CAMHS Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Preceptorship)

Bexley CAMHS are pleased to be able to offer three Clinical or Counselling Psychology posts which are available as Band 7-8a preceptorships with guaranteed funding for further training attached. Both full- and part-time applicants are welcome, as are applications from trainees qualifying later this year, as well as current Band 7 colleagues wishing to progress to Band 8a. Please see attached information regarding preceptorships.

We have guaranteed funding for further training attached to these posts. All postholders in Band 7-8a preceptorships posts will be able to access either the second year of Systemic Training (for those who have completed the foundation year as part of their clinical psychology training) or another evidence-based therapy training required by the service such as EMDR, MBT-A, IPT-A, etc. Internal specialist supervision groups will also be available to support practice during and after training.

In addition, Oxleas provides an internal CPD programme for psychological therapists for the first two years post qualification and attendance at this is prioritised in job plans. Postholders will also be supported to attend supervisor training at Salomons Clinical Psychology training programme and will contribute to placements for clinical psychology trainees.

Furthermore, 18 months to 2 years after qualifying, as a band 7 you will be eligible for promotion to 8a via the preceptorship scheme provided you have met the attached competences.

As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Bexley CAMHS you will have a balanced job plan which meets both the needs of the service and your own developmental interests.This will include contributing to initial assessment clinics which will be robustly supported through post assessment multi-disciplinary case discussions. In addition, you will be providing formulation driven, evidence-based psychological therapies. You will also be care co-ordinator for some young people, involving working with the family and wider professional network.You will contribute psychological thinking to the work of this busy, friendly multi-disciplinary service and will supervise the clinical work of assistant psychologists, trainees and other professionals.

You will be encouraged to develop and lead on service development initiatives to meet the needs of the population. You will be supported to develop areas of specialist skill. For example, in addition to working with CYP and families presenting with the full range of CAMHS presentations, we are also interested in recruiting psychologists with specialist interests and skills in working with looked after and adopted children and/or with children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders. Furthermore, one of the posts available is based in a highly successful and supportive team using mentalization based approaches to working with young people presenting with significant risk, their families and networks.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re
• We Listen
• We Care

Bexley CAMHS and partner agencies are currently in the process of aligning with the i-Thrive framework to ensure timely, responsive and needs based interventions for the children and young people of Bexley. As a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in Bexley CAMHS you will have a balanced job plan which meets both the needs of the service and your own developmental needs and interests. This will include contributing to initial assessment clinics which will be robustly supported through post assessment multi-disciplinary case discussions. In addition, you will be providing formulation driven, evidence based psychological therapies. You will also be care co-ordinator for some young people, involving working with the family and wider professional network. You will contribute psychological thinking to the work of this busy, friendly multi-disciplinary service and will supervise the clinical work of assistant psychologists, trainees and other professionals. You will be encouraged to develop and lead on creative service development initiatives to meet the needs of the population. You will be supported to develop areas of specialist skill. For example, in addition to working with children, young people and families presenting with the full range of CAMHS presentations, we are also interested in recruiting psychologists with specialist interests and skills in working with children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders and/or school consultation and brief interventions.

Bexley CAMHS covers the London Borough of Bexley and is a friendly, busy, CYP IAPT service. Staff that work in Bexley CAMHS describe a warm and caring multidisciplinary environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from the diverse range of communities with which we work. We are based in a purposely designed building at Park Crescent (Erith Hospital Site), Park Crescent, Erith DA8 3EE. The site is easily accessible from Kent, SE and East London, as well as parts of Essex and Surrey. There is parking on site. There are also excellent public transport links including a direct train to Erith from London Bridge in under 40 mins.