Transforming Autism Care in Cornwall.
Adult Autism Intensive Support Team
A new service is being established in Cornwall which will provide intensive/crisis support to people with autism who are at risk of mental health admission and/or community placement breakdown.
We are seeking applicants to join the newly forming adult autism intensive support team. This is a county-wide service commissioned to work with a maximum caseload of 20 people. The service will provide direct assessment and intervention, care co-ordination, and consultation clinics.
The team will be based in the Truro area. The MDT will consist of consultant psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, and administrative staff.
* We work as a whole team.
* We work to support the whole person.
* We work with the whole family.
* We work across the whole system.
Relocation expenses will be considered.
Proposed interview date: to be confirmed
Main duties of the job
To operate flexibly and carry out the below duties on a responsive, county-wide basis, working across multiple teams according to the needs of service.
To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service to clients on the caseload of the AIST service and to offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care.
To offer professional support and clinical supervision to other psychologists and psychological therapists as required, in line with the requirements of the British Psychological Society and the Division of Clinical Psychology.
To ensure the maintenance of the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
To contribute to the development of new service. To contribute to the development of neurodevelopmental pathways.
To utilise research skills to monitor, audit, and suggest further developments for this part of the service.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
* Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (as approved by the HCPC). Or Doctorate in Forensic Psychology / BPS doctoral-level Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 2) Or Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK), as approved by the HCPC including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
* Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice, including training in supervision skills
* Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
* Relevant prior experience of working as a qualified clinical / counselling / forensic psychologist with the associated client group where the experience gained is relevant and transferable
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
* Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
* Experience of working autonomously within the professional guidelines of the British Psychological Society and Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
* Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctoral level
* Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainees
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Truro
Chy Govenick, Threemilestone
Truro
TR4 8GA
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