CAMHS Assistant Psychologist

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Horizon Team at Lewisham CAMHS. We are seeking to recruit a full-time permanent Band 4 Assistant Psychologist. We are the generic service, part of Lewisham CAMHS and provide specialist assessments and intervention for children and young people who are referred to our team.The post-holder will work closely with senior and experienced clinicians in the team, including, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Child & Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrists, along with trainees from a variety of disciplines. There is an emphasis on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in our group and first line individual therapies, along with systemic approaches. The team is actively involved in Quality Improvement projects.ResponsibilitiesWe are looking to appoint an individual with excellent organisation and communication skills and a keen eye for detail. The post-holders’ duties will be varied, including administrative, clinical and research responsibilities. The key areas of responsibilities are: Data collection, input and database management for clinical and research purposes. Participation in specialist clinical assessments and in treatment planning. Supporting clinical work with families and young people, working jointly with and receiving supervision from a clinical psychologist. Ensuring treatment and assessment protocols are maintained.School observationsLewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides a diagnostic, assessment, treatment, advisory and consultative service for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders, including those at high risk or those with more severe and persistent problems. The service’s Specialist Multidisciplinary Teams include: Horizon (generic); Neuro Developmental Team; Symbol (Looked After and Adopted CYP); LYPS (severe and enduring mental health problems); ARTS (at risk forensic); Paediatric Liaison Service; MHST (Mental Health in Schools); CWP (Child Wellbeing Practitioners); Intake; and Crisis. Lewisham CAMHS focuses on providing high quality mental health support to young people locally. We continually identify and address any potentially barriers or inequalities in regards to access to, and input from, our service, as well as continually improving areas of staff wellbeing and equality within the staff group.This post is clinically based within the generic team (Horizon) and the leadership component extends to the rest of Lewisham CAMHS. Horizon is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team based in the Kaleidoscope Centre in Catford, an award-winning purpose-built building that brings together specialist community services for health, disability, mental health, education and social care.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Justine Rimell Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: justine.rimell@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02032281000Victoria Neville: victoria.neville@slam.nhs.uk