Job summary
We are looking to appoint a permanent full time Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to our Core CAMHS team in East Riding. The core team covers anxiety, low mood, self-harm and trauma referrals and is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Clinical Psychologists, Creative Therapist, Family Therapists, CBT Therapists, Specialist Nurses, Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Administrators and Support workers. The post holder will be expected to work both autonomously and as part of a team to provide assessments, formulations, treatment plans and interventions to children, young people and families presenting with a range of complex and severe mental health difficulties. Successful applicants will have access to regular supervision and support from experienced Clinical Psychologists working within the service. 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 recently set up a DBT service across CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
To be accountable in own area of responsibility to provide psychological care and professional direction, ensuring the delivery of evidence based psychological interventions and practice.
To continue to demonstrate specialist psychological skills in practice and provide support and advice re service development/development and implementation of specialist psychological interventions, and the delivery of care in partnership with service users, carers, staff, managers and other agencies across Core CAMHS in East Riding.
To undertake research and development initiatives relative to the clinical area, aiding the research and development of assistant clinical psychologists.
To contribute to appropriate training, teaching and supervision of other staff including assistant and trainee psychologists
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 vacancy please see the attached job description and person spec.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person spec.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
- To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC
- Skills in providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychology practice
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision
Skills
Essential
- oEffective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- oGood time management skills
Desirable
- oAble to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- oBe able to demonstrate leadership/project management skills at an advanced level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
- To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC
- Skills in providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychology practice
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision
Skills
Essential
- oEffective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- oGood time management skills
Desirable
- oAble to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- oBe able to demonstrate leadership/project management skills at an advanced level
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
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).
