Clinical Psychologist/Senior CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

NHS

  • Manchester
  • £47,810-54,710 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
This is a fixed term 12 month post within the well established Manchester Cared for Children's CAMHS team which provides specialist, targeted, city wide services to children and young people (0 - 18 years) who are Cared for by Manchester Local Authority. The post holder will offer comprehensive mental health assessment and intervention, specialist consultation and staff training as part of their role and there is extensive liaison, consultation and multiagency working with foster carers and professionals from Children's Services and all associated networks. There are plenty of opportunities for CPD and learning as well as joint working opportunities. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines. This post entails teaching and supervisory duties to other professionals and junior staff and/or students and regular consultation to the wider children's service. The post holder is also expected to promote and develop partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health THRIVE Framework. This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is that the majority of time is spent in clinical practice.Main duties of the jobTo provide assessments, formulation and specialist intervention to promote the mental and emotional health of cared for children and young people To provide psychological expertise, advice and consultation to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by other professionals working with the client group from health and other agencies in areas relevant to direct clinical work and to service provision. To provide an immediate response and interventions where required to children and young people and be confident to safety plan, risk assess and understand when children and young people need a crisis response and how to manage this appropriately. To deliver a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions, including risk management, utilising the skills and expertise of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies where appropriate. To contribute to the group and training offer delivered by the serviceTAbout usMFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.DetailsDate posted29 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum, pro rataContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-MCH-7274358-RL4Job locationsWinnicott Centre195-197 Hathersage RoadManchesterM13 0JEJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you! Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You must be registered/accredited with a professional body. e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
  • You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Occupational Therapy
Desirable
  • ADOS trained
  • Certificate in supervision skills
  • Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience in working with Looked After Children and multiagency working
  • Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range.
  • Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
  • Proven experience of working effectively with children and young people with mental health difficulties, including autonomous management of a complex caseload which frequently deals with distressing and emotional circumstances.
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
  • Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of ROMS.
  • Experience of hard to reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding.
  • Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals, including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion.
  • Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
  • Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
Desirable
  • Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
  • Community mental health experience across a variety of settings.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You must be registered/accredited with a professional body. e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
  • You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Occupational Therapy
Desirable
  • ADOS trained
  • Certificate in supervision skills
  • Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience in working with Looked After Children and multiagency working
  • Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range.
  • Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
  • Proven experience of working effectively with children and young people with mental health difficulties, including autonomous management of a complex caseload which frequently deals with distressing and emotional circumstances.
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
  • Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of ROMS.
  • Experience of hard to reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding.
  • Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals, including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion.
  • Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
  • Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
Desirable
  • Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
  • Community mental health experience across a variety of settings.

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