Job summary
We are looking for a highly skilled, compassionate, experienced consultant clinical psychologist to join us in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, across Specialist CAMHS services to lead the design and delivery of the trust-wide Cared For Children & Care Leavers (CFCL) offer across the CAMHS care hub. The successful candidate will clinically lead the therapeutic offer for CFCL across the Pennine Care footprint ensuring consistency in approach and reduction in variation across our five boroughs. In addition, a key role is to support whole system transformation and lead programmes of change that ensure that the principles of "Future in Mind" and iThrive recommendations are delivered across the Pennine Care footprint for Cared For Children.
Main duties of the job
This is also an exciting new role to develop an enhanced offer across the Pennine Care footprint for children and young people who are cared for by GM Local Authorities placed within our 5 Trust boroughs. You will lead highly skilled, passionate colleagues in enhancing existing services and linking with partners across our services to work collaboratively to support children, young people and their families. Please refer to the job description for further information about role and key responsibilities.
About us
We are passionate about staff well-being and compassionate leadership in the CAMHS Care Hub.
We support staff to work flexibly and recognise and respect the roles our colleagues hold outside of their working hours.
Equality, diversity and inclusionis at the top of our agenda.We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone's value should be recognised and respected.
We proactively challenge injustices, and are the only Trust in the North West to publicly recognise our commitment tobecoming anti-racistandsupporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues.We also have thrivingstaff networksto make sure everyone has a voice.
We are committed to staff development and have an extensive psychological therapies training programme
We strive to uphold:
Our visionisfor a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities.
Our purposeis to maximise people's potential to live more rewarding lives and to create a great place to work.
Our valuesare kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.
Our ambitions aim to provide Outstanding care, a Great place to work, and an ethos of Listen to improve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a clinical psychologist committed to these values to join us and work across our CAMHS Care Hub to bring psychological leadership and approaches to our borough services and our partners as well as key stakeholders who play a vital role in supporting Cared For Children. Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Pennine Care CAMHS services are developing to deliver equitable services to children and young people who are cared for with aspirations to develop preventative and enhanced therapeutic offers as well as proactively supporting cared for children ahead of transitioning to become care leavers. This is an exciting time of growth in clinical psychology and psychological therapies and we are looking for someone who is committed to delivering positive outcomes for children and families while offering a compassionate, innovative approach to clinical leadership across the Trust. The post-holder will work with our management and clinical teams across our CAMHS Care Hub along with the support of project leads, senior management and network directors in the Trust to support cared for children.
Does this sound like you? If so wed love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a clinical psychologist committed to these values to join us and work across our CAMHS Care Hub to bring psychological leadership and approaches to our borough services and our partners as well as key stakeholders who play a vital role in supporting Cared For Children. Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Pennine Care CAMHS services are developing to deliver equitable services to children and young people who are cared for with aspirations to develop preventative and enhanced therapeutic offers as well as proactively supporting cared for children ahead of transitioning to become care leavers. This is an exciting time of growth in clinical psychology and psychological therapies and we are looking for someone who is committed to delivering positive outcomes for children and families while offering a compassionate, innovative approach to clinical leadership across the Trust. The post-holder will work with our management and clinical teams across our CAMHS Care Hub along with the support of project leads, senior management and network directors in the Trust to support cared for children.
