Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are a specialist community CAMHSoffering specialist assessment, intervention and multi-disciplinary careto children, young people and families with moderate-severe mental health difficulties.

You will work in both Worthing and Chichester as part of our friendly, committed Coastal CAMHS multi-disciplinary team. You will have the chance to learn and grow in the coastal team with highly experienced analytic psychotherapists, systemic therapists, psychiatrists, pharmacists, art therapists, social workers, MH nurses, OTs and low intensity practitioners.

This highly specialist part-time post will allow you to develop your skills in supervision, CBT and other therapeutic modalities. Previous post holders have developed their specialisms in group psychotherapy, DBT, EMDR, Interpersonal psychotherapy and group supervision, supported by training and CPD support available through SPFT. The post will support the deepening of your skills and experience of core CAMHS practice, taking on leadership duties including supervision, clinical governance and quality improvement. Most psychologists in our service have specialist CBT skills that supports them with delivering & evaluating our range of CBT groups and supervising CBT therapists and low intensity practitioners, drawing on our expertise indelivering innovative digital interventions. The role will support the embedding of trauma informed care, in our friendly, supportive coastal CAMHS team.

You will work in both Worthing and Chichester as part of our friendly, committed Coastal CAMHS multi-disciplinary team. You will have the chance to learn and grow in the coastal team. You will be part of a vibrant psychology department who will support and mentor your professional development and connection to the wider profession through the SPFT PP department and the wider PPN network. Listen to staff from coastal CAMHS talk about their work herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sseefqnxbyo

We have excellent links with the University of Surrey PsychD programme supervising high quality placements, alongside research and QI projects. Our CAMHS research priorities wereco-developed by our Clinical Academic Group, alongside Children, young people and parents and linked to a range of projects supported by SPFT Research Dept and the Applied Research Consortium (ARC) for Kent, Surrey Sussex.

You will provide supervision to Band 7 psychologists, trainees, assistant psychologists and other clinical staff. Therefore, previous experience of supervising others such as trainee and assistant psychologists is essential.

There will be ongoing opportunities for innovation, service development, leadership and developing close working relationships across the service as well as with partners agencies, in order to support young people, families and communities.Read about our award winning participation work

You will provide supervision to Band 7 psychologists, trainees, assistant psychologists and other clinical staff. Therefore, previous experience of supervising others such as trainee and assistant psychologists is essential.

There will be ongoing opportunities for innovation, service development, leadership and developing close working relationships across the service as well as with partners agencies, in order to support young people, families and communities.Read about our award winning participation work