# Clinical Psychologist / Mental Health Clinician: CWLD

**Company**: Achieving For Children
**Location**: Chessington
**Job type**: fixed-term
**Salary**: £49,056 to £52,194 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join our Emotional Health Service team on a fixed-term contract for one year. The successful candidate will be part of a small, dynamic team dedicated to supporting children with Learning Disabilities and their families. The role involves providing consultation, training, and interventions to clients and professionals, working closely with colleagues in social care, family support, special schools, and health services.

The Emotional Health Service is a multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists, and Art Psychotherapists. The team provides integrated mental health consultation, advice, training, and reflective practice for social care and education colleagues.

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people, putting them at the centre of all you do. You will have the opportunity to undertake consultations, deliver interventions, work alongside schools and partner agencies, and deliver training.

The salary for this role is £49,056 to £52,194 per year, with HCAS additional to the existing salary.

**Responsibilities:**

- Provide consultation and training to a wide range of professionals

- Work with complex and vulnerable families

- Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and their networking training

- Qualified Clinical Psychologist with appropriate professional registration with the HCPC

**Requirements:**

- Qualified Clinical Psychologist

- Current HCPC Registration or equivalent UK registration

- Postgraduate mental health qualification (e.g., PsychD Clinical or Counselling Psychology, MSc Systemic Psychotherapy, MSc Art Psychotherapy)

**Benefits:**

- Fixed-term contract for 12 months

- Full-time position

- Opportunity for professional development and growth

## Skills

### Required
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Health
- HCPC registration
- Consultation and training
- Working with Learning Disabilities

### Nice to have
- Postgraduate mental health qualification

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