Senior Clinical Psychologist / Senior CAMHS Practitioner
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
This is a senior clinician post that sits within a well-established and innovative CAMH CIC service. Trafford CAMHS-CIC is a long-established service in partnership with Trafford Children's Services.
The service provides a specialist, targeted, city wide service to children and young people (0 - 18 years) who are cared for by Trafford Local Authority.
There is extensive liaison, consultation and work with foster carers and professionals from Children's Services and all associated networks.
This is an experienced trauma informed team and consequently there are plenty of opportunities for CPD and learning as well as joint working opportunities.
The post holder will offer assessment and intervention, specialist consultation and staff training as part of this team.
The post holder will also provide clinical support into the Edge of Care pathway that sits within the Trafford CAMHS CIC Specification.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide a range of high-quality interventions appropriate to the child or young person's needs which will include mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation, evidence-based interventions. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines. This post entails teaching and supervisory duties to other professionals and junior staff and/or students and regular consultation to the wider children's service. The post holder is also expected to promote and develop partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health THRIVE Framework.
This post is a clinical post, and the expectation of time management is the majority of time spent in clinical practice.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Date posted
17 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,952 to £57,349 a year salary dependent on current NHS spine point and experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
349-MCH-6339947*
Job locations
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Old Trafford
M32 0TH
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Old Trafford
M32 0TH
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