Principal Clinical/Forensic Psychologist - Enhanced Case Management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Case formulation is an integral part of ECM delivery. The psychologists role is to:

Facilitate multi-agency discussion and highlight patterns of behaviour to assist understanding of the child and their life experiences.

Participate in drawing up a developmental map for each child under discussion.

Review the case in relation to the Trauma Recovery Model (TRM) and identify where the childs presenting behaviour and underlying needs sits within it.

Agree a set of recommendations with those attending the case-formulation about the most appropriate interventions for the child depending on where they are located within the TRM.

Produce a case formulation report, within one month of the formulation meeting, which contains the clinical opinion of the psychologist, the recommendations discussed, and an outline plan based on agreed actions.

Lead on case formulation and reviews and provide relevant reports; make recommendations for intervention planning and delivery; and provide clinical supervision and support to YOS practitioners managing ECM cases.

The psychologist/s will participate in regular reviews of case progress to provide advice and support to the YOS case manager and to discuss any issues that arise in implementing the intervention plan. The frequency of reviews will be determined by the YOS case manager, ECM senior practitioner and the psychologist/s.

Please note:

• New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration
• Qualifications / training in clinical supervision

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical or Forensic psychologist with post-qualification experience working at a Highly Specialist level.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings
• Experience of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Child and adolescent and or forensic mental health

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with people with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties and or trauma
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health

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

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Forensic CAMHS South West (North),

Okus Road

Swindon

SN1 4JS

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)