Due to service development, we are seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist with an interest in working with young people to join our Paediatric Psychology Service, part time, 22.5 hours per week.
Paediatric Psychology Services specialises in supporting young people who are experiencing distress as a direct result of a diagnosed physical health condition.
You will undertake mostly individual sessions, consultation and supervision. There may be some options for group work going forwards.
We are a small, positive, committed psychology team with strong links to our Clinical Health Psychology, CAMHS, University Hospital of North Midlands and MPFT.
There will be potential for accessing formal training and peer support in a therapy relevant to the client group. We are keen to build our skills mix and welcome applications from a range of theoretical perspectives and professional backgrounds.
There will be opportunity to get involved in projects related to service development and consultation across the various service areas for interested candidates.
The Trust has opportunities for those who would like to develop their leadership skills and we will support further training e.g. in EMDR or ACT.
We will consider applications from people whose main area of work since qualification has been in a mental health setting if they can demonstrate a good understanding and interest in the impact of physical health conditions on psychological wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist psychological assessment and care to clients who present with psychological distress as a direct result of a physical health condition, which may include challenging behaviours, which pose a barrier to receiving medical interventions.
To provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals and groups in order to facilitate emotional adjustment and promote improved quality of life.
To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.
To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.
To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our Proud to be Green engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources.
Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.
Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological work and/or management of clients' psychological distress, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.
Implements the use of highly skilled psychological formulations for individual clients, carers, staff, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.
Provides highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to clients' diagnosis, formulation and intervention plan.
Facilitates decision-making by planning and mapping processes/interventions with members of the team to determine the most appropriate treatment modality or service for clients.
Communicates in a way which recognises difference and ensures that people feel included and their individual communication needs are met.
Communicates complex and sensitive information to clients during the course of psychological therapy where the atmosphere may be emotive, there may be barriers to understanding or the client may react in an antagonistic manner.
Shares information relating to psychological assessment and formulation with clients, carers and families in a responsive, empathic manner, taking into consideration the possible complexities of the family's circumstances and the highly sensitive nature of the information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
* HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist with Chartered Status.
Experience
Essential
* Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Dragon Square
Stoke-on-Trent
ST5 7HW
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