Highly Specialised Applied Psychologist - Brookside and YPHTT

Brookside is a specialist Tier 4 CAMHS adolescent service with award winning services. The Tier 4 services include a 15 bedded acute in-patient service and a pioneering Young-People's Home Treatment Team. Also on site is INTERACT a community outreach team for adolescents.

The young people admitted to the Tier 4 services usually have complex mental health difficulties and present with high risk behaviours (e.g. self-harming/suicidal behaviour) and /or acute episodes of depression, psychosis or other indicators of a complex mental health need.

There is a high level of multi-disciplinary working, and overall there is an intensive therapeutic approach including MDT assessment and formulation and individual, family and group interventions., The post holder will join an established psychology team including a lead psychologist (Care pathway lead for psychology Tier 4 CAMHS), a team of clinical psychologists, assistants and trainees. The post-holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team which comprises of consultant psychiatrists, speciality doctors, nurses, health care assistants, occupational therapists, family therapists and a social worker.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).