Clinical Psychologist Mental Health Support Team In Schools

As a senior clinician within the MHST service, you will:

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Offer psychological consultation, advice and guidance to MHST practitioners, schools, colleges and partner agencies.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to Team Leads, Counsellors, Senior Clinical Supervisors and other MHST staff.
• Support practitioners in the assessment and management of complexity, uncertainty and risk.
• Deliver training, consultation and reflective practice sessions to MHST staff, education professionals and partner agencies.
• Support schools and colleges in developing and sustaining effective Whole School Approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.
• Contribute to workforce development, clinical governance, service evaluation, audit and quality improvement.
• Work collaboratively with the wider CAMHS Clinical Psychology Service and contribute to psychology pathways, professional leadership and service innovation.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Essential: - Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.

Desirable: - Additional training in the supervision of others; - Training in evidence based approaches appropriate to BABCP registration requirements

Essential: - Extensive experience of delivering psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions with children, young people and families.; - Experience of providing clinical supervision, consultation and support to practitioners and multidisciplinary teams.; - Experience of working with complexity, risk and safeguarding, including supporting others in risk assessment and management.; - Experience of working collaboratively with education settings and partner agencies, and an understanding of the factors affecting children's learning, emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Desirable: - Evidence of working closely with education settings

Essential: - Ability to provide clinical leadership and contribute to service development, quality improvement and the delivery of psychologically informed practice.

Essential: - Ability to travel independently across Dorset and BCP and work flexibly across multiple community and education settings