing.
• Provide day to day senior operational management and leadership for the clinical functioning of the MHST’s whilst working alongside service leaders to develop and implement a wide range of interventions and projects with local schools.

This is a challenging and rewarding role that will provide a talented and experienced clinician with real scope to develop and influence practice. If you are interested in working with schools and want to help shape the new models of evidence-based support for CYP, this job could be for you!

For full details about this Band 8a Highly Specialist Psychologist role, please see the uploaded job description and person specification. If you wish to discuss this role, please contact Hully Wolderufael hully.wolderufael@westlondon.nhs.uk (07511048329) Team Manager