Clinical Psychologist Development Role

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Clinical Psychology development post offers a great opportunity for a newly qualified psychologist to progress from a Band 7 into a band 8a Clinical Psychologist.

Core CAMHS is a county wide service offering mental health treatment to the county of Northamptonshire. The service offers assessment, formulation and treatment to those children & young people who present with moderate to severe mental health needs.

A welcome award of £5000 pro rata is offered for this post, £2000 within your first salary! A further £2,000 after completing 12 months service followed by £1,000 after completing 18 months.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified psychologist to work within our Core CAMHS service, with the opportunity to develop professionally and progress onto a band 8a as there will be a development plan with support and supervision in place. The successful candidate will be part of a wider multi-professional team which includes Clinical Psychology, Psychiatrists, Therapists, Family Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists.

The service offers different pathways of care and evidence based/informed intervention which will be an excellent opportunity for any successful candidate to receive further training.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

16 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £53,219 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TD191-ACS-A

Job locations

Newland House

Newland

Northampton

NN13EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Working to complete or has completed doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Experience

Essential

Completed placements in various health environments

Desirable

Passion to develop in child & adolescent mental health

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Working to complete or has completed doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Experience

Essential

Completed placements in various health environments

Desirable

Passion to develop in child & adolescent 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.