Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Deaf CAMHS to be part of our new 18-25 Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service. Deaf CAMHS is a child and adolescent mental health service for children and young people up to the age of 18 who have severe to profound hearing loss. We also work with children and young people who have BSL as their first language and children and young people (hearing or deaf) who have deaf parents. The 18-25 service is a 24-month pilot service based in York for young adults meeting Deaf CAMHS criteria aged 18-25 who live within Yorkshire & Humber. The service will offer specialised assessments and recommendations to referrers, young people, and other professionals. The aim is to identify the demand for such assessments and address the current service provision gap, providing evidence for future commissioning.
We are looking to recruit a motivated Clinical Psychologist to make a significant contribution to this new pilot service. The role will involve being part of a bilingual (British Sign Language/English) MDT, undertaking assessment and formulation and providing recommendations and signposting on the bases of these specialist assessments. The post holder will play a valuable role in the development of the service and be able to work innovatively and creatively. The post holder will be supported in their professional development by the Consultant Psychologist within Deaf CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a bilingual (British Sign Language/English) team at the Deaf CAMHS York outreach service in the 18-25's Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service. This is a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Specialist Deaf Outreach Workers (SDOW), a Team Secretary, a Clinical Psychologist, a Clinical Team Interpreter and a Specialist Practitioner. Support and co-ordination of this service will be provided by the Clinical Team Manager, a Child & Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist, a Consultant Psychologist, a Deaf Service Consultant, a Clinical Lead, the Operational Manager and the Head of Operations Manager.
The post holder will provide input into this service in the form of specialist clinical psychology assessments, formulation, and recommendations for treatment and signposting, as well as writing reports and providing feedback to young people and families. The post-holder will contribute to regular team meetings and attend any training necessary to carry out the role including BSL training. The post-holder will be required to work flexibly across pathways of care and in a variety of community settings, case-dependent, across Yorkshire and Humber.
Please refer to the Job Description for more details.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
National Deaf CAMHS (Northern Arm), offers a service across the North of England and has 3 outreach teams. These are based in York, Newcastle & Manchester. The post holder will join a new part of the service - 18-25's Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service. This service, based in York, will be for young adults aged 18-25 who live within Yorkshire & Humber
This pilot service will run for 24 months, offering specialised assessments and recommendations to referrers, young people, and other professionals. The aim is to identify the demand for such assessments and address the current service provision gap, providing evidence for potential future commissioning.
The post-holder will be required to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the care-group, as well as within local operational and service policies and procedures. The post-holder will utilise their research skills in order to input into the service evaluation which is being led by the COMIC research team.
The post holder will communicate with numerous internal and external individuals, teams and services, including fellow psychotherapists and psychologists, CMHTs, Inpatient wards, Social Services and third sector organisations. The type of communication will include highly sensitive, confidential, complex and technical information.
The post will be line managed by service manager and professionally managed by the Consultant Psychologist within the substantive Deaf CAMHS service. Clinical supervision will be arranged after appointment.
The person specification and shortlisting criteria for the post contain more detail about essential and desirable skills and knowledge for the posts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
National Deaf CAMHS (Northern Arm), offers a service across the North of England and has 3 outreach teams. These are based in York, Newcastle & Manchester. The post holder will join a new part of the service - 18-25's Deaf Mental Health Assessment Service. This service, based in York, will be for young adults aged 18-25 who live within Yorkshire & Humber
This pilot service will run for 24 months, offering specialised assessments and recommendations to referrers, young people, and other professionals. The aim is to identify the demand for such assessments and address the current service provision gap, providing evidence for potential future commissioning.
The post-holder will be required to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the care-group, as well as within local operational and service policies and procedures. The post-holder will utilise their research skills in order to input into the service evaluation which is being led by the COMIC research team.
The post holder will communicate with numerous internal and external individuals, teams and services, including fellow psychotherapists and psychologists, CMHTs, Inpatient wards, Social Services and third sector organisations. The type of communication will include highly sensitive, confidential, complex and technical information.
The post will be line managed by service manager and professionally managed by the Consultant Psychologist within the substantive Deaf CAMHS service. Clinical supervision will be arranged after appointment.
The person specification and shortlisting criteria for the post contain more detail about essential and desirable skills and knowledge for the posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychology assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration, and knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychology assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration, and knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
