Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Community CYPMHS Service in Enfield Generic Team and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a great location (the post is based at Bay Tree House in Enfield). This is a full-time post, but we are also open to applications for part time/flexible working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Generic team with Enfield CAMHS, providing assessments and interventions to children, young people and families/carers; contributing to the assessment and diagnostic processes and formulating areas of strengths and needs to inform on evidence-based interventions. In addition to providing clinical supervision to clinicians and trainees, the post holder will also provide support and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues, professionals and non-professional staff. There are opportunities to deliver utilise research skills for audit and service developmental
About us
Enfield CAMHS team is a very supportive, friendly and welcoming multi-disciplinary team with a well-established clinical/counselling psychology discipline, family therapy discipline and child psychotherapy discipline. We are looking for a clinician with a broad range of experience, including experience of working with children and families who present with a high level of complexity, as the work will assess and treat a diverse range of difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of job planning, the staff member would be supported to carry out the following roles:
Line Management of appropriately identified clinical staff.
Clinical/ professional supervision and appraisal of identified clinical staff.
Supporting the induction of new staff and trainees.
Carrying out investigations and presenting findings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of job planning, the staff member would be supported to carry out the following roles:
Line Management of appropriately identified clinical staff.
Clinical/ professional supervision and appraisal of identified clinical staff.
Supporting the induction of new staff and trainees.
Carrying out investigations and presenting findings.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent); or Post-graduate doctoral level training in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy as accredited by the Association of Child Psychology (ACP), This includes an essential personal training therapy of at least three times a week for a minimum of five years. Full membership of the ACP and PSA (Professional Standards Authority) or Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Further training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent) ADI-R training ADOS-2 training
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network.
- Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families.
- Knowledge and ability to undertake clinical risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence-based interventions.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Skills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RIO) and database/statistical applications.
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Interest and/or experience of working with children and young people experiencing varying degrees mental health difficulties, including low mood and anxiety, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area.
- Interest and/or experience of working with neurodevelopmental difficulties in mental health services
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of both group and individual work.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting.
Desirable
- Experience in carrying out ADOS-2 assessments for ASD and/or using other reliable diagnostic tools.
- Awareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience.
- Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of specialist assessment and intervention of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent); or Post-graduate doctoral level training in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy as accredited by the Association of Child Psychology (ACP), This includes an essential personal training therapy of at least three times a week for a minimum of five years. Full membership of the ACP and PSA (Professional Standards Authority) or Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Further training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent) ADI-R training ADOS-2 training
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network.
- Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families.
- Knowledge and ability to undertake clinical risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence-based interventions.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Skills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RIO) and database/statistical applications.
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Interest and/or experience of working with children and young people experiencing varying degrees mental health difficulties, including low mood and anxiety, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area.
- Interest and/or experience of working with neurodevelopmental difficulties in mental health services
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of both group and individual work.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting.
Desirable
- Experience in carrying out ADOS-2 assessments for ASD and/or using other reliable diagnostic tools.
- Awareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience.
- Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of specialist assessment and intervention of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
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).
