What we are looking for?
Harrow CAMHS is looking for a Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologist (Full time, band 7) to join our friendly, supportive, and experienced multi-disciplinary specialist mental health service. The post involves working in our Enhanced Treatment Sub-Team (ETT) and also providing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) in Harrow CAMHS for 2.5 days a week. Time in DBT is guaranteed.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled clinician who is able to maintain clinical curiosity and keen to engage in reflective practice as well as be able to be an advocate for children, young people and families’ needs. Clinicians who have previous experience within CAMHS settings and working with young people who have complex needs associated with a diagnosis of “emerging personality disorder” would be of benefit.
What does the post entail?
You will help the service provide specialist mental health and neurodevelopmental assessments alongside a variety of psychological interventions (e.g. CBT, ACT, TF-CBT, DBT, parenting work, groups and family / systemic work) for a broad range of complex mental health concerns and neurodevelopmental differences experienced by children, young people and families within a socially, economically and culturally diverse London borough.
In your role as Harrow DBT Therapist, you will attend regular consult team meetings, hold a caseload of at least 4 DBT individual cases, co-facilitate the DBT-A Multi-Family Skills group, provide telephone consultation to DBT cases, and provide consultation to the network where needed. Specialised DBT supervision will also be provided.
What will we provide you?
The post provides an excellent opportunity for clinicians to develop their skills and knowledge via regular clinical supervision, being part of Quality Improvement (QI) projects, CPS opportunities as well as multi- disciplinary working within experienced team of Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Nurses, Child Wellbeing Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Clinical/Counselling Psychologists. Foundational DBT training will also be fully funded for the successful candidate.
Working for your organisation
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care in a community setting or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our young persons, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, emotional disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Enhancement Treatment, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you’re at, there’s always a place for you at CNWL.
You will work from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm service for young people experiencing mental health problems in Harrow area. The post will be based within the Ash Tree Clinic, South Harrow and the post holder will be expected to maintain the close links with the Hospital.
The Ash Tree Clinic (Harrow CAMHS) is easily accessible by train from Kings Cross station, Oxford Circus, Euston, and Victoria, within around 45 minutes.
Job Title: Clinical Psychologist and DBT Therapist
Grade: Band 7
Hours: 37.5 / 1.0 WTE (2.5 days Clinical Psychologist in Harrow CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team + 2.5 days DBT Therapist for Harrow)
Salary: Agenda for Change
Location: Harrow Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Ash Tree Clinic, 322 - 326 Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 8EQ
In order to meet the needs of the Trust’s service, you may be required from time to time to work outside your normal place of work. The Trust reserves the right to change your normal place of work to any other location within the Trust.
Responsible to: Lead Clinical Psychologist at Harrow & DBT Lead for CNWL CAMHS
Accountable to: Service/Team Manager Harrow CAMHS
Key Relationships: CAMHS colleagues, service line managers in CAMHS, social workers, school staff, frontline workers in other agencies, Adult Mental Health Services, members of other disciplines and agencies responsible for a client’s care

JOB SUMMARY:

To join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in the delivery of mental health care to children and young people and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathway.
To work autonomously, with support from the staff in the Enhanced Treatment Team in Harrow CAMHS, as well as 2.5 days dedicated to the DBT Team in Harrow for CNWL CAMHS.
To work with colleagues within the pathway to ensure systemic and high -quality provision of assessment and both individual and group treatments. This role will join up referral and support for clients identified in the inpatient setting to be suitable for DBT or other relevant care and support as they are discharged into the community. To liaise with colleagues from other pathways to ensure seamless delivery of services.
To work as part of the DBT team developing the DBT based ethos within the team and to facilitate training, supervision and development as required.
To provide specialist clinical psychology input to children and young people and their families.
To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy including specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g. ASD and ADHD).
To offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues from all disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
To support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and to offer supervision as agreed per job plan.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the areas served by the services.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of one’s psychological practice

Please refer the Job description for details