Principal Clinical Psychologist Learning Disabilities

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our Tameside and Glossop CAMHS service. The CAMHS service is a community team offering a service to children and young people aged 5-18.

• Service improvements
• Development and delivery of training
• Conducting research, audit, and evaluation
• Development of treatment pathways
• Consultation and intervention to CYP in the team
• Multi-agency working
• Clinical supervision

The postholder will provide opportunities for support, clinical leadership, and guidance across the multi-disciplinary teams with a view to supporting evidence-based practice, a culture of reflection and learning in addition to playing a key role in supporting the well-being of our workforce. In addition, the postholder will carry a caseload. Caseload will be determined via clinical supervision and include cases of significant risk and acuity.

The post holder will work to support the wider clinical activities of the clinical psychology workforce within the team and provide cover and support across the pathways in the event of staff absence. The post holder may be expected to provide clinical supervision duties to both qualified and unqualified psychologists. The post holder will also play an active role in the promotion of psychology.

Pennine Care is a Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Foundation Trust providing a wide range of care within the community and inpatient services across a large geographical footprint across Greater Manchester.

The CAMHS Care Hub sits within the Specialist Network across 5 localities and consists of a number of teams that are friendly, caring and compassionate and strives to deliver outstanding care and treatment to service users. Our services have a strong multidisciplinary approach consisting of multiple professionals.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Donna Stanton

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Operational Manager
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