Job summary

We are pleased to be inviting applications for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Children in Care Specialist CAMHS Service in AWP, based in South Gloucestershire (Thinking Aloud).

This is a well-established service with a reputable history of working with children and young people with complex needs who have experienced multiple adversities. If you are passionate about supporting young people with experiences of developmental trauma and believe in the difference that can be made by supporting a multi-disciplinary system to understand and recognise the impact of trauma, we would love to hear from you. We are a small supportive, energetic and creative team made up of Drama Therapist, Social Worker, Family Therapist and Clinical Lead.

We also have regular trainee Clinical Psychologists from Bath University. Post-holders will be expected to provide clinically effective interventions for the adult network and young people. We provide 1:1 support for young people, foster carer consultations, network support, training for foster carers and social care teams.

The team work alongside the Bristol Thinking Allowed team, core CAMHS Services and also in partnership with Social Care and Education.

Main duties of the job

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge.

To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.

To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families.

When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with AWP Children in Care Clinical Lead.

To develop effective liaisons with referrers, and those contributing to referrals, to specialist CAMHS and to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs.

To attend Thinking Allowed team meetings and case discussions as appropriate.

To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary Children in Care CAMHS team.

To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.