Job summary
We are looking to recruit a permanent Band 7 Applied Psychologist or Band 8a Highly Specialist Psychologist to join our LD Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team in Teesside covering all four localities (Stockton, Hartlepool, Redcar and Middlesbrough). The successful candidate will join a supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team, leading on and delivering psychological assessments, formulations and therapies within the LD Getting More Help CAMHS Team.
Applicants should ideally have experience in working within CAMHSand show strong patient-centred values. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent mental health care and evidence-based interventions.
The post holder will have a key role in providing both psychological assessments and psychological therapy.
This post is open to candidates who are either already meeting the essential criteria for a Band 8a Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist, or those who meet the essential criteria for a Band 7 Specialist Applied Psychologist who would be interested in undertaking this as a developmental post with a supportive plan for development and progression in due course.
Main duties of the job
In addition to direct clinical work, and where necessary clinical supervision to other team members regarding patients is an important element of the role.
The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulation and therapies with individuals, families and teams as part of an MDT approach. Alongside direct clinical work, providing consultation, training and where required clinical supervision to other team members as well as trainee and assistant psychologists are all integral part of the role.
As a senior member of the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate good leadership skills in supporting MDT colleagues to work psychologically and use person-centred principles across their work. This includes supervision, advice, consultation and training. The post holder will work within a compassionate, collective leadership approach and will be a key member of the leadership within the team . This is a role where innovation and engagement in research and development activity is actively encouraged.
About us
The successful candidate will benefit from being part of a larger group of Psychologists across other TEWV Trust services
We encourage opportunities to undertake service development activities.
We have strong links to the local Doctoral Programmes in Clinical Psychology at Teesside and Hull Universities and the Doctoral Programme in Counselling Psychology at York St John University. There are excellent opportunities for peer support/ supervision, CPD, teaching/ training, research, and audit.
We are also very keen to support practitioners obtain further professional training if required, dependent on service need, this might include training such as EMDR; Flash EMDR; CAT; PBS; Systemic Family Therapy, etcetera.
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 5,700 staff operating from over one hundred sites in Durham, Teesside and across York and North Yorkshire. Locally, we have close links with psychological professionals working across Mental Health Services across the Care Group, as well as across other areas and specialties. We have strong links with local training courses and there are excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, teaching/ training, research and audit, in line with strategic developments across the Trust. Due to the nature of the work applicants must be able to transport themselves independently between sites and to visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached job description and person specifications which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role andto ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached job description and person specifications which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role andto ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees for 8a
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS- Band 7
Desirable
- Registration with BPS
- Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model
Experience
Essential
- 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 a range of care settings- Band 8a
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team- Band 8a
- Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area- Band 7
- Multi-disciplinary team working- Band 7
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.- Band 8a
- Research and development- Band 8a
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation- Band 8a
Desirable
- Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systematic therapy
- Experience of research and audit
Knowledg / Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
Desirable
- Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees for 8a
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS- Band 7
Desirable
- Registration with BPS
- Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model
Experience
Essential
- 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 a range of care settings- Band 8a
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team- Band 8a
- Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area- Band 7
- Multi-disciplinary team working- Band 7
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.- Band 8a
- Research and development- Band 8a
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation- Band 8a
Desirable
- Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systematic therapy
- Experience of research and audit
Knowledg / Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
Desirable
- Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
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).
