Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

An 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 across systems, in considering models of developmental trauma, attachment and therapeutic parenting? We are looking for 2 passionate individuals who love to work systemically and reflectively with adults who care for children in Suffolk residential homes.

We are splitting a full time 8A post into two part-time opportunities as follows:

Post 1: 8A Clinical Psychologist 18.75 hours per week (0.5 WTE) -must include Tuesday. Covering Waveney and North Suffolk.

Post 2: 8A Clinical Psychologist 18.75 hours per week (0.5 WTE) -must include Tuesday. Covering East to West Central Suffolk a full-time position across the region is also possible

You will be supported by the CONNECT team within NSFT & Principal Clinical Psychologist Dr Jessica Austin. She works across NSFT & SCC, has extensive experience in this complex clinical area and can support your development and strategic direction. The Norfolk LAAC team are involved and supportive of this service. It is an exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding network and to offer a highly valued contribution to the system. These posts are appreciated and respected by the Children's Home service and do not involve direct therapeutic work with children, it is the adults / staff around them who are the focus. We invite you to share any queries or interest with Dr Austin and get in touch.

Main duties of the job

Supporting Suffolk's Children's Homes: The work within Suffolk County Council's Children's Homes will involve a 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 people's behavioural, emotional, safety and relational needs.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

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.

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.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Children's Treament Centre

Bungalow 6, Walker Close

Ipswich

IP38LY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Children's Treament Centre

Bungalow 6, Walker Close

Ipswich

IP38LY

Employer's website

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

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