Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist - Child & Family Mental Health
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Are you a motivated and enthusiastic newly qualified or early-career Clinical Psychologist looking to develop their skills within a supportive and progressive service?
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in both West & Weymouth / North East Dorset are looking to recruit you.
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.
About the Role
You will provide a specialist clinical psychology service to children, young people and their families, delivering high-quality psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for complex mental health presentations. Working autonomously within professional guidelines, you will manage a defined caseload and contribute to multidisciplinary and multi-agency care planning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Use a range of psychological models and assessment tools to inform intervention, undertake risk assessments and contribute to effective risk management.
- Provide specialist consultation and advice to colleagues and partner agencies.
- Contribute to service development, audit, outcome evaluation, and maintain accurate clinical records.
- Regular supervision, continuing professional development and reflective practice are integral to the role.
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The Clinical Psychologist role is a full-time post of 37.5 hours per week.
About Us
As part of Dorset HealthCare, you will contribute to a compassionate, collaborative and learning-focused service, working closely with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners to support integrated care pathways. We offer:
- Regular high-quality supervision.
- Continuing professional development.
- Opportunities to be involved in service development, audit and research.
You will provide a specialist psychological service to children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties, working directly with service users and their families, and indirectly through consultation and advice to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies.
You will deliver high-quality psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions, working autonomously within professional guidelines and service policies. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work with complex, sensitive and emotive presentations.
Our Mission
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.
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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.
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 create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Susan Quigley
- Job title: Clinical Service Manager CAMHS
- Email address: Susan.quigley@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01202 605882
Dr Clare Young | CAMHS Clinical Lead
- Email: clare.young2@nhs.net
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