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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.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of clinicians providing CAMH services to care experienced young people across the North Highland region.
Applicants should be qualified Family & Systemic Psychotherapists, with suitable experience in child and adolescent mental health and extensive experience in working with Children and Young People with mental health problems within a Specialist CAMHS. Experience of working with CEYP and their caregivers will be particularly valuable.
CAMHS in north NHS Highland is a specialist multi-disciplinary team based in Inverness, but providing clinics across a large rural geography. We also have clinicians based in more remote localities who are supported by the centrally based team. Primary mental health workers, employed by our partner agency Highland Council, are in place across Highland.
The post holder will be aligned to the Highland Council Arach services, working with Care Experienced Young People. This is a post commissioned by the Highland Council, to promote the psychological wellbeing of young people who are care experienced and to maintain them in placements within the Highland area. The post is varied and includes direct clinical work with children, young people and their carers and also a significant amount of indirect clinical work offering consultation, training and support to residential teams, foster carers and professional networks. Negotiation of activities appropriate to be undertaken online will be made in discussion and collaboration with the post holder.
Hours of work are a maximum of 22.5 per week, hours between 15 and 22.5 will be considered.
If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis, please complete the secondment consent form below and return to nhshighland.recruitment@nhs.scot, in addition to completing a full application form.
Informal enquiries can be directed to Dr Lindsay Chalton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Karen Smith, Lead Family & Systemic Psychotherapist on 01463 705597, nhshighland.phoenixcentre@nhs.scot.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
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