Clinical Psychologist

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to become a key member of our multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties including neurodevelopmental conditions.The post holder works collaboratively with families, schools, social care, health professionals and partner agencies to support effective treatment planning, risk management and positive outcomes for young people. A central aspect of the role is providing clinical supervision, training and support to qualified and trainee staff, helping to strengthen psychologically informed practice across services. The post holder contributes to the development and governance of psychological services, participates in service evaluation, audit and research activities, and supports the continuous improvement of CAMHS through evidence-based practice and service development initiatives. The role requires autonomous professional practice within professional and organisational guidelines while maintaining high standards of clinical care, safeguarding and record keeping.

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families
• Consultation and advice to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
• Clinical supervision and training of qualified and trainee staff.
• Risk assessment and safeguarding responsibilities
• Service development, audit, evaluation and research
• Contribution to psychologically informed care across CAMHS and partner organisations. We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Janet Teshola Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: janet.teshola1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01706 676000