Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS
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Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS
Principal Clinical Psychologist Opportunity in Dorset
Are you an experienced and motivated Principal Clinical Psychologist looking to make a meaningful impact within a Core CAMHS team? In Dorset, we are transforming our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services into a Family Mental Health model that embraces and adopts the THRIVE framework. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to service development and innovation, supporting a whole-family approach grounded in compassion, collaboration, and shared decision-making.
In this role, you will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention to children and young people, alongside their families, within a multidisciplinary team. Working within the THRIVE framework, you will contribute to delivering evidence-based, person-centred care, ensuring that psychological formulation and thinking are embedded at the heart of service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Offer a range of therapeutic interventions, alongside consultation, training, and supervision to colleagues.
- Work closely with partners across education, social care, and the voluntary sector to support integrated care.
- Receive regular clinical supervision from the Clinical Lead Psychologist, alongside access to ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Conduct thorough psychological assessments, formulating problems and delivering evidence-based programmes of care with children and families who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
- Regularly review and monitor outcomes of assessments and the effects of treatment in line with goal-based outcomes and the care programme approach.
- Plan and prioritize own workload while coordinating with colleagues in the CAMHS locality teams so service users do not wait longer than necessary for a planned intervention.
- Plan and chair multi-disciplinary/multi-agency professional and family meetings (e.g., care planning/discharge planning). Implement the participation agenda.
- Provide specialist psychology supervision, training, and consultation to colleagues working across agencies, with the approval of the Team Leader. Contribute to recruitment and selection of less senior staff.
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About Dorset HealthCare
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
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Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sue Quigley
- Job title: Clinical Service Manager
- Email address: Susan.Quigley@nhs.net
Clare Young
Clinical Lead - CAMHS
clare.young2@nhs.net
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