Job overview

Please note this role is pending matching by Agenda for Change Panel

We’re seeking an ambitious, values-driven Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / Systemic Family Therapist / Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist—to work across our Community CAMHS and CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Support teams as a Principal Psychological Professional. 

This is a chance to lead and shape how psychological thinking informs care planning, culture, and outcomes for children and young people. If you're ready to grow your leadership, supervision and service development skills in a supportive but grounded environment, we want to hear from you.

Essential:

• Appropriate professional registration in line with Job Description / Person Specification.

• Experience in CAMHS or a related CYP mental health setting.

• Strong leadership, supervision, and team-building skills.

• Commitment to anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and quality-improvement practices.

• Ambition to step into strategic roles within a changing NHS.

We would like to see:

• Significant post-qualification experience.

• Developing leadership and supervision skills.

• Readiness and motivation to step up to a leadership role.

What we offer:

• Protected time for leadership and supervision.

• Opportunities to influence service development, governance, and training.

• Access to peer networks, CPD and professional forums.

• Supervision from a Consultant Psychological Professional plus model-specific support (e.g. CBT, DDP, EMDR).

Main duties of the job

To learn more about our South Staffs CAMHS teams:
📽️ NHS MPFT – Cannock | NHS MPFT – Psychology

🧠 Clinical Leadership & Strategic Influence
Provide senior psychological leadership within Community CAMHS, embedding psychological thinking across care delivery. Influence service strategy, model development, and quality improvement. Act as a psychological lead in MDT decision-making, risk formulation, and complex case planning.

👥 Supervision, Consultation & Development
Deliver clinical supervision to qualified/pre-qualified psychological staff and offer consultation across the MDT. Promote psychologically informed practice through training, coaching and reflective spaces. Support recruitment, induction and career planning for junior colleagues.

📊 Clinical Work & Case Formulation
Hold a focused caseload involving complex assessments, formulations and interventions. Contribute to multi-agency planning where psychological risk and systemic thinking are key. Ensure documentation and outcome measures meet governance standards.

🔄 Service Improvement & Governance
Lead or support audit, evaluation, and innovation. Develop trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care pathways. Uphold clinical governance, safeguarding, and professional standards.

🤝 Systemic & Partnership Working
Work with partners across education, social care and the voluntary sector. Represent psychology in local and Trust-wide forums, shaping professional strategy and improving access for CYP.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

 Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.