We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and clinically experienced principal clinical psychologist to join our expanding Emotional Wellbeing Service, working with children in care and the systems and professionals that support them.
We are an integrated team of social care and CAMHS practitioners consisting of clinical psychologists, an assistant psychologist, senior social work practitioners and team managers.
We work closely with professionals from social care, education, youth justice and health and offer a high quality of consultancy, interventions, training and supervision.
We use the 6 Ps Formulation practice model and work systemically across children's services to meet the emotional needs of our most vulnerable children and young people.
For more information about this post, please contact Kirsty Wilson, clinical team manager on 07443710021.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Main duties of the job
1. You will have experience of working with vulnerable children and families and have a sound knowledge of child development and be trauma focused in your approach.
2. Work closely with the clinical team manager, contributing to the development of an evidence based, effective clinical pathway within the Emotional Wellbeing service.
3. Hold a clinical caseload as well as providing highly specialist advice, consultancy and supervision to professionals.
4. Work closely with the clinical team to develop the therapeutic model across fostering and our residential children's homes, including facilitating and developing training for professionals and contributing to supporting carers.
5. Have post doctorate training in at least one of the following therapies: DBT, CBT, EMDR, DDP and be skilled in conducting neuro-psychological assessments.
6. Provide clinical supervision to other members of the team.
Job description
The post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.
The post holder will provide psychological assessments and interventions to clients within the service, working autonomously within the professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures.
The post holder will be involved with service development, research and audit in line with the service priorities.
The post holder will be expected to supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and clinical team members.
The post holder will work in collaboration with professionals, carers and service users offering advice, consultation and supervision as appropriate.
The post holder will develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients, including in group settings, and will be expected to formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients' mental health problems.
The post holder will undertake risk assessments that will be used to inform/advise other professionals and carers where there are concerns in relation to mental health or risk-taking behavior.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically mental health, clinical psychometrics and therapeutic interventions.
* Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical psychologist.
* Training in the supervision of doctoral level trainee psychologist.
* Post qualification training in a relevant area of specialised practice relevant to the post.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of people across a range of care settings.
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of working as a HCPC clinical psychologist.
* Experience of leading in an area of service development.
* Evidence of continuing professional development in relation to the area of practice for this post.
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Folly Hall Mills
St Thomas' Road
Huddersfield
HD1 3LT
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