CAMHS Highly Specialist Psychologist (N&S OCD,BDD)

CAMHS Highly Specialist Psychologist (N&S OCD,BDD) South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join the National and Specialist CAMHS OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Service. They are seeking to recruit one full-time and one part-time (0.6 WTE) permanent Band 8a Psychologists. This service is nationally and internationally renowned in the field of paediatric OCD, BDD and related disorders and is at the forefront of research and clinical practice developments.

The service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children with OCD, BDD, and related disorders. The post-holder will work closely with other senior and experienced Clinical Psychologists on the team, a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist, as well as trainees from a variety of disciplines. The post-holder will work in all aspects of the service, clinical, research and service development.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will carry their own caseload and work with children, young people and their families with OCD, BDD and related disorders such as Tourette Syndrome and Trichotillomania.

As well as being part of multi-disciplinary assessments, the post-holder would be delivering manualised CBT for the different disorders and would have the opportunity to train up in this treatment, according to service need.

The post-holder would be expected to supervise and manage other psychologists in the team, including Assistant Psychologists and trainee and qualified Clinical Psychologists.

The post-holder will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing service developments and research within the clinic, and to take a lead in some of these projects.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide a highly specialist psychology service to children and young people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and related disorders including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in child and adolescent OCD, BDD and related disorders.
• To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
• To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
• To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate.

Minimum Requirements

Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I)

Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. (A/I)

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health services, specifically using a CBT framework. (A/I)

Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training. (A/I)

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people with OCD, BDD and related disorders. (A/I)

Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of OCD, BDD and related disorders. (A/I)

To select and administer specialist neuropsychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I)

To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)

Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. (A/I)

Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)

Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings. (A/I)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of Inner HCAs.