Principal Clinical Psychologist (NHS AfC: Band 8b) - Mental Health - Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – Worthing, West Sussex
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist to work in the role of clinical lead in the developing Child & Young People's Enhanced Support Service (CYPRESS), covering West Sussex. The post is for 3 days a week (0.6 WTE) with options to work flexibly across the week. Availability for team meetings on Thursday afternoons is essential.
The CYPRESS service is a multi-disciplinary team (including clinical psychology, speech & language therapy, occupational therapy, and positive behaviour support) that provides support to families who have a child with a learning disability, who is presenting with behaviours that challenge. Our service fits with the trust's wider goal of developing services to meet the Transforming Care Agenda, as part of the Learning Disability and Autism programme. As a service, we encourage innovative and creative practice, and there are ongoing opportunities to continue developing the service.
The post holder will be the clinical lead, supporting the development of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working closely alongside partners in health, education, social care, and the third sector.
We are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist (8b) who is passionate about improving the lives of young people with learning disabilities and their families. You will need to have significant experience of applying your clinical skills in some or all of the following:
1. With complex cases and multi-agency systems.
2. With children/young people or adults with a learning disability.
3. With looked after children.
4. Working in a CAMHS setting or in services for adults with a learning disability.
5. Working at a range of levels including direct work with young people, parents, and carers.
6. Providing supervision, consultation, and liaison.
7. Managing high levels of clinical risk.
You will have a leadership role in developing the CYPRESS service in line with the Transforming Care agenda. You will take the lead for CAMHS Learning Disability in West Sussex and in the integration of the lifelong pathway in conjunction with adult LD colleagues. You will also contribute to the coordination of the Clinical pathways across Sussex.
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part-time hours, flexible start/finish times, or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree; in our recent staff survey, 82% told us that they recognize that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key survey results:
1. 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work.
2. 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team.
3. 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles.
CYPRESS: We are a relatively new service commissioned as part of the Learning Disability and Autism Programme. We have close relationships with our commissioners and aim to work alongside our social care, residential, and education colleagues to ensure holistic support is offered in a joined-up way.
REQUIREMENTS
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact: Naomi Frith - CYPRESS Service Manager: ***********@spft.nhs.uk
We are happy to arrange informal visits.
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