Job Description

Boston Core CAMHS are looking for an experienced Specialist Child Psychologist to be part of our multi-disciplinary team. We provide assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, working alongside children, young people and their families. Whilst we provide excellent care to our young people and families, we also have a nurturing and supportive team, something we are very proud of.



Our psychology team provides consultation, training, and clinical supervision to professionals based in health and social care. Psychologists in the Boston CORE team also provide specialist assessment and intervention to children / young people and their families, experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties, using evidence-based interventions. As a psychologist in the Boston CAMHS team, you will be an integral part of a team which includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health nurses and an art therapist.



Please contact Philip Dutton, Boston Team Manager on 01205 354202 if you would like further information.



We are looking for candidates who share our values related to creative and critical thinking, holistic patient-centred care, integrated working and compassionately providing evidence-based interventions.



You will assist with the provision of CAMHS from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. You may also be required to work one evening a week up to 8pm dependant on service need.



You will be expected to be able to engage with and work effectively with vulnerable young people and their carers, (including Looked After Children, children and young people with mild to severe Learning Disabilities; young people who are / have been in contact with the Youth Justice Service), .



Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.



You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!



We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.



Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .



We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:



Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy Competitive annual leave allowance Car leasing scheme NHS pension scheme Free eye tests Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme * Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants