Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a Band 7 psychologist to join the new Children and Young People's Gender Service (London).
This is an exciting new blended role that will work in the Children and Young People's Gender Service and an allocated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The CAMHS element of this role will ideally be a good fit with the Children and Young People's Gender Service and the experience, skills, and preference of the applicant. Please specify in your supporting information your preferred choice. The post will be full time for 3 years (fixed term contract).
This post reflects the Cass Review recommendation that staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective by working across related NHS services to embed the care of childrenandyoung people with gender-related distress within a broader childand adolescent health context.
Practitioner Health and Educational Psychologists will also be considered for this role if they are able to demonstrate significant experience within a children and young people's mental health setting and document the equivalent level of training in an appropriate therapeutic model, either as a core part of training, additional qualification, or substantial number of short courses.
Main duties of the job
The Children and Young People's Gender Serviceprovides assessment and therapeutic support for children and young people that are gender questioning or experiencing gender incongruence. Many of these young people will have co-morbid difficulties including developmental disorders, trauma, low mood and family conflict.
The post holder will work 0.5 wte within the Children and Young People's Gender Service and 0.5wte within an agreed CAMHS, providing a specialist psychology service across both areas - including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
About us
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has one of the largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country. We aim to utilise the skills, experience, and commitment of our clinicians to provide first class, effective, safe, and innovative care in community Borough based and National and Specialist Inpatient, Outpatient and Day patient multidisciplinary teams.
The Children and Young People's Gender Service (London) is being delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children's Hospital (part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the Children and Young People's Gender Service and an agreed CAMHS to
- provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people including gender exploratory therapy, assessment of trauma, self-harm and other common CAMHS presentations.
- contribute to the effective working of both services and to a psychologically informed framework.
- take an active role in supervision teaching, training and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the Children and Young People's Gender Service and an agreed CAMHS to
- provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people including gender exploratory therapy, assessment of trauma, self-harm and other common CAMHS presentations.
- contribute to the effective working of both services and to a psychologically informed framework.
- take an active role in supervision teaching, training and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent), or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
- oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
Knowledge
Essential
- oTheoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
- oKnowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
- oDoctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
- oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs
- oExperience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature including neurodevelopmental disorders.
- oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
- oExperience of developing and carrying out research projects
Skills
Essential
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews. (
- To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent), or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
- oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
Knowledge
Essential
- oTheoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
- oKnowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
- oDoctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
- oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs
- oExperience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature including neurodevelopmental disorders.
- oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
- oExperience of developing and carrying out research projects
Skills
Essential
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews. (
- To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Denmark Hill
Greater London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
