Job summary
Are you a Clinical Psychologist with a passion to support vulnerable Young People in Norfolk to create meaningful change?
If you are, we have an exciting opportunity within our Compass Schools provision and are pleased to offer a permanent role based predominantly at our Compass Belton near Great Yarmouth near Kings Lynn.
Main duties of the job
Based in Norfolk, the Compass Schools provide therapeutic education provision to children and young people in partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Unity Trust. Compass Belton is a long-term specialist education and mental health provision combined school, catering for up to 25 young people ranging from Key Stage 1 to the end of Key Stage 3. All of our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) with a primary need of Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. The Compass Schools provide a range of therapeutic services for these vulnerable children, young people and their families.
Applications are welcomed for those wishing to be considered on a full-time, part-time, annualised hours or term time only basis, although the minimum need is for the person to be available in school for 4 days per week during term time.
All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Although the post will be primarily based at the Compass Site at Belton, there will be times when the need to travel independently to the other school sites and elsewhere in Norfolk will be required.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and would like more information please contact Dr Amie Curtis (Principal Clinical Psychologist) amie.curtis@nsft.nhs.uk m. 07789874750
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:
NHS pension
a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
career progression
starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
staff physio service
NHS discounts and many more
Relocation packages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of a vibrant and enthusiastic therapy department, expectations include managing a clinical caseload, providing individual and group interventions, to co-facilitate staff reflective practice sessions, deliver training, provide supervision and undertake research. The role offers the opportunity to be part of an environment that has a strong emphasis on Teamwork, access to training resources and the opportunity to deliver longer-term therapy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of a vibrant and enthusiastic therapy department, expectations include managing a clinical caseload, providing individual and group interventions, to co-facilitate staff reflective practice sessions, deliver training, provide supervision and undertake research. The role offers the opportunity to be part of an environment that has a strong emphasis on Teamwork, access to training resources and the opportunity to deliver longer-term therapy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
- 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
- Skills in training and supervision
- Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.
- Skills in neuropsychological assessment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)
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.
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
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
- 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
- Skills in training and supervision
- Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.
- Skills in neuropsychological assessment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)
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.
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
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).
