Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Clinical Psychologist - Children's Home Psychology service

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Job summary

Exciting and Unique opportunity to work alongside adults, social workers and children in care in a variety of ways! Do you have skills in working with systems, in considering models of developmental trauma, attachment and therapeutic parenting? Do you like a varied role in which you work as a team and contribute broadly across systems and organisations? We are looking for a passionate individual who loves to work creatively with children and their networks around them.

Main duties of the job

  • 5 days per week we will invite you to work in some of Suffolk's Children's Homes, working with the staff group providing support with formulations and developing the Trauma-informed approach across the sites.
  • You will be involved in training, supervision, running reflective practice groups, and being part of complex consultations, as well as evaluating the impact of the service. This is a mainly Indirect clinical working model with limited exposure to working clinically 1-1 with the children themselves. This post provides opportunity for strategic and clinical leadership experience.
  • This is an excellently supported post with a Clinical Lead (8B Clinical Psychologist) working alongside the post holder, as well as other Clinical Psychologists in related teams. This is a well performing service, which is highly regarded by Suffolk County Council and the Children's Homes Teams.

About us

We are confident that being part of our team would enable you to be the practitioner you trained to be. This role will offer you the time and facilities to make a difference to our young people and their networks. There is regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development. We provide a full induction package and have extensive training and career development opportunities that can be accessed across our trust.

We pride ourselves in working to the Trust's values as well as our team's values of ensuring the young person's voice is heard and is central to their recovery journey.

Details

Date posted

04 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£48,526 to £54,619 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

246-CFYP5249914

Job locations

Walker Close Ipswich

ipswich

IP3 8LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting Suffolks Childrens Homes:The work within Suffolk County Councils Childrens Homes will focus on embedding a trauma and psychologically informed culture in the homes across Suffolk. The success of the pilot in 2021 has contributed to a permanent funding agreement for the Clinical Psychology role and the continued passion and support from colleagues in the homes and SCC for the post. The role involves an exciting opportunity to embed a trauma and psychologically informed culture across multi-layers of the system such as facilitating reflective practice groups, training and formulation sessions for staff and working with the management team to review and embed practice developments such as the assessment, formulation and support of young peoples behavioural, emotional, safety and relational needs.

Hi, Im Lucy, Clinical Psychologist, and I have been working on the Trauma Informed Services Project across Suffolk Childrens homes for the past 12 months. In its time, it has been incredible to be part of a new, and innovative project, where the emotional needs of children are being wholeheartedly held at the centre. Its also wonderful to work with colleagues who are so keen and passionate about the project, improving the lives of the children they work with, and are wanting to be bold in integrating psychological ways of thinking and working into both their systems and practice. Having the opportunity to be part of, and lead on developing something innovative can be daunting, but very rewarding, when you see just how helpful psychological input can be for containing and empowering the work of childrens residential care staff. The post is very lucky to be held within a team of supportive and compassionate Psychological therapists, with varied experience, who all hold core shared values at the centre of our practice wed love you to join us!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting Suffolks Childrens Homes:The work within Suffolk County Councils Childrens Homes will focus on embedding a trauma and psychologically informed culture in the homes across Suffolk. The success of the pilot in 2021 has contributed to a permanent funding agreement for the Clinical Psychology role and the continued passion and support from colleagues in the homes and SCC for the post. The role involves an exciting opportunity to embed a trauma and psychologically informed culture across multi-layers of the system such as facilitating reflective practice groups, training and formulation sessions for staff and working with the management team to review and embed practice developments such as the assessment, formulation and support of young peoples behavioural, emotional, safety and relational needs.

Hi, Im Lucy, Clinical Psychologist, and I have been working on the Trauma Informed Services Project across Suffolk Childrens homes for the past 12 months. In its time, it has been incredible to be part of a new, and innovative project, where the emotional needs of children are being wholeheartedly held at the centre. Its also wonderful to work with colleagues who are so keen and passionate about the project, improving the lives of the children they work with, and are wanting to be bold in integrating psychological ways of thinking and working into both their systems and practice. Having the opportunity to be part of, and lead on developing something innovative can be daunting, but very rewarding, when you see just how helpful psychological input can be for containing and empowering the work of childrens residential care staff. The post is very lucky to be held within a team of supportive and compassionate Psychological therapists, with varied experience, who all hold core shared values at the centre of our practice wed love you to join us!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold relevant professional qualification in Clinical / Counselling Psychology
  • Registration with appropriate professional body

Desirable

  • Additional therapeutic qualification, training, or experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health practice with children, young people and families
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of multi disciplinary working

Desirable

  • Experience of working with care experienced children and young people
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk with children and young people
  • Experience of working within Social Care systems

skills

Essential

  • A good ability to communicate complex information effectively
  • Able to demonstrate a flexible, enabling approach to service delivery
  • Work autonomously and practice effective time management

Desirable

  • Able to use reflective practice skills
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision to multi-professionals
  • Ability to travel independently

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of attachment, child development, developmental trauma and systemic practice
  • Awareness of safeguarding principles

Desirable

  • Knowledge of methods of evaluating impact of work on staff teams
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold relevant professional qualification in Clinical / Counselling Psychology
  • Registration with appropriate professional body

Desirable

  • Additional therapeutic qualification, training, or experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health practice with children, young people and families
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of multi disciplinary working

Desirable

  • Experience of working with care experienced children and young people
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk with children and young people
  • Experience of working within Social Care systems

skills

Essential

  • A good ability to communicate complex information effectively
  • Able to demonstrate a flexible, enabling approach to service delivery
  • Work autonomously and practice effective time management

Desirable

  • Able to use reflective practice skills
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision to multi-professionals
  • Ability to travel independently

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of attachment, child development, developmental trauma and systemic practice
  • Awareness of safeguarding principles

Desirable

  • Knowledge of methods of evaluating impact of work on staff teams

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Walker Close Ipswich

ipswich

IP3 8LY


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Walker Close Ipswich

ipswich

IP3 8LY


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist

Jessica Austin

jessica.austin@nsft.nhs.uk

01473237070

Details

Date posted

04 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£48,526 to £54,619 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

246-CFYP5249914

Job locations

Walker Close Ipswich

ipswich

IP3 8LY


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