Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, adolescents and families whose problems and formulate effective care plans in collaboration with the client and family.To work jointly and collaboratively with other multidisciplinary team members to enhance and develop work with families by providing specialist knowledge and skills.To provide specialist consultation, advice, and guidance to other professionals at all levels working with children, young people and their families both within the service and in partner agencies. This will include liaison and work with professional networks involved with complex issues, such as those involving child protection and Looked after Children and adolescents.To work in ways which are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds. This includes an ability to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, blended families, same sex couples and their wider family networks, accommodated children and their network of care, children who are on the At-Risk register and parents with mental health difficulties.To communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to provide reports. To communicate complex information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of children, young people and their families/carers.To include and consult service users at all stages of assessment, care planning and treatment.To lead on innovative service development in consultation with the discipline lead, addressing waiting times and ensure that the priorities are in line with the long-term plan. Working with key stake holders from other sectors in designing care plans and discharge To work in accordance with CAMHS teams objectives by adhering to Trust and Directorate policies, including risk assessment in all work, ensuring care plans are in place, recording on RIO up to date, attending, and contributing a psychological view in case discussion and team meetings. Job description Job responsibilities To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, adolescents and families whose problems and formulate effective care plans in collaboration with the client and family.To work jointly and collaboratively with other multidisciplinary team members to enhance and develop work with families by providing specialist knowledge and skills.To provide specialist consultation, advice, and guidance to other professionals at all levels working with children, young people and their families both within the service and in partner agencies. This will include liaison and work with professional networks involved with complex issues, such as those involving child protection and Looked after Children and adolescents.To work in ways which are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds. This includes an ability to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, blended families, same sex couples and their wider family networks, accommodated children and their network of care, children who are on the At-Risk register and parents with mental health difficulties.To communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to provide reports. To communicate complex information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of children, young people and their families/carers.To include and consult service users at all stages of assessment, care planning and treatment.To lead on innovative service development in consultation with the discipline lead, addressing waiting times and ensure that the priorities are in line with the long-term plan. Working with key stake holders from other sectors in designing care plans and discharge To work in accordance with CAMHS teams objectives by adhering to Trust and Directorate policies, including risk assessment in all work, ensuring care plans are in place, recording on RIO up to date, attending, and contributing a psychological view in case discussion and team meetings.