Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS

Are you a compassionate Clinical Psychologist, committed to improving young people's mental health?

We are expanding our Psychology provision within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in West Somerset and are excited to invite applications for a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist. We also welcome applications from Band 7 psychologists seeking a preceptorship pathway, with structured support to progress to Band 8a as skills and experience develop.

The Band 8a role is offered at 30 hours per week, while Band 7 applicants can be considered for between 30 and 37.5 hours, depending on individual preferences and service needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive multi disciplinary team that values innovation, reflective practice, and collaborative working. You will be joining a committed CAMHS West team, delivering evidence based interventions and promoting psychological thinking across the service. You will have access to high quality supervision from experienced psychologists, and there will be opportunities for further training.

You will be responsible for delivering clinical psychology services to children and young people with mental health difficulties, as well as providing support to their carers within the CAMHS team. The role also includes working collaboratively with other professionals, promoting psychological perspectives and approaches across the service, and coordinating care for young people as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence based intervention for children and young people with a range of complex mental health difficulties.
• Act as care coordinator for a defined caseload.
• Deliver consultation and advice to colleagues within CAMHS and partner agencies.
• Support and supervise assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance initiatives within CAMHS.
• Liaise effectively with multi agency colleagues, including social care, education, and paediatrics.

Job responsibilities

As a Clinical Psychologist in the CAMHS West Team, you will:

• Deliver clinical psychology services to children, young people, and their families with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including those experiencing anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, self injury, and eating disorders.
• Promote and develop psychological understanding and approaches within the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide consultation to other professionals, influencing psychological thinking across services.
• Maintain high quality clinical records and documentation in line with Trust standards.
• Participate in research, clinical audit, and service evaluation projects to inform best practices.
• Support CAMHS in effective Clinical Governance processes, including multi disciplinary audit and service improvement.
• Provide clinical supervision and teaching to psychology trainees, assistants, and other staff as appropriate.
• Be a key member of the wider CAMHS service, contributing to a positive team culture and service innovation.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent; eligible for chartered clinical psychologist status; HCPC registered.
• Relevant specialist CPD qualification; clinical supervision experience; further training in specialist area post qualifying.

Experience

• Competence in core psychological assessment formulation and intervention skills.
• Multi disciplinary work in CAMHS.
• Competence in assessment and management of risk.

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.