Job summary
Hi, I'm Carla and I am the Community Team Manager for the South Norfolk Youth Service. I am delighted to be recruiting to a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist within:
South Norfolk Youth Services for young people aged between 14-25 years old.
Do you have a drive to put the needs of young people first in all you do?Your primary driver will be a desire to help reduce the impact of problems on young people's lives and on their future well-being in adulthood.
Our absolute commitment is to improve the lives of children and young people by providing a mental health service we can be proud of. A service that shows compassion, kindness and hope at a time when families need it most.
This post is open to newly qualified Psychologists, on the understanding that the post will be rated at band 7, until completion of preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
When developing these roles, we spoke to young people to enquire what qualities they wanted from clinicians and these are the qualities looked for:
o Flexibleo Person centredo Goes the extra mileo Led by themo Put their needs firsto Dynamico Friendlyo Approachableo Reliable
What else?
We to inspire people by positively influencing and driving change. As a Clinical Psychologist you will be delivering psychological interventions; to help develop clear psychological thinking and promote evidence based and reflective practice in teams.
You would provide intervention as early as possible in a troubled or vulnerable young person's life and to prevent the problems from recurring.Your work will include parents, teachers, and other professionals, to build families' capacity to manage mental health problems.
You will also draw on your clinical training in adult psychology, forensic mental health, and the psychology of systems as well as child and family mental health.
About us
We are looking for people who see challenges as opportunities and can influence, inspire and energise others, as well as work with people's strengths to strive service improvement and patient experience .
We are looking for a flexible, dynamic, friendly psychologist to lead and deliver mental health services which truly meet the needs of young people.
You will be offered the opportunity to be mentored and coached and be supported with training and development. If you want to make a difference in young people's lives and change it for the better, we want you to be part of our fantastic team!
We want you to come join us to help us support and develop a team whilst being able to work clinically, using your skills, knowledge and experience as a Psychologist to make a difference to families in Norfolk and Waveney.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Norfolk?
Norfolk has the best of both worlds.
Big blues skies - The beautiful countryside and coastline is quickly and easily accessible from anywhere in Norfolk. Norfolk offers a wonderful environment to bring up a young family. Norfolk has some of the safest places to live in the UK with low crime rates, making it a community to be proud of. Housing prices are frequently cited as a reason to move here, as you get an incredible amount for your money.
In contrast to the gentle calm of the countryside and coastline the city of Norwich is vibrant and full of life and colour. The university city boasts boutique shops, independent cafes sit side by side against national chains. Norwich is full of culture and comes alive after dark with bars, restaurants, theatres and fantastic music scene.
Trains run to London every 30 minutes and there are direct rail services to Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge.
We are well connected to major road networks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Norfolk?
Norfolk has the best of both worlds.
Big blues skies - The beautiful countryside and coastline is quickly and easily accessible from anywhere in Norfolk. Norfolk offers a wonderful environment to bring up a young family. Norfolk has some of the safest places to live in the UK with low crime rates, making it a community to be proud of. Housing prices are frequently cited as a reason to move here, as you get an incredible amount for your money.
In contrast to the gentle calm of the countryside and coastline the city of Norwich is vibrant and full of life and colour. The university city boasts boutique shops, independent cafes sit side by side against national chains. Norwich is full of culture and comes alive after dark with bars, restaurants, theatres and fantastic music scene.
Trains run to London every 30 minutes and there are direct rail services to Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge.
We are well connected to major road networks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Desirable
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapies)
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 neuropsychological assessment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
- Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service-user groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Desirable
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapies)
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 neuropsychological assessment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
- Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service-user 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.
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
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).
