Job summary
We are pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to take up a key leadership position in our CAMHS teams covering all three teams in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincs. You will be joining the team where there is opportunity to develop practice, and as the Clinical Lead & Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will be expected to take a strong leadership role. You will need a keen interest in delivering high quality patient care, leading service development, and have the skills/personal attributes to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency system.
You will work closely with the care group Director for Psychological Professional, as well as the psychological professionals workforce in the Children's Care Group, to contribute to strategic service development and trauma informed pathways of care for children and young people with mental health difficulties.
We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and support flexible and agile working arrangements.
Psychological professions are highly valued within RDASH, and the successful candidate can expect an inclusive and supportive context within which to develop your career and contribute to the development of our CAMHS offer.
You will need to be able to demonstrate your skill/ experience in developing and supporting multidisciplinary approaches and pathways. Experience in supervision is essential as you will be expected to provide supervision to other psychological professionals in the pathways.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychological intervention for Children, Young People and their families. And as a Consultant it would be expected that you would provide direct clinical work, clinical support, expert consultation, and supervision across all the CAMHS teams and also the network. We would expect you to have your own clinical case load and to 'lead by example'.
The post holder would be expected to provide clinical supervision and consultant to a range of professionals. As a Clinical Lead you would be expected to propose and implement policy and service development changes within CAMHS and have shared responsibility for the governance within the service and the strategic direction of the service alongside the Service Managers.
You will develop and provide services that meet the agreed service priorities. This will include development and implementation of highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention strategies including clinical casework, training/supervision of other team members.
Consultation, leadership, and service development are also essential skills for this post. As the Clinical Lead you will have a liaison role with provider partners and will be a key player in carrying out our ambition to work together as a whole system with equal partnership, promoting integrated working and placing the young person at the centre of all that we do.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, including post qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams and with multi-agency service developments
- Experience of providing teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge and skills in respect of assessment and intervention with young people
- Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives & a high degree of knowledge and skill to be able to provide therapeutic intervention in highly complex case scenario
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health fields in general
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and therapies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, including post qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams and with multi-agency service developments
- Experience of providing teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge and skills in respect of assessment and intervention with young people
- Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial clinical information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation utilising a variety of psychological perspectives & a high degree of knowledge and skill to be able to provide therapeutic intervention in highly complex case scenario
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health fields in general
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and therapies
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).
