CYP Clinical Lead

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE This role will require you to: Have previous experience in the delivery of mental health assessments and psychological interventions for children and young people Be qualified as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological therapist Have previous experience of providing clinical supervision and line management Have previous experience of clinical leadership We encourage people from the global majorityand/ or LGBTQ+ communities to apply. MAIN DUTIES To carry out specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients' mental health problems To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals within and outside the CYP service To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison To promote actively, user and carer involvement in care planning and service development To clinically supervise assistant psychologists, trainees, psychological therapists, counsellors and other CYP staff as appropriate, in addition to offering CBT supervision To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage clinical staff within the CYP service To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit, and to advise on those aspects of the CYP service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within the CYP service, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways • To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues • To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Job description Job responsibilities REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE This role will require you to: Have previous experience in the delivery of mental health assessments and psychological interventions for children and young people Be qualified as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological therapist Have previous experience of providing clinical supervision and line management Have previous experience of clinical leadership We encourage people from the global majorityand/ or LGBTQ+ communities to apply. MAIN DUTIES To carry out specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients' mental health problems To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals within and outside the CYP service To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison To promote actively, user and carer involvement in care planning and service development To clinically supervise assistant psychologists, trainees, psychological therapists, counsellors and other CYP staff as appropriate, in addition to offering CBT supervision To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage clinical staff within the CYP service To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit, and to advise on those aspects of the CYP service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within the CYP service, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways • To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues • To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.