Principal Clinical Psychologist (3K Welcome Bonus)
£3k or Re-location bonus available (T&C's Apply)
My name's Keir Brisbane and I am the new Service Manager for the Youth Service.
In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families, and carers.
We are looking to recruit an inspired and confident Clinical Psychologist to provide quality containment, supervision, and leadership to our clinical staff, and to contribute to the direction of the service. You will have the opportunity to hold a small caseload; delivering skilled interventions to young people, and developing your skill set through training tailored to your interests.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Principal Clinical Psychologist within our Youth Service is to provide senior clinical leadership within the specified team, with an expectation that a proportion of time is spent involved in direct client work, alongside a significant focus upon leadership activities:
* Providing consultation to indirectly support the delivery of treatment by others.
* Providing clinical supervision to practitioners within the team.
* Progressing staff development in the team, informing and being informed by wider strategy.
* Collaborative and shared leadership of the team with the Community Team Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist.
* Establishing and leading on a psychologically safe and informed environment for teams and staff through positive leadership values and behaviours, including integrity, respect, compassion, and curiosity.
* Providing a key role in team containment, working with professional systems, having difficult conversations, managing team emotions, and thinking clinically and systemically simultaneously.
* Running, contributing to or supporting service development projects in liaison with the Consultant Psychologist or other staff from the Senior Leadership Team.
* Providing and contributing significantly to the psychological practice of the team with a focus on quality, efficacy, and increasing improvement.
* Working alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologists for CFYP services across Suffolk and Norfolk in developing clinical pathway intervention packages.
About us
As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact on the lives of young people in Norfolk.
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.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for details.
For further information, please contact Keir Brisbane-Langsdon at k.brisbane-langsdon@nsft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS.
* Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
* Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
* Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
Skills
* Assessment, evaluation, and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
* Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal settings.
Knowledge
* Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Other
* Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working, and to reflective clinical practice.
* Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£62,215 to £72,293 a year gross per annum
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