Job summary
Boston Core CAMHS are looking for an experienced Specialist Child Psychologist to be part of our multi-disciplinary team. We provide assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, working alongside children, young people and their families. Whilst we provide excellent care to our young people and families, we also have a nurturing and supportive team, something we are very proud of.
Our psychology team provides consultation, training, and clinical supervision to professionals based in health and social care. Psychologists in the Boston CORE team also provide specialist assessment and intervention to children / young people and their families, experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties, using evidence-based interventions. As a psychologist in the Boston CAMHS team, you will be an integral part of a team which includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health nurses and an art therapist.
Please contact Philip Dutton, Boston Team Manager on 01205 354202 if you would like further information.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who share our values related to creative and critical thinking, holistic patient-centred care, integrated working and compassionately providing evidence-based interventions.
You will assist with the provision of CAMHS from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. You may also be required to work one evening a week up to 8pm dependant on service need.
You will be expected to be able to engage with and work effectively with vulnerable young people and their carers, (including Looked After Children, children and young people with mild to severe Learning Disabilities; young people who are / have been in contact with the Youth Justice Service), .
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology
- A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS; HCPC
- Registered member of HCPC
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.
- Clinical supervision training for doctorate trainees
- Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers
- Additional training in working with children and young people affected by abuse
- Additional training in neuropsychology assessments and interventions
- Registered member of BPS
- Eligible for chartered status as a clinical psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a trainee clinical psychologist with children and families where there are psychological concerns
- Experience of providing psychological assessment of children and young people
- Experience of developing and providing psychology interventions and intervention packages for children, young people and their families - individually; in groups; to whole families
- Experience of providing psychological advice to parents and carers and staff concerning the care and/or therapeutic provision for children and young people
- Knowledge of and experience of child protection and safeguarding issues and procedures
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings
Desirable
- Pre and post qualification experience of working with children, young people and their families and carers where there are psychological concerns
- Post qualification experience of providing clinical psychology assessments of children and young people
- Post qualification experience of developing and providing clinical psychology interventions and intervention packages for children, young people and their families
- Post qualification experience of providing clinical psychology advice to parents and carers and staff concerning the care and/or therapeutic provision for children and young people
- Pre or post qualification experience of working with children and young people affected by sexual abuse
- Pre or post qualifying experience of working with children and young people who are presenting with sexually concerning behaviours
- Experience of providing neuropsychology assessments of children and young people
- Experience of providing neuropsychology advice and guidance to parents, carers and staff concerning the care and treatment for children and young people
- Supervisory and consultative experience - to other psychologists; to other professions; to other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and organise commitments to meet deadlines
- Able to assess, provide, develop and implement specialist clinical psychology interventions; provide expert clinical psychology advice and opinion
- Ability to contribute to policy and service development forums and propose changes and developments
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of relevant child protection, safeguarding and mental health legislation and its implications for clinical practice when working with children, young people and their families / carers
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and the BPS
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development forums and proposing changes and developments
- Experience of supervising more junior psychologists; volunteers; other professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology
- A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS; HCPC
- Registered member of HCPC
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.
- Clinical supervision training for doctorate trainees
- Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers
- Additional training in working with children and young people affected by abuse
- Additional training in neuropsychology assessments and interventions
- Registered member of BPS
- Eligible for chartered status as a clinical psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a trainee clinical psychologist with children and families where there are psychological concerns
- Experience of providing psychological assessment of children and young people
- Experience of developing and providing psychology interventions and intervention packages for children, young people and their families - individually; in groups; to whole families
- Experience of providing psychological advice to parents and carers and staff concerning the care and/or therapeutic provision for children and young people
- Knowledge of and experience of child protection and safeguarding issues and procedures
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings
Desirable
- Pre and post qualification experience of working with children, young people and their families and carers where there are psychological concerns
- Post qualification experience of providing clinical psychology assessments of children and young people
- Post qualification experience of developing and providing clinical psychology interventions and intervention packages for children, young people and their families
- Post qualification experience of providing clinical psychology advice to parents and carers and staff concerning the care and/or therapeutic provision for children and young people
- Pre or post qualification experience of working with children and young people affected by sexual abuse
- Pre or post qualifying experience of working with children and young people who are presenting with sexually concerning behaviours
- Experience of providing neuropsychology assessments of children and young people
- Experience of providing neuropsychology advice and guidance to parents, carers and staff concerning the care and treatment for children and young people
- Supervisory and consultative experience - to other psychologists; to other professions; to other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and organise commitments to meet deadlines
- Able to assess, provide, develop and implement specialist clinical psychology interventions; provide expert clinical psychology advice and opinion
- Ability to contribute to policy and service development forums and propose changes and developments
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of relevant child protection, safeguarding and mental health legislation and its implications for clinical practice when working with children, young people and their families / carers
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and the BPS
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development forums and proposing changes and developments
- Experience of supervising more junior psychologists; volunteers; other professionals
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Galaxy Suite, The Archway Centre
Boston West Business Park, Sleaford Road
Boston
PE21 8EG
Employer's website
https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
