Job summary
Are you a skilled psychologist with a passion for working with young people? Do you believe in keeping young people and their families at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in a committed andpsychologically-minded multidisciplinary team and service line?We are looking to recruit a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, working full time in our Youth Mental Health Team which serves young people between the ages of 14 - 25 years
Main duties of the job
You will be a trained Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, registered with the HCPC, with clinical experience within this age group of young people who are experiencing significant distress and impaired functioning due totheir emotional health.You will be part of a skilled community team with a real ethos of care for the young people seen. We seek thorough understanding of the young people's needs through team review, multi-agency working and supervisionprocesses. Your role will complement and enhance the existing psychological resources and skills within the team, provided by psychology, systemic practitioner, nursing, social care, occupational health and medicalcolleagues. As well as direct work with young people and their support systems, you will contribute to team formulation, consultation, supervision and skill sharing.
About us
You will be supported through the Trust Management and Clinical Supervision structures, and from other psychology and multi-disciplinary colleagues. We endeavour to provide a learning environment to facilitate professional development and have ties with the UEA clinical psychology course
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is an exciting time to join the service. The Child, Families and Young People care group is coming together under a new leadership team. Psychology is represented at the highest level with a Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist as part of the leadership team, representing and ensuring the value of psychology within the service line at a strategic level. As with all CAMHS and Youth teams, we are undergoing transformation and development plans with other key agencies. We value multi-agency collaborative working and aspire to values from Future In Mind and CYP-IAPT, such as service user participation and ensuring appropriate and evidence based services for the young people we see.We would be pleased to be able to offer this post a preceptorship for suitably experienced candidates and would welcome applications from trainee psychologists who have recently qualified and would offer the post as a Band 7 preceptorship until the necessary experience and competences are met, upon which the post would move to an 8A.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is an exciting time to join the service. The Child, Families and Young People care group is coming together under a new leadership team. Psychology is represented at the highest level with a Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist as part of the leadership team, representing and ensuring the value of psychology within the service line at a strategic level. As with all CAMHS and Youth teams, we are undergoing transformation and development plans with other key agencies. We value multi-agency collaborative working and aspire to values from Future In Mind and CYP-IAPT, such as service user participation and ensuring appropriate and evidence based services for the young people we see.We would be pleased to be able to offer this post a preceptorship for suitably experienced candidates and would welcome applications from trainee psychologists who have recently qualified and would offer the post as a Band 7 preceptorship until the necessary experience and competences are met, upon which the post would move to an 8A.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical / forensic psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Desirable
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
- Skills in consultation to professional and non - professional groups.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service user groups.
Other
Essential
- Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Ability to travel independently
Desirable
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical / forensic psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Desirable
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
- Skills in consultation to professional and non - professional groups.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service user groups.
Other
Essential
- Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Ability to travel independently
Desirable
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
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).
