Band 7/8a dependant on experience.
We are excited to invite you to join our supportive, forward-thinking CAMHS Team.
We are seeking newly qualified and experienced HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to join our team.
With support from senior clinical psychologists within the team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to further develop and shape psychological services for children and young people.
The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of a therapeutic psychological / mental health service to children & young people presenting with psychological distress and mental health difficulties. The role will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychological formulations and the delivery of effective interventions to this population. There will be ample opportunity to offer consultation and psychological formulation support and advice.
This role will involve working across the Wakefield District, with opportunities to see children in various community settings, as well as within CAMHS bases. A flexible approach to travel is required to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be:
* Passionate about working with the children and young people seen in our community CAMHS services.
* Collaborative in their approach to working with children, young people, their families/carers and networks.
* Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm about the opportunity to contribute to service developments.
* Keen to maximize what psychologists can deliver whilst also working with, and recognizing the strengths of, the multi-disciplinary team.
* Providing consultation, delivering training, and offering supervision will be part of this role.
We are committed to supporting professional growth, with opportunities for regular supervision, a comprehensive induction programme, and annual appraisals. You will maintain clinical records in accordance with Trust policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 8a:
* This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
* The post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.
* Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention.
* Provide advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall framework of the team and trusts policies and procedures.
* Supervise and support Psychology Assistants, Trainees and Band 7 HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologists.
* Utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within the areas served by the team/service.
* Offer consultation and supervision when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being of service users.
Band 7:
* This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
* The post holder will provide specialist clinical psychology skills within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical service to the users of the service.
* They will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention while working collaboratively with non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from other agencies and carers. They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinical psychologist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical lead in the service.
* The job plan will be delivered in the services the post is based.
* The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.
* The post holder will provide support to Assistant Psychologists and Doctoral trainees. They will utilise research skills in audit, service development and research relevant to the post.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Band 8a:
* Good Psychometric Assessment skills
* Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees
* Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes.
* Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance
* Ability to Formulate Complex processes.
* Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment
* Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role
* Keyboard skills
* Manual Dexterity for conducting tests.
* Band 7:
* Communication skills.
* A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
* IT Literate.
Desirable
* Band 8a:
* Working with people in Crisis
* Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward.
* Band 7:
* Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
* Different theoretical approaches.
* Work with other disciplines.
* Work with people who have disabilities
Qualifications
Essential
* Band 8a:
* Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
* Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post
* HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
* Band 7:
* Hons. Degree in Psychology.
* Doctoral qualification clinical psychology.
* Appropriate safeguarding training
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
Desirable
* Band 7:
* 2:1 min.
* Eligible for chartered status.
Experience
Essential
* Band 8a:
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration
* Show respect and treat people with dignity
* Band 7:
* Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
* Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
Desirable
* Band 8a:
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of groupwork
* Band 7:
* Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
* Different theoretical approaches.
* Work with other disciplines.
* Work with people who have disabilities.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Band 8a:
* A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
* To transport Psychometric testing equipment
* Band 7:
* Caring.
* Team Player.
* Commitment to supervision and support.
Desirable
* Band 7:
* Flexible.
* Committed to client group.
Training.
Essential
* Band 8a:
* Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Physical Attributes
Essential
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Airedale Health Centre
The Square
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3JJ
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