Job summary
We are pleased to be recruiting a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAPs) within our Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS). This is a new apprenticeship role open to graduate psychologists. CAPs trainees undertake MSc study and clinical training, enabling them to provide psychological assessments, formulation, and interventions with children, young people, and their parents/families under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Interventions may be delivered individually or in groups and will include cognitive behavioural or family interventions. These roles provide a great opportunity for ambitious graduate psychologists with experience from different settings to train in applied psychology in NHS CAMHS.
Successful applicants will be employed by the Trust at Band 5. They will undertake MSc level academic training at the University of East Anglia, whilst gaining clinical experience in a CAMHS setting, over a period of 18 months. This will be to develop clinical skills and competencies that are essential to the role. On successful completion of the training phase, and providing they meet the required competencies, they will have the opportunity to be employed within the trust on a permanent contract as a qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist at Band 6.
- Please note the post may close early depending on application numbers
Main duties of the job
Eligibility and funding rules
This is a salaried role and course fees are NHS funded
Due to NHS funding rules for psychological professions training, we cannot appoint candidates who started another NHS funded Psychological Professions training programme from April 2022 onwards. These candidates will only become eligible for further HEE funded programmes two years after the planned end of their training
Anyone who enters CAP training for this cohort will only become eligible for HEE funded training (including Clinical Psychology training) two years after the qualifying exam board for this course
Important application information
The apprenticeship involves undertaking MSc study at the UEA. Currently this is a blended learning course with some sessions delivered online and others delivered in-person at UEA (around a 50%/50% split). Therefore, some travel to Norwich will be required.
Attendance at all UEA teaching days is compulsory and annual leave cannot be booked for UEA teaching days.
All CAPs must be in post by 3rd September 2024 to allow them to undertake workplace inductions prior to commencing the course on 16th September 2024.
Applicants will need to be available to attend an in person interview in Stevenage on 5th August 2024. We request that you bring your ID and evidence of qualifications to the interview.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Entry requirements
Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in psychology (2:2 and above) and have graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the BPS. At present GBC requirements are to have a 2:2 and to have passed the empirical project in an undergraduate degree accredited by the BPS, or to have completed an accredited conversion course in psychology.
- Apprenticeships require evidence of Level 2 Maths and English qualifications. All Level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4 or equivalent qualification as specified by the Education Skills Funding Agency. All candidates must be able to provide evidence of these qualifications at interview.
Eligibility & Funding Rules
There are specific rules regarding eligibility to receive apprenticeship funding. These can be found in the document below. The UEA Apprenticeship team can provide further guidance if required and can be contacted at apprenticeships@uea.ac.uk.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-funding-rules
CAP courses across England have agreed to follow the NHSE position on eligibility for NHS funded psychological professions training programmes which started in April 2022. In practical terms, there are two main impacts of this as follows:
1. We cannot select any candidate onto this cohort if they started an NHS funded Psychological Professions training programme from April 2022 onwards. These candidates will only become elidable for further funding two years after the planned end of their training.
2. Anyone who enters CAP training for this cohort (or any other training) will only become eligible for HEE funded training (including Clinical Psychology training) two years after the qualifying exam board for this course. It is important that all candidates are aware of this at or before interview.
Full details here:
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Entry requirements
Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in psychology (2:2 and above) and have graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the BPS. At present GBC requirements are to have a 2:2 and to have passed the empirical project in an undergraduate degree accredited by the BPS, or to have completed an accredited conversion course in psychology.
- Apprenticeships require evidence of Level 2 Maths and English qualifications. All Level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4 or equivalent qualification as specified by the Education Skills Funding Agency. All candidates must be able to provide evidence of these qualifications at interview.
Eligibility & Funding Rules
There are specific rules regarding eligibility to receive apprenticeship funding. These can be found in the document below. The UEA Apprenticeship team can provide further guidance if required and can be contacted at apprenticeships@uea.ac.uk.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-funding-rules
CAP courses across England have agreed to follow the NHSE position on eligibility for NHS funded psychological professions training programmes which started in April 2022. In practical terms, there are two main impacts of this as follows:
1. We cannot select any candidate onto this cohort if they started an NHS funded Psychological Professions training programme from April 2022 onwards. These candidates will only become elidable for further funding two years after the planned end of their training.
2. Anyone who enters CAP training for this cohort (or any other training) will only become eligible for HEE funded training (including Clinical Psychology training) two years after the qualifying exam board for this course. It is important that all candidates are aware of this at or before interview.
Full details here:
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology at 2.2 or better OR Successful completion of a BPS accredited post-graduate Psychology conversion programme with 2.2 equivalent or above.
- Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Level 2 Mathematics and English Qualification
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, therapeutic approaches and/ or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Paid or voluntary experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service settings.
- Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Experience of working in Children and Young People's Mental Health, Wellbeing, or Education settings.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working with carers.
- Experience of working with groups and/or delivering group interventions.
- Experience of audit and/or service evaluation.
- Experience of working with service users with varied life experiences, including those from minorities or underprivileged backgrounds.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree (or equivalent) in Psychology at 2.2 or better OR Successful completion of a BPS accredited post-graduate Psychology conversion programme with 2.2 equivalent or above.
- Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Level 2 Mathematics and English Qualification
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, therapeutic approaches and/ or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Paid or voluntary experience relevant to working in health, mental health and/or psychological service settings.
- Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Experience of working in Children and Young People's Mental Health, Wellbeing, or Education settings.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working with carers.
- Experience of working with groups and/or delivering group interventions.
- Experience of audit and/or service evaluation.
- Experience of working with service users with varied life experiences, including those from minorities or underprivileged backgrounds.
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.
