Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic full time Band 8b Principle Applied Psychologist to provide a psychology service within the North Yorkshire and York CAMHS Crisis Teamwhich covers the largest locality in TEWV Foundation Trust and is now a 24/7 provision. The post will involve working with our Clinical Staff in the CAMHS Crisis Team currently made up of Nurses, Social worker/s, and HCA's. We provide Crisis, Liaison and Intensive Home treatment services to children, young people and their families who present in crisis with Mental Health needs. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop this post given it is a new position within the team. You will be providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and time limited interventions to young people and their families experiencing a wide range of difficulties in crisis.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to the team in their assessments and formulations of complex cases, supporting them in providing risk assessments, safety planning and crisis intervention to young people in the North Yorkshire and York locality that present in crisis. Knowledge and training in DBT and the Mental Health Act are desirable skills. The post holder will hold a key role in the team providing psychological safety, clinical leadership to the CAMHS crisis service as well as contributing to MDT discussions and service development. This will be alongside the Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will act as a point of contact for the wider CAMHS community services. They will provide clinical supervision, advice, consultation and training to the team, and will play a key role in continuing to develop the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working of the team. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated, prepared to travel between all the CAMHS Crisis bases within the locality, and demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent mental health care and evidence- based interventions. The post- holder will work Monday-Friday 9-5, however due to the nature of the team there can be flexibility with working patterns to accommodate individual and service needs. The successful candidate will be under the support and guidance of the Consultant Psychologist in the wider NYY CAMHS service.
About us
The North Yorkshire and York (CAMHS) Crisis Team is a locality team providing a 24/7 service to young people and their families and we want to expand our team. If you have a passion and a strong interest in children and Young people as a clinical speciality and if you are committed to multidisciplinary worker then we are interested in hearing from you. The post holder will receive regular supportive supervision and work closely with psychology colleagues based within the wider CYPS within North Yorkshire and York Locality as well as Psychology colleagues embedded in local Adult Crisis teams.
Training and service developmental opportunities would be available for the post holder in order to further develop specialist skills and interests, and research opportunities would be encouraged. There are opportunities for innovation and leadership as we look to continually improve and develop our services.
TEWV NHS FT has been a core member of the NE CYP-IAPT learning collaborative and continue to embrace the changes required to continually improve services. We are closely linked in with new opportunities arising in children's mental health services such as the development of Children's Psychological Well-being Practitioner roles, and the new trailblazer initiatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to above, JD, Person Spec and Leadership Model Card.
If you are interested in applying for this post please feel free to contact the clinical team manager Leanne OConnor Tel: 07794 287934 for a discussion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to above, JD, Person Spec and Leadership Model Card.
If you are interested in applying for this post please feel free to contact the clinical team manager Leanne OConnor Tel: 07794 287934 for a discussion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Must have substantial experience of Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team.
- Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Knowledge of Risk assessment and risk management
- Has knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, Audit and research methodology
Skills
Essential
- Must be able to: o Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people o Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Must have substantial experience of Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team.
- Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Knowledge of Risk assessment and risk management
- Has knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, Audit and research methodology
Skills
Essential
- Must be able to: o Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people o Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
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).
