South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (N&S SCAAND)
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National and Specialist CAMHS Opportunity
National and Specialist CAMHS present an exciting opportunity to recruit a highly motivated and experienced specialist clinician to a part-time (0.6 wte) Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist post (On-site role) within the multi-disciplinary SCAAND team based at the Pears Maudsley Children and Young People (PMCYP).
About SCAAND
SCAAND provides a number of streams of mental health care for autistic young people and young people with other neurodevelopmental conditions including intellectual disability. The service sees young people of all ability, but this post will focus on young people without intellectual disability.
SCAAND has excellent links with KCL and Clinical Psychology training courses, and staff benefit from excellent team support and professional development opportunities. Clinical work in the team is diverse, collaborative, evidence-based, and truly multi-disciplinary, and includes an interesting mix of direct and indirect intervention and consultation to clinicians in local teams. The role offers a range of service development, supervision, teaching, clinical leadership, and research opportunities, and SCAAND clinicians have access to a range of CPD and training both within and outside of SLAM NHS Trust.
Role Description
The postholder will work as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in SCAAND contributing to comprehensive MDT assessments, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for children, young people, and parents/carers, and providing consultation, training, and support to local CAMHS clinicians and multi-agency networks. Key components of this post will involve both assessment skills (cognitive assessment, social communication assessment) as well as adapted intervention skills; and good knowledge of development and neurodevelopment is important.
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The role also includes providing supervision, line management, and team support. Supporting the psychological aspects of case formulation and planning within the MDT is also a key component of the role, and highly valued within the team in both regular meetings and joint working. There are also opportunities for developing and delivering teaching and training internally, to local training programmes, including KCL DClinPsy, and to external services and other agencies.
The post holder will work closely with other clinical psychologists in SCAAND and other N&S CAMHS teams. They will work with the SCAAND leads to support the clinical governance and service development work of the team, including audits, research, service evaluation, and quality improvement projects. There will be opportunities to lead on aspects of service development, relevant to the post-holder’s specialisms, within SCAAND.
About SCAAND
SCAAND provides support for children and young people with a range of neurodevelopmental needs, including autism and intellectual disability, who present with additional mental health, emotional, and/or behavioral needs. Children and young people referred to the service may also have associated genetic conditions, sensory impairments, physical impairments, or other additional needs. The service aims to work alongside local services to support the care for children and young people, and provides comprehensive assessment, specialist intervention, and consultation.
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SCAAND is comprised of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, a Behaviour Therapist, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialist Autism Education lead, and Senior Team Administrators.
SCAAND sits within the National Specialist CAMHS department within the CAMHS Directorate of a Mental Health Foundation Trust, and SLAM is part of the Kings Maudsley Partnership, facilitating close working, academic/learning opportunities, and good support for the postholder.
Flexible Working
As one of the few Trusts in London, we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk about flexible working at the interview stage. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings, or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post)
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Sarah Thompson
- Job title: Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: Sarah.Thompson@slam.nhs.uk
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