Senior Clinical Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic 8a Clinical Psychologist to join our CYP Community Eating Disorder Service. The service offers assessment, formulation and treatment to children and young people with eating disorder presentations. The successful applicant will be part of a innovative and passionate multi-disciplinary team who promote a culture of best outcomes for service users. In addition you will be working with an established group of psychologists who engage with the wider psychology services across the trust.

A welcome award of £5000 is offered for this post, paid in the first 18 months of employment.

(Preceptors/Suitable Band 7 applicants will be considered)

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's psychological problems including developmental background, interpersonal patterns of relating, service and diagnostic issues. These plans will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

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.

Date posted

13 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TD206-ACS-A

Job locations

The Brambles

Kent Road

Northampton

NN5 4GL

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

Essential

Degree in psychology
knowledge of attachment difficulties

Desirable

12 months CAMHS
Evidence in application that they are self motivated and can work under pressure

Essential

Good self/time management and organisational skills
Good communication skills evidence within application and interview

Desirable

Good Knowledge of system 1
Able to work collaboratively within a team structure

Person Specification

Essential

Degree in psychology
knowledge of attachment difficulties

Desirable

12 months CAMHS
Evidence in application that they are self motivated and can work under pressure

Essential

Good self/time management and organisational skills
Good communication skills evidence within application and interview

Desirable

Good Knowledge of system 1
Able to work collaboratively within a team structure

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.