Band 7 Clinical Psychologist - South Gloucestershire

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge.

To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.

To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families.

When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with AWP Children in Care Clinical Lead.

To develop effective liaisons with referrers, and those contributing to referrals, to specialist CAMHS and to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs.

To attend Thinking Allowed team meetings and case discussions as appropriate.

To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary Children in Care CAMHS team.

To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Qualifications

Essential: - Doctoral clinical Psychology qualification; - HCPC Registration

Desirable: - Post qualification in relevant therapeutic interventions.; - Supervision training

Experience & Knowledge

Desirable: - Experience of working with Children in Care

Skills & Abilities