Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Specialist Clinical Psychologist to work across our specialist service for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties in Lambeth CAMHS. You will have the opportunity to consolidate your assessment and therapeutic skills working with children and families who present with a range of complex neurodevelopmental presentations and associated emotional or mental health needs. The role is an excellent opportunity for the post holder to develop therapeutic skills with children and families who present with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Learning Disability alongside skills in group work, consultation, teaching and training.



The post holder will be based in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway in Lambeth CAMHS. The post holder will sit in the Lambeth CAMHS River team (Tier 3) for 3 days per week, and the Spring Team (Tier 2) for 2 days per week . Lambeth CAMHS is a friendly, dynamic and dedicated multidisciplinary team. The team includes CAMHS Practitioners with backgrounds in Nursing, Social Work, Art Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy and Child Psychiatry. Close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies e.g. Social Services, Community Paediatrics, Education and others is essential. You will demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice, particularly for children with neurodevelopmental concerns. Applicants will be supported to work independently and have good clinical/therapeutic and case management skills.



There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching, for supervision and professional support within the local psychology group, Lambeth CAMHS and the trust.



We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.

Some of our benefits include:

Generous pay, pensions and leave packages dependent on the role and length of service.



Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.



Career development with plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.



Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing at selected sites.



NHS discounts via the Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Counselling services



Wellbeing events



Long service awards



Cycle to work scheme



Season ticket loan



Childcare vouchers



Staff restaurants



To provide specialist input to the assessment, formulation and treatment planning of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and additional mental heath needs. This will be based on the post holder's good theoretical knowledge of psychological theories, up to date knowledge of literature and evidence-based practice to make formulations about clinical presentation and



To be responsible for a specialist caseload for children will with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health needs and/or behaviour that



To contribute to intake assessment clinics for a wide range of children and young people who present with mental health difficulties in Lambeth CAMHS. Service assessment clinics support children across the tiers of



To provide specialist clinical psychology skill, therapeutic input and consultation to children also referred to the generic service. Children will have a range of presentations including anxiety, low mood, developmental and neurodevelopmental



To manage your own caseload and provide evidence-based assessments and interventions to manage complex



To offer group work to parents of children with Autism and Learning Disability.



To undertake standardised cognitive assessments, producing psychometric reports, as and when required, to contribute to the formulation of a child or young person's difficulties from a neuropsychological perspective. Responsibility for the management of restricted test materials; interpretation of findings of neuropsychological assessments and the provision of culturally appropriate reports of the findings and the implications of these.



Conducting occasional observations of children in Use of self-report and other screening measures to assess for comorbid difficulties or aid in differential diagnosis.



Teach and support parents and carers in building skills in managing and coping with behaviour that challenges, and to improve the parent-child



To work in partnership with clinical colleagues in the team, and other agencies, to support integrated practice and service



Consulting to other colleagues from other professional backgrounds in relation to children with neurodevelopmental



Liaison with schools, nurseries, social care and other professionals involved in children's care.



To contribute to the CAMHS duty system. To assess and support young people and families who present in crisis. To assess, support and to engage in risk planning for young people who have been recently presented to A & E with mental health concerns.



To share psychological knowledge and skills. To offer teaching and training sessions to a range of audiences such as parents, allied health professionals, CAMHS colleagues on areas of psychological specialism e.g. clinical interventions to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or learning



To undertake service evaluation, audit and



To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and be guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical