Job summary
Are you looking for something a bit different, a new challenge, a varied role?
We are seeking to recruit a registered Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join our fantastic multi-disciplinary CAMHS team within Clayfields House (Children's Secure Home) to support the psychological provision and help support Psychological Assessment, Formulation, Therapeutic Intervention and Evaluation of the young people.
The role is varied and offers major opportunities to develop your skills and experience with the support of an experienced department and wider service. Your Continued Professional Development is supported.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated psychologist to join our teams, in a challenging but rewarding role, to make a difference to the lives of our young people.
Therefore applicants will need to:
Have excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Be committed to providing the highest standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.
Report to the Operational Lead and Psychology Lead. The post holder will work with multidisciplinary teams that value psychological approaches. You will provide comprehensive psychological assessments, formulations and interventions. As part of the role, you will also contribute to the development and evaluation of specialist treatment programmes, tailored to the complex mental health and offending behaviour needs of this population. You will also use and develop your skills in the supervision of others undertaking psychological interventions. You will also have opportunities in research and evaluation, service improvement, consultation and training.
Candidates must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.
However, candidates who are close to qualification and eligibility to apply for HCPC registration are welcome to apply.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see specification and job description for full details, and contact the Operational Lead for more details if required.
To provide psychological provision at Clayfields House (Childrens Secure Home) to help support Psychological Assessment, Formulation, Therapeutic Intervention and Evaluation of the young people living at Clayfields House. This will involve some direct 1-1 working with the young people who are aged 10 to 18 years, living at Clayfields House on remand, sentenced or placed on welfare grounds. It will also involve supporting the networks around the young people to understand and care for the young people; supporting care and education staff via reflective practice, formulation meetings, consultation and providing training.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary Health team at Clayfields House alongside a senior Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, Speech & Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Substance Misuse Nurse and Physical Health Nurses.
The post holder will be involved in the continued embedding of the Secure Stairs Framework into Clayfields House. This is a National Framework to support the development and maintenance of trauma informed secure settings for Young People. They will therefore use knowledge of Attachment Theory and Developmental Trauma to inform their practice.
The post will undertake research and audit to support the service development plan and targets for improved quality of care. The post will also advise, and support research activity undertaken within the MDT.
In conjunction with the MDT and where indicated, this post will support the planning of effective transition of young people from Clayfields to community care or other alternative care, through consultation and joint working. The post will consult where appropriate to other agencies on developing multi-agency care programmes to support the high level of need for this complex care group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see specification and job description for full details, and contact the Operational Lead for more details if required.
To provide psychological provision at Clayfields House (Childrens Secure Home) to help support Psychological Assessment, Formulation, Therapeutic Intervention and Evaluation of the young people living at Clayfields House. This will involve some direct 1-1 working with the young people who are aged 10 to 18 years, living at Clayfields House on remand, sentenced or placed on welfare grounds. It will also involve supporting the networks around the young people to understand and care for the young people; supporting care and education staff via reflective practice, formulation meetings, consultation and providing training.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary Health team at Clayfields House alongside a senior Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, Speech & Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Substance Misuse Nurse and Physical Health Nurses.
The post holder will be involved in the continued embedding of the Secure Stairs Framework into Clayfields House. This is a National Framework to support the development and maintenance of trauma informed secure settings for Young People. They will therefore use knowledge of Attachment Theory and Developmental Trauma to inform their practice.
The post will undertake research and audit to support the service development plan and targets for improved quality of care. The post will also advise, and support research activity undertaken within the MDT.
In conjunction with the MDT and where indicated, this post will support the planning of effective transition of young people from Clayfields to community care or other alternative care, through consultation and joint working. The post will consult where appropriate to other agencies on developing multi-agency care programmes to support the high level of need for this complex care group.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
- oPost graduate doctorate in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS Or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology approved by the HCPC and then a Doctorate in Forensic Psychology from a HCPC-accredited doctoral programme
- o Current registration with HCPC (or planned if currently on a Training course)
Desirable
- Further relevant pre or post-qualification training. For example: oDyadic Developmental Psychotherapy oAttachment Theory oSystemic or Family Therapy o CBT/DBT oCAT, Narrative, CFT, ACT o Psychological models of assessing and treating PTSD e.g. EMDR
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties and their families/carers.
- Experience off effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within a secure setting.
- oExperience of assessment and formulation of individuals whose life experiences have been traumatic and/or abusive
- oExperience of Delivering questionnaires/routine outcome measures or standardised psychometric tests (such as the testing of cognition) and analysing these.
- oExperience of dissemination of research findings and report writing
- oExperience of presentations, publications or teaching/training delivery
- oExperience of completing risk assessments
- oExperience of participating in supervision
- oExperience of delivering group or individual work
- oResearch and Audit skills to evidence the efficacy of specialist interventions.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oHave a working understanding of child and adolescent development.
- oKnowledge of psychological theory of attachment and developmental trauma
- oAbility to apply existing psychological knowledge to help make sense of a presentation/behaviour.
- oTo communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner (both written and verbal) including with individuals with cognitive, communication & sensory difficulties;
- oGood organisational skills and an ability to work well to deadlines.
- oAbility to work independently, reliably and consistently with regular supervision;
- oSpecialist skills in establishing and developing therapeutic relationships with clients with complex clinical presentations.
- oAbility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries;
- oSkills in using IT, databases & spreadsheets and statistical analysis;
- oPresentation and teaching skills.
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively; (reflective practice / learning/ safety)
Desirable
- oKnowledge of child related psychometric tests
- oKnowledge around neurodiversity such as ASD and ADHD.
- oSkills and knowledge in regards to working with individuals with an intellectual disability
- oResearch and audit skills. Knowledge of research design and methodology including quantitative and qualitative methods.
Dispositional Attributes
Essential
- oCommitment and enthusiasm;
- oFlexibility to work as and where required
- oReliability & personal integrity.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
- oPost graduate doctorate in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS Or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology approved by the HCPC and then a Doctorate in Forensic Psychology from a HCPC-accredited doctoral programme
- o Current registration with HCPC (or planned if currently on a Training course)
Desirable
- Further relevant pre or post-qualification training. For example: oDyadic Developmental Psychotherapy oAttachment Theory oSystemic or Family Therapy o CBT/DBT oCAT, Narrative, CFT, ACT o Psychological models of assessing and treating PTSD e.g. EMDR
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties and their families/carers.
- Experience off effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within a secure setting.
- oExperience of assessment and formulation of individuals whose life experiences have been traumatic and/or abusive
- oExperience of Delivering questionnaires/routine outcome measures or standardised psychometric tests (such as the testing of cognition) and analysing these.
- oExperience of dissemination of research findings and report writing
- oExperience of presentations, publications or teaching/training delivery
- oExperience of completing risk assessments
- oExperience of participating in supervision
- oExperience of delivering group or individual work
- oResearch and Audit skills to evidence the efficacy of specialist interventions.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oHave a working understanding of child and adolescent development.
- oKnowledge of psychological theory of attachment and developmental trauma
- oAbility to apply existing psychological knowledge to help make sense of a presentation/behaviour.
- oTo communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner (both written and verbal) including with individuals with cognitive, communication & sensory difficulties;
- oGood organisational skills and an ability to work well to deadlines.
- oAbility to work independently, reliably and consistently with regular supervision;
- oSpecialist skills in establishing and developing therapeutic relationships with clients with complex clinical presentations.
- oAbility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries;
- oSkills in using IT, databases & spreadsheets and statistical analysis;
- oPresentation and teaching skills.
- oAbility to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively; (reflective practice / learning/ safety)
Desirable
- oKnowledge of child related psychometric tests
- oKnowledge around neurodiversity such as ASD and ADHD.
- oSkills and knowledge in regards to working with individuals with an intellectual disability
- oResearch and audit skills. Knowledge of research design and methodology including quantitative and qualitative methods.
Dispositional Attributes
Essential
- oCommitment and enthusiasm;
- oFlexibility to work as and where required
- oReliability & personal integrity.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
