Psychologist (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling)
Location: Nottingham
Sector: Children's Residential Care
Employment Type: Full time, Permanent
YMCA Robin Hood Group are recruiting a Psychologist to join our not-for-profit children’s trauma-informed, therapeutic residential care service with homes across Nottinghamshire and East Riding.
If you are looking for a new challenge where you can make a demonstrable difference to children within our homes and form part of a brand new, in-house clinical team, this could be the next step in your career.
Whether your experience sits within the NHS or private sector, we are looking for you to bring your clinical excellence to our transformative organisation.
Our suite of children and young people’s residential services provides trauma-informed care to looked after children with complex trauma presentations, mental health difficulties, and/or risk behaviours.
As a key part of our team, you will work directly with the children and young people to complete psychological assessments and trauma-informed interventions.
You will provide support for recovery through the Ashurst Mastery Model which promotes assets, reduces barriers, prevents and mitigates the impact of trauma, and prevents harm and/or re-traumatisation.
You will also work with the Home staff teams and facilitate psychologically informed consultations, reflective practice sessions, and a skills-based intensive training programme with ongoing learner guidance.
Working predominantly within our Nottingham homes, you will work Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, generally 9 am - 5.30 pm but with a degree of flexibility to support the needs of the children. You will also join the on-call rota and provide cover for crisis calls.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Doctorate or Stage 2 qualification in Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychology;
2. HCPC Registration as a Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist;
3. Membership with the BPS;
4. Post qualification experience in a setting relevant to the post.
It would be highly desirable if you have undertaken training in risk psychological/risk assessments and inventories including, amongst others:
1. Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youths (SAVRY)
2. Millon personality assessments (M-PACI and MACI)
3. Conners – 4
It would also be desirable if you have undertaken training in modes and models of intervention such as:
1. Level 1 and Level 2 Training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Accredited;
2. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy;
3. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy;
4. Mentalization-Based Treatment;
5. Supervision
You must hold a driving license to enable working across our entire geographical areas as we also have residential care homes in Newark, Goole, and Selby, where you may also work with the children in those homes.
This is a tremendous opportunity to be part of a team making a real difference to the lives of children; as a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of the children ahead of profits and your work will directly impact the children in our care.
We have an organisational culture based on learning and development and we would be happy to continue to support and further your continual professional development.
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check paid for by YMCA and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.
Hours: 40
We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us:
1. Equivalent of 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
2. Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)
3. 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme
4. Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark
5. 10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.
6. Pastoral support
7. Cycle to Work Scheme
8. Excellent opportunities for development and progression
9. Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development
10. £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group
11. Regular ongoing in-house training
12. Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
13. Staff events and annual celebrations
14. On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits: Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
15. £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or; Childcare costs or; Private gym membership
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