Job summary
Are you interested in working with children, young people and families? We are a multi-disciplinary CAMHS Crisis service offering a range of assessments and interventions to support Children and Young people in Mental Health Crisis.We are keen to recruit enthusiastic motived Psychological Therapist as we continue to enhance and develop our service You will be joining a committed, experienced team of clinicians.
Main duties of the job
To provide a psychological therapy within the CAMHS CrisisTeam, including assessment, Safety planning , casemanagement and delivering brief interventions. of children/young people as determined by need. To provide consultation, supervision and support to other clinicalmembers of the team who provide care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exerciseresponsibility for the governance of psychological therapy practice with the specialism.
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.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
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
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.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Evidence of experience in delivering Psychological Therapy in similar setting
Essential
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice, experiences in a CAMHS setting as part of psychology training.
- Able to demonstrate significant evidence of working practice as a psychological therapist, and must hold registration with the appropriate body. Eg. BACP, BABCP, HCPC.
- Experience managing risk, risk assessment and developing risk management plans
Desirable
- Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice in a CAMHS setting.
- Evidence of working with CYP experiencing difficulties with emotional dysregulation and moderate to severe mental health difficulties
- Knowledge of a range of mental illnesses in children and young people, and how to work alongside NICE guidance and evidence based practice to intervene effectively
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Evidence of experience in delivering Psychological Therapy in similar setting
Essential
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice, experiences in a CAMHS setting as part of psychology training.
- Able to demonstrate significant evidence of working practice as a psychological therapist, and must hold registration with the appropriate body. Eg. BACP, BABCP, HCPC.
- Experience managing risk, risk assessment and developing risk management plans
Desirable
- Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice in a CAMHS setting.
- Evidence of working with CYP experiencing difficulties with emotional dysregulation and moderate to severe mental health difficulties
- Knowledge of a range of mental illnesses in children and young people, and how to work alongside NICE guidance and evidence based practice to intervene effectively
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
