Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist to join the Hull & ER core CAMHS team, Crisis and intensive home treatment team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the senior decision-making team that will shape the development of acute and core CAMH services in Hull & ER CAMHS. You would be joining a service comprising of 3 Consultant Clinical Psychologists working across CAMHS, Neurodiversity Services, Eating Disorder Service and Inspire, CAMHS Inpatient Unit alongside 30 Child Clinical and Assistant Psychologists working across Hull & East Riding CAMHS.
Over the past year CAMH service has developed a home intensive treatment team that works alongside the Hull & ER crisis team. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical expertise in the assessment, formulation and therapy of children and young people with histories of trauma and the core CAMH service is currently working with commissioners on developing a trauma informed service specification which will be the first of its kind in England. We have also set up a DBT service across CAMHS and the successful postholder will be expected to be involved in providing clinical leadership of this service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should have significant experience of working with children and young people with a history of trauma and supporting and managing young people displaying high levels of risk. You will also be expected to be able to provide clinical supervision for staff from a range of different professions as agreed with the service manager and the clinical lead.
To provide clinical supervision/leadership for staff employed within the service area including Assistants and Trainees attached to the service as agreed with the Professional Lead.
To participate in the clinical leadership of the service area and to take responsibility for identified key service issues.
To facilitate and maintain a strong research and development culture, within the relative service area, in the promotion of service and policy development
To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service area, and contribute to effective risk assessment and clinical audit.
To deputise for the Lead Psychologist, as appropriate
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our Trust website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 2,800 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this post please see the attached job description and person spec.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this post please see the attached job description and person spec.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or its equivalent
- oFormal training in supervision of other psychologists
- oBroadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex trauma, dual diagnosis, young people with neurodiversity issues etc)
Desirable
- oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. DBT, CBT, EMDR, trauma informed approaches
- oFormal training in leadership
- oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex trauma, co-morbidity such as neurodiversity issues and self-harming behaviours and severely challenging behaviour
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant assessed experience of working as a clinical psychologist, to include a significant period of working/clinically specialising at a senior level in the field where the post is held
- oProven experience of professional leadership/management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists and able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- oDemonstrable experience of working across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- oDemonstrable experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/management skills at an advanced level
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Evidence of resilience in working with challenging client groups
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or its equivalent
- oFormal training in supervision of other psychologists
- oBroadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex trauma, dual diagnosis, young people with neurodiversity issues etc)
Desirable
- oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. DBT, CBT, EMDR, trauma informed approaches
- oFormal training in leadership
- oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex trauma, co-morbidity such as neurodiversity issues and self-harming behaviours and severely challenging behaviour
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant assessed experience of working as a clinical psychologist, to include a significant period of working/clinically specialising at a senior level in the field where the post is held
- oProven experience of professional leadership/management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists and able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- oDemonstrable experience of working across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- oDemonstrable experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/management skills at an advanced level
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Evidence of resilience in working with challenging client groups
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
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).
