We are looking for a clinical psychologist to join the team who has a passion for working with children in care and with families who are open to childrens services. We are looking for a psychologist who is trauma informed in their practice and can find creative ways of engaging the young people and families we work with. The post holder will contribute to initial assessments, provide evidence based psychological therapies and undertake goal-based case management.They will contribute psychological thinking to this busy, friendly multi-disciplinary service and will supervise the clinical work of assistant psychologists, trainees and other professionals.They will be encouraged to develop and lead on creative service development initiatives which meet the needs of the population. Greenwich CAMHS is in the process of a redesign to align with the Thrive framework to ensure timely, responsive, needs based mental health interventions for children and young people in Greenwich. Oxleas provides
an internal CPD programme for psychological therapists for the first two years post qualification.The postholder will be supported to attend supervisor training at Salomons Clinical Psychology training programme and will contribute to placements for clinical psychology trainees. They are also guaranteed access to train in a specialist training relevant to the client group (e.g. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, EMDR) and needs of the team within their first two years in post as well as to specialist supervision in the approach. We welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists and those who may be awaiting confirmation of their doctorate qualification and HCPC registration due to delays in submitting their thesis. Please see the attached Job Description for detailed information about the role.