Job summary
This is full time post, but we would
consider applicants looking for part time.
CAMHS Clinical/Counselling Psychologists. Maternity cover 12 month fixed term
contract
We are seeking an experienced Psychologist who has
a passion for working with children, young people and their families as part of
a multi-disciplinary team to provide maternity cover.
Psychologists
are highly regarded in the service and there are excellent relationships within
the service where staff are supported with regular clinical, line management
and ongoing CPD opportunities.
If you are a HCPC registered psychologist with
experience of working in CAMHS, offering therapeutic interventions, supervising
others and providing clinical leadership and are interested in this opportunity
wed love to hear from you.
If you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from
your Substantive Manager before applying.
Main duties of the job
The post is in the Herefordshire CAMHS team which
is a highly supportive, experienced and dynamic team offering a wide range of
psychological interventions and care to children in Herefordshire. In this post you would be offering highly specialised
psychological interventions directly to children and families, providing
clinical supervision to trainee and qualified psychologists and other senior
clinicians in the team, and providing clinical leadership in the delivery of
psychological and trauma-informed care.
There is a supportive team of psychologists in the service who are
trained in delivering a wide range of interventions SFT, ACT, DDP, Theraplay,
CAT, CFT, EMDR and NVR.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities, The post holder will:
Undertake the assessment, treatment
and management of patients referred to the Service/Team or locality, with a
varying range of severity and complexity of psychological problems and
psychiatric disorders. In particular, patients with psychological conditions
and psychiatric disorders referred by other health professionals, as specified
by the Team/Service Manager and the Service Lead for Psychological
Interventions, some of which may be highly specialised. Assessment and
intervention to involve families and carers, as appropriate.
For full details of the duties and criteria for
the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities, The post holder will:
Undertake the assessment, treatment
and management of patients referred to the Service/Team or locality, with a
varying range of severity and complexity of psychological problems and
psychiatric disorders. In particular, patients with psychological conditions
and psychiatric disorders referred by other health professionals, as specified
by the Team/Service Manager and the Service Lead for Psychological
Interventions, some of which may be highly specialised. Assessment and
intervention to involve families and carers, as appropriate.
For full details of the duties and criteria for
the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Post qualification training/ experience in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/ or physical health difficulties, across the age span
- Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
- Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area
- Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably
- qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
- Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health
- Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
- Experience of multi-agency/ multidisciplinary working
- Therapeutic expertise in working with carers/families/couples
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Post qualification training/ experience in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/ or physical health difficulties, across the age span
- Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
- Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area
- Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably
- qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
- Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health
- Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
- Experience of multi-agency/ multidisciplinary working
- Therapeutic expertise in working with carers/families/couples
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
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).
