Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity or next step in your career journey
where you have 2 years experience of working within CAMHS for you to join us
as an 8a Psychologist within our core CAMH Service. You will offer mental
health assessments and psychological interventions to children and young people
struggling with a range of moderate to severe mental health difficulties and
include working with the families and networks involved in the CYPs life.
You
will offer clinical and peer supervision to other staff, including trainee and
assistant psychologists and contribute to audit, research, teaching and
development work.
We will support you with training and leadership development, offer
regular supervision with an experienced CAMHS Psychologist and opportunity to
continue building specialist skills in our evidence-based pathways such as DBT,
Family Therapy or with Children in Care. Specialist and accredited training
such as EMDR can be offered.
The base will be confirmed with the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside other Psychologists, CAMHS clinicians and
Psychiatrists offering psychological interventions to CYPs and their families.
Assessment, formulation, consultation, and intervention for
CYPs with an emphasis on child-centred and evidence-based care in a mental
health setting. You would work mostly
with CYPs who present with complex mental health difficulties using a range of
psychological interventions that best meets the needs of the YP and fits with
the services offered in core CAMHS. This
includes direct work with the YP, family or consultation/liaison with the
network surrounding the child.
Access and support is offered to assist you to develop
specialist expertise with an active CPD plan.
You will provide clinical leadership working in collaboration
with managers, team leads and senior clinicians (appropriate to the stage of
your career development) supporting the MDTs through case discussions,
formulation and care planning. Carry a caseload and taking part in duty rota,
assessment and care planning
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. Its why we
were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022
Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We
value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays,
increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced
pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working
opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and
adoption support
- Wide range of staff networks such
as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts and
online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice
schemes
- Health and wellbeing
opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- In collaboration with the
Service Lead for Psychological Interventions, develop and support the
implementation of psychological interventions and psychologically informed
practice based on best clinical and professional evidence in accordance with
the objectives of the Trust and the Service Delivery Unit.
- Hold a caseload of patients
with varying levels of complexity, providing psychological therapies.
- Promote excellent psychological
practice by staff and provide clinical leadership to professionals who practice
psychological approaches.
- Undertake risk assessments and
risk management of individuals presenting with vulnerability, self-harm and/or
physical, sexual or emotional harm to themselves or others.
- Provide clinical and research
supervision and training to other staff as agreed with the service
lead/manager.
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
- In collaboration with the
Service Lead for Psychological Interventions, develop and support the
implementation of psychological interventions and psychologically informed
practice based on best clinical and professional evidence in accordance with
the objectives of the Trust and the Service Delivery Unit.
- Hold a caseload of patients
with varying levels of complexity, providing psychological therapies.
- Promote excellent psychological
practice by staff and provide clinical leadership to professionals who practice
psychological approaches.
- Undertake risk assessments and
risk management of individuals presenting with vulnerability, self-harm and/or
physical, sexual or emotional harm to themselves or others.
- Provide clinical and research
supervision and training to other staff as agreed with the service
lead/manager.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information
- Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately
- Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
- Good presentation and teaching skills, able to use multi-media materials for both formal large group situations and small informal settings
- Ability to use IT equipment including the use of internet to carry out literature searches for research purposes
- Able to prioritise own work and deal with competing demands to work effectively
- Committed to promote patients right, independence and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions
Desirable
- Able to manage change through influence, persuasion and good interpersonal relationships
- Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area
- Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches for people with psychological problems including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex and psychological presentations and physical health difficulties
- Well-developed psychometric assessment skills
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis, as practiced within the field of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery
- Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
- Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential
- Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development
- Joint working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality healthcare
- Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Previous publications in either peer reviewed academic or professional journal and/or books
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 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
Desirable
- Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant 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 within a number of different specialties
- 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
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning and service development
- Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information
- Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately
- Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
- Good presentation and teaching skills, able to use multi-media materials for both formal large group situations and small informal settings
- Ability to use IT equipment including the use of internet to carry out literature searches for research purposes
- Able to prioritise own work and deal with competing demands to work effectively
- Committed to promote patients right, independence and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions
Desirable
- Able to manage change through influence, persuasion and good interpersonal relationships
- Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area
- Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches for people with psychological problems including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex and psychological presentations and physical health difficulties
- Well-developed psychometric assessment skills
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis, as practiced within the field of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery
- Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
- Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential
- Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development
- Joint working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality healthcare
- Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Previous publications in either peer reviewed academic or professional journal and/or books
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 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
Desirable
- Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant 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 within a number of different specialties
- 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
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning and service development
- Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Aconbury North, Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1JG
Employer's website
https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
