Job Detail
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Jobs ID 28051
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Band Band 7
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Profession Clinical Psychologist
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Role type NHS
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Profession Category Psychology
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Contact Name – Email
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Job Description
Locum Band 7 Clinical Psychologist
Hackney, London
CAMHS
Position: Band 7 Psychologist
Service: CAMHS
Location: Hackney, London
Rate: Attractive negotiable rates
Hours: Full time.
Responsibilities:
1.1. Take professional responsibility for the comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment and discharge of clients and formulate effective care plans in collaboration with the child/young person with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems, and their family and networks.
1.2. Undertake risk assessment and risk management relevant to individual patients including protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.
1.3. Based on these assessments and reports to convey sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome information to clients and other professionals and manage this as constructively as possible.
1.4. Contribute to the development of innovative and flexible approaches to delivering accessible and responsive mental health services.
1.5. To provide consultation and where appropriate training to other professionals, including partners in education, who come into contact with children, young people and their families/carers referred with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems.
1.6. To write confidential reports for case conferences, and education that may have wide ranging implications for children, young people and their families.
Key Relationships:
• Children, young people and their families
• Clinical Team Leader – BS&O
• General Manager CAMHS
• Associate Clinical Director CAMHS
• Senior Management Team of CAMHS
• Multidisciplinary colleagues in BS&O and wider CAMHS team
• Other professionals working with children and young people in social services, health, education, youth justice system and the voluntary sector
• Trust corporate departments including Human Resources, Training and Development, IM&T etc
This post will provide a specialist psychology serv