Principal Clinical Psychologist - Band 8b

RISE is Coventry and Warwickshire's specialist mental health service for children and young people, previously known as CAMHS. You will work within our evidence-based pathways to deliver clinically effective, person-centered services to the young people we support. You will receive excellent support and opportunities for continuing professional development, training and therapeutic model accreditation, in line with service objectives. You will have access to individual clinical supervision as well as some group-based model supervision for those delivering specific interventions within the service (eg EMDR, CBT). Clinical leadership opportunities are actively encouraged and supported., You will be part of a rich and supportive multi-disciplinary team consisting of child and adolescent psychotherapists, nurses, children's wellbeing practitioners, psychiatrists, art therapists, assistant psychologists, social workers and trainees and students from a range of psychological professional backgrounds. You will be enthusiastic and motivated with excellent clinical skills ready to meet the challenges of delivering the best possible services across RISE. We can offer flexibility in terms of working patterns and hours.

This is an exciting time to join the RISE service as we move towards an integrated children's directorate implementing a new clinical framework for children's wellbeing. You will be working closely with team and clinical leads within Rise Services and will have opportunities to help shape and develop our core mental health provision. We are also reviewing our current clinical offers and are considering the development of a full DBT Team with RISE. You will play a key role in supporting the service through a period of growth and change and your skills in helping teams manage these transitions will be key to your success.

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To successful candidates we can also offer :-

Regular management supervision and appraisal

Flexible working patterns and hours, which will include some virtual working

Opportunities for creative specialised or shared roles

Participation in reflective practice and complex case discussion groups

Friendly experienced MDT settings

Opportunities to contribute to service transformation and innovation eg home treatment team for eating disorders and specialist tailored mental health provision, such as for ARFID and Gender Identity

Involvement in the development of the local DClinPsy training programme as well as opportunity to teach on the course

Development of leadership skills through in-service experience and training

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Principal Clinical Psychologist to be part of RISE core mental health services.