Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to work within the SCAYT+ team, on a one-year maternity cover contract. SCAYT+ is based within Lancashire Local Authority and supports the emotional needs of children looked after and adopted. Our aim is primarily to provide systemic consultation, training and a psychological perspective to professionals and carers within fostering and adoption services, as well as offering direct therapeutic support to children.
The post holder will provide a clinical leadership role in the SCAYT+ service and will work in close collaboration with the SCAYT+ Practice Managers. You will hold responsibility for clinical governance and quality of therapeutic practice within the team. The SCAYT+ team includes social workers, therapists, psychologists, education specialists and other childcare professionals all working to promote the emotional wellbeing of children looked after and adopted. Duties in this team will include assessment, formulation, clinical supervision, consultation, training and clinical leadership for the multi-disciplinary staff team, as well as support to carers and staff within Lancashire local authority.
Main duties of the job
You will receive regular management and clinical supervision, with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service user needs and organisational values. As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will have a leadership role within the teams, and with the other psychologists working in the network. You will also play an important role in service development and supporting team colleagues who may not have received formal psychological training.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Clinical Psychologists, able to demonstrate competencies at Consultant grade level and with the experience, skills and competencies to undertake the duties and responsibilities of the above posts. An interest in working with individuals who have experienced early life trauma, skills and experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team and experience in applying models of attachment, complex trauma and systemic consultation based approaches is also essential. Experience of multi-agency working and leadership is desirable.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or the equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, specifically including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional attachment focused area of psychological practice.
- Formal training in supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience.
- Experience of working with children looked after and adopted and understanding the complex psychological needs of these populations.
- 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 maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience 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 multi-disciplinary care plan.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or the equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, specifically including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional attachment focused area of psychological practice.
- Formal training in supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience.
- Experience of working with children looked after and adopted and understanding the complex psychological needs of these populations.
- 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 maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience 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 multi-disciplinary care plan.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
