Consultant Clinical Psychologist (22 hours)

Job responsibilities

Key working relationships (not exhaustive):

The postholder will communicate with numerous internal and external individuals, teams and services.

Internal: Childrens Services colleagues, Wider Keyworker Services and Barnardos Health Team. External: NHS England and Northeast and Yorkshire, Public Health, Children and Young People Mental Health Services and Teams, Inpatient Settings, Children and Adult Social Care Teams, Regulators, Commissioners, and the Third Sector. Work alongside the West Yorkshire Transforming Care Programme and the West Yorkshire Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Programme and the West Yorkshire Keyworker Steering group and update on work and developments as appropriate.

The post will be line managed by the Programme Manager for the West Yorkshire Keyworker Service. Clinical supervision will be arranged following appointment. Job Purpose:

The postholder will lead the psychological service as Consultant Clinical Psychologist for autistic children and young people and those with a learning disability on the Dynamic Support Register and the Complex Support Needs Panel in Bradford.

To provide a specialist psychology service for high priority children and young people based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological if appropriate) tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with children and young people, family members and others involved in their care.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to young person formulation, diagnosis and treatment and care plan.

To primarily provide support to children and young people who are on the dynamic support register and complex support needs panel and those who are approaching or are at crisis level.

To work alongside the Dynamic Support Register and Complex Support Needs Panel Leads and the Keyworker Service to support hospital admissions and discharge planning, ensuring collaboration, leadership of MDTs, and information sharing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior Professional to be allocated appropriate work, attend relevant meetings and offer formulation for children and young people in community, at high risk of family and placement breakdown and hospital admission.

To attend Dynamic Support Register meetings and provide information and updates. To lead related follow up work as identified in the best interests of children and young people.

To have a dedicated caseload whereby the postholder provides direct clinical care to children and young people with highly complex needs and clinical presentations.

To support multi-disciplinary teams to develop consistent communication plans and sensory understanding.

To provide clinical supervision and ensure supervision is in place for the Assistant Psychologist, providing case management supervision as required and attending to wellbeing and retention of staff.

To act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community and made recommendations for audit, policy and service development, research activities and or programmes for the Service in relation to complex cases.

Knowledge, training and experience

(covers base, intermediate or specialist knowledge (theoretical and/or practical), level of qualifications, training and experience)

Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or counselling psychology (or equivalent prior to 1995) and at least masters level in Forensic psychology by course accredited by the BPS,

and registration as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC

Conduct psychometric and (if appropriate) neuro psychometric assessments

To have further post qualification training, well developed skills in applying psychological interventions as appropriate to children and young people.

Substantive experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/ forensic psychologist providing evidence based psychological interventions across a range of care settings, and at least some of this post qualification experience working with children and young people.

Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.

Ability to articulate and clearly interpret the role of the psychological professions based upon a good understanding of the framework of governance and national professional policy.

Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.

Formal training in supervision of other psychologists / psychological practitioners

Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.

Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, within the service specified in the job summary.

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required. Please read the attached job description, person specification and additional information before completing your application.

You can complete your application form directly on the Barnardo's website:

www.barnardos.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/consultant-clinical-psychologist-18049/18999/description/

Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• BPS registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, minimum 5 years experience
• Doctorate level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration
• OR
• Doctorate level training in Counselling Psychology or Forensic Psychology (or Forensic psychology Masters accredited by BPS) with HCPC registration
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists / psychological professions
• Additional post qualification training relevant to the service and job role outlined in the job summary

Experience

Essential

• Working as a registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist, to include a significant period of working/clinically, specialising at a senior level in a clinical field relevant for the post
• Professional leadership/management of registered and pre-registered clinical psychologists and able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
• Ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of clinical practice
• Assessing and working therapeutically with children and young people with autism and learning disabilities
• Working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
• Working in specialist CYP mental health provision which includes multi-disciplinary working.
• Offering consultation to a wide variety of service users and families
• Teaching, training and supervision of other staff: clinical and professional/managerial
• Managing resources and flow of capacity and demand
• Taking lead on projects/services within health systems

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Doctoral or equivalent level of knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the fields of psychological professions
• Advanced skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies specific to the service.
• A high ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues.
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Knowledge and application of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Committed to improving childrens services by encouraging the collaboration and empowerment of local providers and children/families/carers
• Open minded and able to listen/understand the viewpoints of others
• Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
• Ability to reconcile conflicting viewpoints in a diplomatic manner

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people.
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Flexible and able to respond to changing priorities
• Able to operate effectively across organisational boundaries

Additional Competencies

Essential

• Professional/Business Initiative:
• Shows the independence and self-reliance to explore new avenues and approaches in response to, or anticipating, the needs of situations without being asked. Thinks ahead of the present to act on future needs and opportunities.
• Striving for Excellence:
• Desires to improve performance, do a task better (faster, more effectively or at lower cost) by committing self in accomplishing challenging objectives/targets or competing against more stretching self-defined standards of excellence.
• Impact & Influence:
• Demonstrates the ability to achieve individual and organisational objectives and targets using effective negotiating and influencing techniques. Intent to persuade, convince and influence others in internal or external environments to get support for Barnardos desired agenda. External environments may include media, politicians, local authorities, corporate clients, and professional bodies.
• Planning & Organising:
• Ensures the successful achievement of results through the effective planning and management of resources, which are in line with the organisations strategic direction. An ability to think through and adopt a clear, sensible step-by step approach to planning and organising work, making effective use of time and resources to get the job done as effectively as possible.
• Team Working:
• Ability to working collaboratively and share information within and across the organisation and contribute to the effective delivery of Barnardos services. Builds and maintains good working relationships with colleagues to foster team spirit, commitment to the team and achievement of shared goals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).