Band 7​/Developmental Clinical Psychologist CAMHS - North

Band 7/8a Developmental Clinical Psychologist CAMHS - North Somerset

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Pay:

£47,810.00 to £62,682.00 per year, £47810.00 - £62682.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

27/03/2026

To work alongside social workers and family support workers to provide support to foster carers, children in care, and their families.

To provide clinical consultation to social workers and the Team Around the Child.

To contribute to and inform the child or young persons care plan.

To support the delivery of therapeutic work for looked-after children.

To provide assessments and recommendations for children in care and their families.

To act as a liaison between CAMHS and Childrens Social Care.

To have oversight of SDQ results and recommend appropriate support or signposting.

To contribute to service development around the local mental health and wellbeing offer for looked-after children.

To record clinical activity on the Childrens Electronic System in accordance with Childrens Services Practice Standards.

To record clinical activity on the CAMHS electronic record system in accordance with Trust policy.

To support the delivery of our training offer to foster carers and the Team Around the Child.

To represent AWP and BNSSG Trust professionally and positively at all times, with staff, local partners, service users, and carers.

To contribute to the Integrated Business Plan for the area, including the LDU delivery strategy, North Somerset Corporate Parenting Strategy, and the Trusts overarching Integrated Business Plan.

To deliver operational services in line with national, Trust, and LDU strategic objectives and policies.

To liaise with service users, carers, staff, and partners in both statutory and non-statutory fields, ensuring a shared understanding of service provision and commitments.

To contribute to service area planning, delivery, choice, and governance, including maintaining links with key groups and networks.

To contribute to the development and delivery of identified projects within the service area.

Please see the attached job descriptions for a full list of duties and responsibilities.