Job summary
- Main area
- Applied Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-8274314
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St John's Angell Town Primary School, 85 Angell Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are delighted to be advertising a part-time (0.8 WTE) Band 7 Clinical Psychologist position within the Youth Justice Service (YJS) CAMHS Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist multidisciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and young people presenting with harmful sexual behaviour.
This post offers excellent opportunities for professional development within a supportive and innovative team committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a specialist clinical mental health service with particular responsibility for undertaking AIM assessments, formulating risk and need, and contributing to care planning and intervention delivery. The role involves carrying out comprehensive specialist assessments, developing and implementing evidence-based treatment plans, and monitoring outcomes in collaboration with young people, families, and professional networks.
In addition to the HSB pathway work, the post holder will hold a small clinical caseload of children and young people open to Lambeth CAMHS, providing assessment, formulation, and therapeutic interventions for a range of emotional, behavioural, and mental health difficulties.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across CAMHS, Youth Justice, Social Care, Education, and wider partner agencies, contributing to a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and psychologically informed service. They will also have opportunities to provide consultation, supervision, training, and contribute to service development, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives.
Working for our organisation
YJS CAMHS is a multidisciplinary team that provides specialist mental health treatment to young people who have become engaged with the Youth Justice System and need help. The team comprises of 1 highly specialist counselling psychologist, 1 CAMHS Practitioner, 1 Youth Justice Liaison & Diversion Practitioner and a part-time HSB lead, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Service Lead. The Team offers a combination of evidence-based interventions and work closely with the Youth Justice Team.
About our locations:
The YJS CAMHS team is located in the Civic Centre less than 5 minutes from the Brixton Underground and Train station (zone 2) and also in St John's Angell Town (10 minute walk from Brixton Station. The team is co-located with the Youth Justice Service, but work in a hybrid model with young people seen at the Youth Justice offices in Brixton or Lambeth CAMHS sites at St John's Angell Town or Black Prince Road.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with CAMHS experience
- All applicants will require professional registration with the Health and Care Professional's Council.
Desirable criteria
- Previous AIM training
- Additional post qualification training such as ADOS; SAVRY; ADI; CAI.
- Formal training in supervision
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention of children with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health
- Assessment of risk and management of risk factors
- Experience in the use of assessment tools including the Wechsler Intelligence Scales and contributing to the formulation of a young person's difficulties by providing information on their level of intellectual functioning and specific cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
- Experience in chairing/leading multi-disciplinary meetings
- Experience in working with diverse populations
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising junior clinical staff
- Evidence of teaching, training and presenting clinical information to a range of client groups, stakeholders and professionals
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills and knowledge of the theory and evidence base relevant to work with child and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities including the Children Act, child protection procedures, and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with forensic populations, or young people who display sexually harmful behavior
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for children with complex trauma.
- Specialist knowledge regarding sexually harmful behaviour in children and adolescents.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service.
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
- Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions and specialisation in at least one model of therapy
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of writing court reports for use within criminal or family proceedings
- Experience of presenting own research/audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hillary Despres
- Job title
- Clinical Services Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812660230
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