Principal Clinical Psychologist / Child Psychotherapist / Systemic Family Psychotherapist

This role is an exciting opportunity to lead an established specialist CAMHS Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service in South West London and St George’s NHS Trust. The team is a multidisciplinary team working with young people and their families across Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond. It provides intensive, evidence-based therapy for young people who struggle with high levels of emotion dysregulation, self-harm and other self-destructive behaviours in an outpatient setting.

Training in Prolonged Exposure therapy for trauma will be offered to the successful applicant.

This team is a well established, energetic and dedicated. It has built strong relationships with other CAMHS services across the boroughs and has close links with other DBT teams working with young people across the South London Partnership.

We seek an able and committed CAMHS professional with DBT training to provide high quality clinical and professional leadership in working with young people and families. CAMHS services in South West London have a positive and supportive culture, and the post holder will join a vibrant group of clinicians within the DBT team, and with the wider Psychology and Psychotherapies group.

Applicants Will Have

• Training and experience delivering DBT
• Experience in working with children and young people in a variety of community settings, particularly with those presenting with complex high risk, emotional dysregulation and self-harm
• Experience in working in multi-disciplinary settings and accustomed to interagency working
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure
• Experience in working with trauma and disordered eating presentations is desirable
• Experience with service evaluation or research is desirable
  
  

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr Oliver Schauman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist oliver.schauman@swlstg.nhs.uk, and/or Lucy Trotman (Team manager) lucy.trotman@swlstg.nhs.uk to discuss the post.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

About our location:

This post will be based at Birches House,

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Trotman Job title: Team Manager Email address: Lucy.Trotman@swlstg.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07508114921