Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust - ref. o46872523
This post is for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join the Adolescent and Young Adult Service (AYAS), based at the Tavistock Centre.
The post holder will provide a specialist psychological assessment and psychoanalytic psychotherapy service to adolescents and young adults (aged 14-30) and offer advice and consultation to parents/carers and colleagues as appropriate. They will also act as coordinator for the AYAS clinical psychology (DClinPsy) training placements and take a leadership role in developing an area of clinical practice within the service, and in service-related research projects.
The post holder will provide a specialist psychological assessment and psychoanalytic psychotherapy service to adolescents and young adults (aged 14-30) and offer advice and consultation to parents/carers and colleagues as appropriate. They will also act as coordinator for the AYAS clinical psychology (DClinPsy) training placements and take a leadership role in developing an area of clinical practice within the service, and in service-related research projects.
You will provide consultation to external agencies such as GPs/schools/Local authorities and expert consultation and specialist psychological advice to other staff and agencies outside the Trust.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an in-person interview, expected to take place on Thursday 28th November.
For any queries email Dr Kim Raftopulos and Dr Lois Thomas at : atyps@tavi-port.nhs.uk- The post holder will hold their own complex caseload within the team including responsibilities for risk management and clinical governance, planning and prioritising these
- Undertake clinical assessments of service users/patients and offer highly skilled treatment or therapy within a psychoanalytic framework.
- Work with team manager on intake and referral coordination
- Provide consultation to external agencies as required such as GPs/schools/Local authorities
- Review cases where patients have impasses, complaints, or disputes with their clinical care
- Delegated responsibility for investigating complaints and processing Freedom of Information requests
- To ensure, where appropriate, agreed standardised assessment questionnaires are completed with clients as per team protocol and to systematically collect data on caseload as required by the team manager
- Formulate specialised plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user/patient’s psycho-social difficulties taking into account multiple theoretical and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy
- Arrange reviews and communicate sensitively and effectively with patient/service users to monitor progress during the course of multi- disciplinary interventions
The Adolescent and Young Adult Service
We are a specialist Psychoanalytic Therapies Service for young people between the ages of 14 and 25, designed to meet a variety of needs specific to adolescents and young adults who are struggling with mental health issues and their parents and families.This service represents a long history and established tradition at the Tavistock Centre, spanning over 50 years, of offering a service to adolescents and young adults during this crucial phase of development. The AYAS is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in the psychological and emotional difficulties of this age range.
The Service includes child & adolescent psychotherapists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and those training in these disciplines.
The AYAS aims to offer a flexible and accessible service, offering a range of interventions, including brief work (DIT, 16 sessions), time limited (STTP up to 28 sessions) and longer term psychotherapy for both individuals as well as group psychotherapy.The Service also provides therapeutic support and consultation to parents and families of adolescents and young adults, where this is more appropriate and when it can support the young person’s therapy.
***Please see Job Description/Person Specification document for full responsibilities and duties.***
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024