Child Clinical Associate in Psychology in Erith

We are delighted to be advertising for a Child Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP). These posts are a new initiative to England and join our expanding range of psychological therapists in the Children and Young People's Directorate. This post is based in Bexley CAMHS Blossom Team which is an i-thrive multidisciplinary team (MDT) working with a wide range of children, young people and families with mental health problems including common presentations such as anxiety and depression and specialist fields such as looked after children or those with neurodevelopmental disorders. This post is based at the Park Crescent Centre at Erith Hospital and Acorns in Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

Main duties of the job:

• Applicants should either have completed their Child CAP apprenticeship or be on track to do so in the near future.
• You will practice autonomously within your scope of practice, under the supervision of an HCPC registered clinical psychologist.
• You will contribute directly to the assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families working in a multidisciplinary team alongside other professionals.
• You will participate in duty and triage rotas in the service and hold your own caseload of both treatment and care co-ordination cases.

Job responsibilities:

• To provide psychological assessments, psychological formulations and deliver psychological interventions to the communities we serve within the Bexley borough, particularly for young people with complex mental health problems and other comorbidities.
• To work under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist who will retain clinical responsibility for clinical work carried out, provided that the clinical work is within the care plan specified.
• To work independently on a day-to-day basis according to a plan agreed with supervisors and within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.

Person Specification:

• Education/Qualifications:
• Qualification in English and maths (evidence of pass at level 2 or above).
• An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology at 2.2 or better.
• Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Successfully completed BPS accredited (postgraduate) Child CAP apprenticeship training programme.
• Registration with the BPS wider workforce register (or eligibility to register as condition of appointment to post).
• Experience:
• Experience of working as an apprentice or qualified Child Clinical Associate Psychologist.
• Adept in understanding and using models of clinical supervision and requirements for practice in line with the evidence-base and professional codes of conduct.
• Knowledge and Skills:
• An understanding of, and the ability to apply psychological assessment process to develop formulations and risk assessments with complex clients within scope of practice.
• Post-Graduate level knowledge of applied psychological theory and research within the relevant area of practice (e.g. CAMHS).
• Additional:
• Day to day contact with service users.
• Sitting for sustained periods and maintaining intense concentration for prolonged periods when undertaking psychological assessments and interventions with clients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.