Assistant Clinical Psychologist Chesterfield, England
Job description
We are seeking an enthusiastic psychology graduate with experience of working with children and young people with Autism to join our team in North Derbyshire. The post holder must: Be a Psychology Graduate, 2:1 or above. Have at least 6 months experience, full-time or equivalent, of working with people with autism. Have proven excellent communication skills Have excellent IT skills The post holder will be based at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
To assist qualified CAMHS staff in responding to children, young people in need of mental health support.
To assist with the provision of psychological interventions for young people in CAMHS.
To provide a key role, under supervision, in the monitoring, implementing, collecting and analysis of outcome measures within CAMHS.
To contribute to relevant evaluation, audit and project work, including carrying out relevant literature reviews, preparing databases and writing reports.
The post holder will have their work managed and supervised by a Clinical Psychologist.
CAMHS consists of a number of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, all skilled in working with children and young people with mental health issues. Their are a number of different teams within the service and this post will work with the teams involved in urgent care provision.
Whilst you care for our young people and families, in turn we recognise the importance of caring for you – clinical supervision, career & personal development and health & wellbeing support are all core to our service.
If you’re keen to develop particular interests within child & adolescent mental health, come and talk to us about how we could support that
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
