CAMHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job Description

City Hospital

We are seeking an inspirational, dynamic, reflective, conscientious and containing individual to join us to lead a staff team and to work with children, young people and their families within our 0-18 multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) team in NHS Grampian. We are seeking individuals that share values that are important to us striving for excellence, being respectful, kind, collaborative, efficient, forward thinking and patient centred and those that embody these values in their day to day work.

The successful candidate will be part of an innovative and supportive multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health team, with a key role to lead the Aberdeenshire area Psychology team. The role includes direct clinical work as well as leadership, management, supervision and consultative work. Alongside the Professional Lead and Consultant Clinical Psychologist’s with responsibility for Aberdeenshire and Moray, the role also includes developing the CAMHS Psychology team. Extensive post qualification experience of working within CAMHS and working collaboratively with other professional groups and partner agencies is essential. Experience of leadership, management of demand and capacity, and post qualification published research / audit will be advantages.

One to one, peer and multi-disciplinary supervision structures are in place to support professional reflection and growth. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.

Joining us at this time means that there are lots of opportunities to take responsibility for developing services. We are part of the North of Scotland Regional CAMHS and Tier 4 Networks and share a close relationship with Dudhope Young People’s In-patient Unit.

• An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates

For further information please contact Dr Rachael Smith, Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Professional Lead, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Telephone or e-mail –

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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