Assistant Psychologist (Deaf CAMHS)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic Assistant Psychologist to join the team of highly motivated and committed MDT within the Deaf CAMHS Inpatient service. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our well-established team within Deaf CAMHS Service.

The role of the Assistant Psychologist is to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified clinical psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration and service development including: audits; collection of statistics; research; teaching; and project work.

The post holder will be based in the Corner House and receive clinical supervision and support from the Clinical Psychologist.

The post is open to Deaf and Hearing staff and we strongly welcome applicants from the Deaf community. For those without experience in the Deaf community, deaf awareness and BSL training will be provided alongside access to BSL interpreters.

Corner House is part of the National Deaf Child and Family Service at South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust. Corner House is an Monday to Friday inpatient providing Tier 4 care to children and young people from the UK, age 11- 17 years.

Corner House aim to reduce and manage risk whilst the child/young person's mental state is assessed, treated and stabilised during which a planned returned to their community, offering therapeutic support and education is formalised. Corner House provides 24 hour care to meet the needs of the child/young person and their families/carers following assessment by members of the Corner House Team.

Corner House provides a Mental Health Service for deaf children and their families. The Service comprises of 6 bedded inpatient unit. All of the children/young people admitted are deaf and are likely to use a variety of communication means, including British Sign Language (BSL) and Sign Supported English (SSE)., We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our location:

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.