Band 8a Full or Part Time Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
The MK Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (MK Sp CAMHS-CRHTT: commonly referred to as LIST due to preference of young people) is a specialist provision in Milton Keynes. It is a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of mental health professionals providing a 24-hour, 7 day per week service to young people experiencing an acute psychiatric/psychological crisis. The team provides an alternative to acute hospital admission by delivering intensive community-based interventions. Where a hospital admission does occur, the MK Sp CAMHS-CRHTT will assist in shortening the inpatient stay by facilitating early discharge and support back to the community. The role of MK Sp CAMHS-CRHTT is to conduct urgent comprehensive mental health assessments for service users and determine as required the need for either home treatment or admission. MK Sp CAMHS-CRHTT robustly reviews young people who may require an acute admission and consider if they can provide a less restrictive alternative to hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide a highly specialist psychology service to CAMHS CRHTT including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. They will lead on the delivery of psychological formulation of service user's difficulties, the development of psychological interventions and evaluation of outcomes as agreed with other senior staff. They will also work with key partners such as the family of the young person, schools and the acute hospital teams. Support of staff in the team through supervision and consultation, teaching and reflective practice will be a key part of the role, overall creating a psychologically safe environment.
The post holder will receive regular supervision and support from the Lead Consultant Psychologist in CAMHS and team manager, as well as peer support and guidance from other team members. They will have the opportunity to become involved with quality improvement projects and other initiatives that enhance the service user experience. They will also be linked in with Trust-wide psychological professions' initiatives and events.
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Job responsibilities
1. To provide a highly specialist psychology service to CAMHS CRHTT including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
2. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
3. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in CAMHS CRHTT.
4. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
5. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
6. To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
1. Entry-level qualification in Applied Clinical or Counselling Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
2. Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice or model of therapy through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
3. Completed training course in clinical supervision.
4. Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Experience
Essential
1. Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS, or crisis and home treatment teams.
2. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
3. Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training.
4. Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
5. Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects.
Knowledge
Essential
1. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems.
2. Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatments.
3. Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
4. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
5. Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
6. Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
Skills
Essential
1. To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials.
2. Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
3. Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
4. To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Eaglestone Health Centre
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5NG
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