Does this sound like you? If so wed love you to join us.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and child developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS or a BPS. Or a post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) Statement of equivalence. Membership of the HCPC Additional further training in the use of specific psychometric and/or neuropsychological assessment tools. Training in supervision of qualified and trainee psychologists and other
Desirable
- Additional further training and qualifications in a range of therapeutic models (e.g. DBT, DDP, CBT, CAT, psycho-analytic therapies)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with demonstrable experience as a highly specialist clinical psychologist with Children and young people and/or their families/carers. Experience of service design / redesign and implementation Experience in undertaking line management of psychological therapies staff. Experience of working with children, young people and their families who may be complex and challenging within the community. Experience of working within multidisciplinary services across the range of statutory and voluntary children's sector. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological care and treatment as an autonomous practitioner with complex and challenging service users within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of working on inpatient, crisis care pathways and / or eating disorder services. Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Experience in developing research and development programmes within psychological therapy services Experience within 1 or both of the following specialist areas: children in care, children with additional needs Experience in teaching and training qualified psychological therapist and of non-psychology staff. Experience of the application of psychological therapy in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Highly developed skills and experience of working with complex, sensitive or contentious information. Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive, antagonistic or hostile atmosphere and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information. Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional including medical staff and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis. Keyboard skills and skills in using wordprocessing, e mail and internet software. Ability to work independently on a day to day basis and use own initiative. Ability to work towards agreed goals, reviewed regularly in management supervision. Evidence of continual professional development as recommended by the appropriate professional body. Knowledge of contemporary legislation relating to the delivery of mental health, safeguarding and psychological services and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management. Knowledge of professional issues in psychology and psychological therapies. Knowledge and experience of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies and procedures for the maintenance and improvement of psychological services. Commitment to quality improvement in psychological services through multiprofessional evaluation and audit of psychological services Ability to engage a range of professional and non-professional groups in cooperative working Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others Ability to work face to face with (potentially aggressive) patients in isolated settings (including domiciliary visits) without other team members being nearby and in accordance with the Trust Lone Worker Policy Ability to work to professional guidelines Ability to provide evidence of ongoing CPD log for HSPC
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies to treat specific groups of service users. Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies. Familiarity with computing technology including spreadsheets and databases Knowledge of SPSS or other statistical software packages. Record of having published research/review academic, or professional journals and/or books
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and occasional weekends as part of both clinical and managerial role Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
Desirable
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and child developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS or a BPS. Or a post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) Statement of equivalence. Membership of the HCPC Additional further training in the use of specific psychometric and/or neuropsychological assessment tools. Training in supervision of qualified and trainee psychologists and other
Desirable
- Additional further training and qualifications in a range of therapeutic models (e.g. DBT, DDP, CBT, CAT, psycho-analytic therapies)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with demonstrable experience as a highly specialist clinical psychologist with Children and young people and/or their families/carers. Experience of service design / redesign and implementation Experience in undertaking line management of psychological therapies staff. Experience of working with children, young people and their families who may be complex and challenging within the community. Experience of working within multidisciplinary services across the range of statutory and voluntary children's sector. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological care and treatment as an autonomous practitioner with complex and challenging service users within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of working on inpatient, crisis care pathways and / or eating disorder services. Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Experience in developing research and development programmes within psychological therapy services Experience within 1 or both of the following specialist areas: children in care, children with additional needs Experience in teaching and training qualified psychological therapist and of non-psychology staff. Experience of the application of psychological therapy in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Highly developed skills and experience of working with complex, sensitive or contentious information. Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive, antagonistic or hostile atmosphere and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information. Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional including medical staff and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis. Keyboard skills and skills in using wordprocessing, e mail and internet software. Ability to work independently on a day to day basis and use own initiative. Ability to work towards agreed goals, reviewed regularly in management supervision. Evidence of continual professional development as recommended by the appropriate professional body. Knowledge of contemporary legislation relating to the delivery of mental health, safeguarding and psychological services and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management. Knowledge of professional issues in psychology and psychological therapies. Knowledge and experience of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies and procedures for the maintenance and improvement of psychological services. Commitment to quality improvement in psychological services through multiprofessional evaluation and audit of psychological services Ability to engage a range of professional and non-professional groups in cooperative working Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others Ability to work face to face with (potentially aggressive) patients in isolated settings (including domiciliary visits) without other team members being nearby and in accordance with the Trust Lone Worker Policy Ability to work to professional guidelines Ability to provide evidence of ongoing CPD log for HSPC
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies to treat specific groups of service users. Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies. Familiarity with computing technology including spreadsheets and databases Knowledge of SPSS or other statistical software packages. Record of having published research/review academic, or professional journals and/or books
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and occasional weekends as part of both clinical and managerial role Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
Desirable
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.
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).
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.
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).
