Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic psychologist who is looking to expand their range of knowledge and skills whilst still being part of a generic Specialist CAMHS team.



This is an ideal opportunity for someone newly qualified and/or with an interest in working in a range of areas common to CAMHS, including initial assessment, team formulation, and interventions across a broad spectrum of presentations and lived experiences of young people.



As a Sussex wide service we are presently developing new and innovative care pathways as part of our goals of promoting excellence in our support to young people and families accessing our service.



The post holder would have opportunities to contribute to our Trauma pathway, and well as work as part of our Emotional Intensity Pathway, which is an inventive clinical offer informed by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. It would therefore be desirable but not essential for applicants for this post to have had knowledge or experience of DBT.



Part of this post will also involve contributing to initial assessment clinics, supporting young people to explore their goals, and working with the multi-disciplinary team to develop appropriate care plans to meet these needs.



The post holder will also have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of local audit and evaluation projects associated with the pathways with which they are involved, in addition to opportunities to support wider county projects focusing on the develop of innovative care.



A key value of East Sussex CAMHS is the involvement of experts by experience in the development of our service. It would be anticipated that the post holder would also contribute, alongside our participation manager, to the development of groups and projects supporting the meaningful involvement of young people in building our service.



The post holder will be joining a Specialist CAMHS team, which offers a very varied range of individual, family and group work, including DBT and risk stabilisation groups for young people, a range of family therapy clinics and a number of parent groups and workshops. The team operates a care pathway model following CYP IAPT guidelines in terms of evidenced practice and use of ROMS, and is engaged in regular audit/service evaluation to improve service delivery,



As well as being a member of a very innovative and welcoming Specialist CAMHS team, the post holder will be part of the wider East Sussex Psychology team. This is a lively and active team of psychologists working across the city, within Specialist CAMHS, Learning Disability, Community Child Health and Neuro-developmental diagnosis, Social Services, Acute Paediatrics and Education. The team is involved in a number of audit, evaluation and research projects, as well as developing and delivering a number of groups and workshops such as DBT, ASD and Anxiety, and also innovative groups adapted for adolescents within Specialist CAMHS, CAMHS Learning Disability team and the acute paediatrics.



As part of the wider East Sussex CAMHS service, you will also be part of Psychology and Psychological Therapies (PP) professional network contributing to our innovation, commitment to ongoing compassionate care and service improvement. You will work closely with the Locality Manager, your local Consultant Psychologist and colleagues, and be supported to attend regular local and county wide Psychology meetings and undertake relevant CPD.