Senior CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Either - RMN / RN Child / Social Worker / Clinical Psychologist / Occupational Therapist

Desirable criteria

• Qualifications in Psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. CBT
• IAPT qualification and/or accreditation
• Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
• Research & audit
• Relevant Post grad / masters

Registration

Essential criteria

• You must be registered with a professional body

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties
• Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
• Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages to children, young people and families
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies
• Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages
• Experience of caseload management working within a multi-disciplinary mental health setting
• Community mental health experience
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
• Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 7 SMHP JD (PDF, 432.6KB)
• Band 7 SMHP PS (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Band 7 Clinical Psychologist JD (PDF, 568.5KB)
• Band 7 Clinical Psychologist PS (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 731.5KB)