Clinical Psychologist | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

The Kingston & Richmond CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) provides out-patient and consultation services to children experiencing a range of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties. We are a team composed of Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, Assistant Psychologists, Administrators, as well as Trainees and Students on regular rotation. We are a friendly team who value each other’s skills and expertise, as well as the importance of having good supportive relationships with each other.

Qualifications:

• Qualification as Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered as or due to be registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising assistant psychologists and/or trainees
• The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
• The ability to efficiently manage a caseload
• Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding
• The ability to adapt to the fast-paced nature of CAMHS SPA work, with good IT and computer recording skills to navigate between the various IT record systems within CAMHS

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to ‘outstanding’. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Responsibilities:

• Join a multi-disciplinary team in Kingston & Richmond CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA)
• Undertake the assessment and screening in the Kingston & Richmond CAMHS SPA, offering assessment and formulation of need to ensure Children and Young People’s needs are directed to the most suitable further assessment, support and intervention services, within agreed time scales.
• Be a part of the SPA duty system
• Have an agreed job plan with specified activity and throughput levels
• Co-ordinate care for those children, young people and families on their caseload
• Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures
• Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures
• Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to demonstrate treatment effectiveness and seek feedback about user experience.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Aug 2026.