Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work alongside adults, social workers and children in care in a variety of ways! Do you have skills in working with systems, in considering models of developmental trauma, attachment and therapeutic parenting? We are looking for 2 passionate individuals who love to work systemically and reflectively with adults who care for children in Suffolk residential homes and their families and networks around them.
We are splitting a full time 8A post into two part-time opportunities (18.75 hours per week, 0.5 WTE) where it is hoped you would overlap on Tuesdays and both be available to run training and reflective practice groups as well as support each other in the role and developments within the Children’s Homes.
Post 1: 8A Clinical Psychologist 18.75 hours per week (0.5 WTE) which must include Tuesday. Covering Waveney and North Suffolk.
Post 2: 8A Clinical Psychologist 18.75 hours per week (0.5 WTE) which must include Tuesday. Covering East to West Central Suffolk.
(If you are interested in a full time position across the region, this is also possible so please do get in touch).
The geographical range covered by the two posts is likely to be split into North Suffolk / Waveney and the Central Belt of Suffolk (east to west). These posts do not involve direct therapeutic work with children in care, it is the adults / staff around them who will be your focus.
Main duties of the job
Supporting Suffolk’s Children’s Homes: The work within Suffolk County Council’s Children’s Homes will involve a focus on embedding a trauma and psychologically informed culture in the homes across Suffolk. The success of the pilot in 2021 has contributed to a permanent funding agreement for the Clinical Psychology role and the continued passion and support from colleagues in the homes and SCC for the post. The role involves an exciting opportunity to embed a trauma and psychologically informed culture across multi-layers of the system such as facilitating reflective practice groups, training and formulation sessions for staff and working with the management team to review and embed practice developments such as the assessment, formulation and support of young people’s behavioural, emotional, safety and relational needs.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Benefits included with this role are:
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
* Previous applicants need not apply *
Person specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology accredited by BPS
* Registered as a Practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
* Additional therapeutic qualification, training or experience
Experience
* Experience of mental health practice with children, young people and families
* Experience of continuing professional development
* Experience of multi disciplinary working
* Experience of working with care experienced children and young people
* Experience of assessing and managing risk with children and young people
* Experience of working with social care systems
Knowledge
* knowledge of attachment, child development, developmental trauma and systemic practice
* Awareness of safeguarding principles
* Knowledge of methods of evaluating impact of work on staff teams
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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