Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Pathway Development in Sheffield CAMHS & Forensic CAMHS We have an exciting opportunity to shape a new approach for supporting children and young people with additional vulnerabilities, needs, and risks in Sheffield CAMHS and Forensic CAMHS. Our current services for children who have experienced trauma and abuse, and who present risks to themselves or others, are spread across different teams, including mainstream CAMHS and local Forensic CAMHS. We're looking to recruit an experienced clinician to help develop a creative pathway across these teams, providing better support for vulnerable and excluded children, young people, and the staff who work with them. As Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you'll bring expertise in working with children and young people with complex needs and high-risk levels, including those on the edge of care, care-experienced, or involved with youth justice. Experience in multi-disciplinary team work and collaboration with social care, youth justice, and schools is essential. You'll also help lead service development and innovation as part of a collaborative effort to establish a new clinical model and approach., Reporting into the Joint Head of Psychological Services, your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct advanced psychological assessments of children and families, using complex data from multiple sources.
• Develop and implement formal psychological treatment and/or management plans for clients' physical health and psychological problems, using evidence-based methods, across the full range of care settings.
• Provide specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis. Adapt and refine approaches based on different psychological models, and maintain several provisional hypotheses.
• Collaborate as a senior clinician to help shape a high-quality, responsive service for children and families, advising on psychological and organisational matters.
• Exercise delegated responsibility to manage psychological resources within the team, including overseeing psychological staff and materials used in patient assessments and treatments.
  
  At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care 2. Brilliant Place to work 3. Leaders in Children's Health We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise. As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home. As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health. Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts--helping you succeed at work and beyond.