Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy Lewisham CAMHS

As local Lead for Psychology & Psychotherapy you will provide professional leadership to the psychology and psychotherapy staff working across Lewisham CAMHS. This will also involve leading, managing and planning the delivery of a highly specialist psychology and psychotherapy service to Lewisham CAMHS and personally providing expert clinical input. You will also ensure the carrying out of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to Lewisham CAMHS and the Directorate research agenda, To develop strategy for and lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist psychological therapy service within Lewisham CAMHS and personally provide expert clinical input.

To be responsible to the Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapy and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision.

To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda

To be develop standards for and take a lead in ensuring the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of psychological practitioners in the service.

To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures, and interpret these and be responsible for their implementation within the service areas of responsibility.

To take a lead on staff support within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staff in SLaM have access to evidence-based support. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate., Lewisham CAMHS provides a multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment, treatment, advisory and consultative service for children and adolescents. The service is committed to evidence-based practice and hold regular clinical governance meetings. Team members use a variety of assessment and intervention models including CBT, Systemic family therapy and psychodynamic approaches., As local Lead for Psychology & Psychotherapy you will provide professional leadership to the psychology and psychotherapy staff working across Lewisham CAMHS. This will also involve leading, managing and planning the delivery of a highly specialist psychology and psychotherapy service to Lewisham CAMHS and personally providing expert clinical input. You will also ensure the carrying out of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to Lewisham CAMHS and the CAG research agenda.

The successful candidate will have an entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted for purposes of professional registration. They will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at www.disclosure.gov.uk