Job summary Applications are invited for a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join North Tyneside CAMHS. The service caters for children and young people aged 0-18 and their families, who are affected by a variety of mental health difficulties. We are looking for a motivated team player to join our multi-disciplinary CAMHS service to support the delivery of psychologically informed assessments, diagnosis and evidence based interventions for young people with mental health difficulties and/or neurodiversity. The service has a number of Clinical Psychologists in post and the role will be under supervision of a Senior Clinical Psychologist and within a multi-disciplinary team. The post will be based at Albion Road Resource Centre, North Shields but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. This post is a preceptorship from Band 7 to Band 8a. This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level. For further information on Annex 20, please see: http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. Main duties of the job The duties of the post will include contributing to specialist assessment to help those around the child make sense of their difficulties (all aspects of assessment, including mental health, learning, systemic factors, the role of trauma, the contribution of neurodevelopmental factors). Post holder will be required to work across locality CAMHS Teams as required. There will also be opportunities to develop individual interests with regards to all other service contributions across CAMHS and an expectation of working across teams to offer psychological expertise. Teaching and training is strongly encouraged in the service and a competencies framework is used to ensure continued professional progression. About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 319-7009505KD Job locations Albion Road Clinic North Shields NE29 0HG Job description Job responsibilities To provide a qualified specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to clients of CAMHS, across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. Job description Job responsibilities To provide a qualified specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to clients of CAMHS, across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential First degree in Psychology or related subject with the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for Registration Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC upon qualification with Doctorate. Meets all the eligibility criteria for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist status. Desirable Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. Experience and Knowledge Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the British Psychological Society Eligibility for registration with the British Psychology Society as a Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential First degree in Psychology or related subject with the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for Registration Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC upon qualification with Doctorate. Meets all the eligibility criteria for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist status. Desirable Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. Experience and Knowledge Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the British Psychological Society Eligibility for registration with the British Psychology Society as a Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Albion Road Clinic North Shields NE29 0HG Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)