Join the Youth Justice Service (YJS) and make a difference to our young people across Chesterfield, High Peak, North Dales, Bolsover, and Northeast Derbyshire.
Are you passionate about supporting professionals to deliver high-quality, child-first interventions using trauma-informed approaches? Do you thrive in innovative environments where psychological skills are highly valued? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join our North YJS, based in Chesterfield's modern Quad office.
The YJS works closely with statutory partners (police, education, health, social care, probation, the voluntary sector, and secure estate partners). You'll provide trauma-informed consultations to support young people indirectly via case managers. There's scope for some discrete direct work with young people and families/carers, including psychological and cognitive assessments and contributions to pre-sentence reports.
Other key responsibilities include attending case planning forums and risk panels, delivering training on autism spectrum disorder, learning issues, trauma, attachment, and adverse childhood experiences, and offering psychological formulations to guide care plans, and lead in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings.
You'll have good links to our CAMHS Service (including clinical supervision) and there are good links to local CP Doctorate training programmes. We value diversity and offer flexible working arrangements.
Main duties of the job
Along with the support of the Youth Justice Service multi-disciplinary Team you will:
1. Provide psychological consultations to members of staff in the Youth Justice Service by using trauma-informed approaches.
2. Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and specific time-limited interventions for children and young people.
3. Provide regular teaching and training to members of the team.
4. Empower and support young people on their journey.
5. Offer clinical advice and support, supervision, and training for professionals in YJS & CAMHS, where appropriate.
6. Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary service and contribute to team and service development.
About us
We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and have built on this by Leading the Chesterfield Way and our Proud to Care values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity, and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and offer flexibility and a range of support for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us, and we look forward to hearing from you.
The YJS base is located in the historic market town of Chesterfield, on the doorstep of Sheffield, a vibrant, multi-cultural city. The YJS base is easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby. Whilst the post is fully embedded within YJS, the post provider is CAMHS at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which offers a positively-rated internal training programme for staff and clinical supervision practice is highly valued.
You will work across our geographical area of North Derbyshire from the main YJS base, therefore a valid driving licence would be required.
If you're keen to develop particular interests and CPD opportunities within YJS then please come and talk to us about how we could support that. YJS uses the principles of Child First when working with young people.
Please find out more about our services:
Youth Justice Service
CAMHS North Derbyshire
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Doctoral Qualification in Clinical Psychology
Desirable
* Additional training post doctorate
* Training in a specific therapeutic approach
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues
* Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively manage the stress of others
* Ability to engage in sustained mental effort involving tasks demanding intense concentration
Desirable
* Valid driving licence
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of appropriate clinical models and approaches relevant to working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and adversity, thus impacting their emotional development
* Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Experience of carrying out service evaluations
Desirable
* Understanding of how trauma and adversity affects a young person and increases their risk of emotional and mental health difficulties, substance misuse, and offending behaviour.
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential
* Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement - Proud to Care
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with children (0-18) who have experienced adversity and trauma thus impacting on their emotional development.
* Experience of carrying out psychological assessments with young people.
* Experience of delivering training to professionals or parents.
* To have worked therapeutically with children, young people, and families.
* Ability to work cooperatively in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
* Experience of working with children and young people who have offended
* Experience of or understanding of using trauma-informed approaches to support young people in the Youth Justice Service
* Experience of working with young people with neurodiversity/being aware of how neurodiversity affects young people
* Experience of supervising other clinicians
* Experience of some level of team or service development
* CAMHS experience
* Supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
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