Job summary
We invite you to consider being involved in this exciting opportunity to be a part of delivering the governments vision and commitment of having integrated Mental Health Teams (MHST's) in schools as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Building on existing 'Whole School Approaches' to mental health and wellbeing, Surrey is developing MHSTs to work with selected primary and secondary schools to increase access to mental health interventions and provide early intervention with mild to moderate mental health problems withing the Thrive framework for children and young people up to the age of 18.
The Specialist Schools MHST is a new team that has been coproduced with children and young people (CYP), families and schools to support CYP attending specialist schools in Surrey. Specialist schools include those offering specialist provision for CYP with diagnoses of Learning Disabilities/Developmental Delay, Autism Spectrum Condition and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or significant Social, Emotional or Behavioural needs. Our Team currently comprises of Education and Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Supervisor, RTT ASC/LD and the clinical Lead.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a measured, inspiring, motivated, dynamic, experienced, forward thinking practitioner who is flexible and able to work effectively with partners in education, multiagency partners, children, young people and their families. You will have a passion and some professional or lived experience with children and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, developmental, behavioural and/or emotional mental health problems.
This is an exciting opportunity to support Clinical and Educational Psychologists, as well as the SS MHST multidisciplinary team in providing psychologically informed consultation, assessment and intervention to children, young people and their families and school staff from specialist schools.
The post holder will be responsible for providing a systematic service (including assessment and manualised treatment) under the direction and supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist who will retain clinical responsibility for clinical work carried out, provided that the clinical work is within the care plan specified. You will support the delivery of both individual and group interventions for clients referred to the service.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will participate in audit, service evaluation and/or research and to undertake teaching and project work under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Specific duties will be determined on the basis of skills and experience and operational service requirements, and may vary occasionally as service needs/priorities change.
Please note: You will be required to travel between various sites, therefore you will have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service. Please note not all office locations or client care bases maybe reached by public transport.
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
Please note this job may close early
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will participate in audit, service evaluation and/or research and to undertake teaching and project work under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Specific duties will be determined on the basis of skills and experience and operational service requirements, and may vary occasionally as service needs/priorities change.
Please note: You will be required to travel between various sites, therefore you will have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service. Please note not all office locations or client care bases maybe reached by public transport.
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
Please note this job may close early
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.1 or above recognised by the BPS
Experience
Essential
- oSome experience, voluntary or paid, of working in mental health services for children and adolescents
- oAbility to collect, analyse and interpret data collected from audit and research projects
- oAbility to present data analysis and interpretation in language that is clear and concise to a variety of audiences
- oAbility to administer and interpret complex data and consider its relevance to the divisional business performance
- oAbility to work within professional guidelines
- oWell-developed skills in communicating effectively, orally & in writing
- oAbility to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines
- oknowledge of research design/methodology
- oSome professional or lived experience with children and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, developmental, behavioural and/or emotional mental health problems
- oExperience of presenting research findings to professional audiences
- oExperience of teaching and training
- oResearch experience
- oSome knowledge of outcomes construction, development and interpretation.
- oUnderstanding of the importance of professional boundaries and how to manage & maintain them
- oExperience of presenting and sharing best practise to a broad range of professionals
- oKnowledge & understanding of the principles of confidentiality
- oThis role will require you to travel between multiple sites within your working day
- oHighly motivated and a self-starter oTeam player oAble to maintain professional boundaries oDresses in an appropriate and professional manner oComfortable with diversity oWell-developed IT & keyboard skills oAbility to cope with mental ,physical and emotional challenges of working with highly emotive, young, behaviourally challenging children as well as adolescents
Desirable
- oSome experience, voluntary or paid, of working within mental health services.
- oHas had some experience as an Assistant Psychologist
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.1 or above recognised by the BPS
Experience
Essential
- oSome experience, voluntary or paid, of working in mental health services for children and adolescents
- oAbility to collect, analyse and interpret data collected from audit and research projects
- oAbility to present data analysis and interpretation in language that is clear and concise to a variety of audiences
- oAbility to administer and interpret complex data and consider its relevance to the divisional business performance
- oAbility to work within professional guidelines
- oWell-developed skills in communicating effectively, orally & in writing
- oAbility to organise own workload effectively, prioritising a range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines
- oknowledge of research design/methodology
- oSome professional or lived experience with children and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, developmental, behavioural and/or emotional mental health problems
- oExperience of presenting research findings to professional audiences
- oExperience of teaching and training
- oResearch experience
- oSome knowledge of outcomes construction, development and interpretation.
- oUnderstanding of the importance of professional boundaries and how to manage & maintain them
- oExperience of presenting and sharing best practise to a broad range of professionals
- oKnowledge & understanding of the principles of confidentiality
- oThis role will require you to travel between multiple sites within your working day
- oHighly motivated and a self-starter oTeam player oAble to maintain professional boundaries oDresses in an appropriate and professional manner oComfortable with diversity oWell-developed IT & keyboard skills oAbility to cope with mental ,physical and emotional challenges of working with highly emotive, young, behaviourally challenging children as well as adolescents
Desirable
- oSome experience, voluntary or paid, of working within mental health services.
- oHas had some experience as an Assistant Psychologist
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.
