Job summary
We are looking for a clinical psychologist who is interested in supporting staff working with young people in third sector organisations.
Ground Up is an innovative, mental health consultation and training service. The service is funded by the London Borough of Camden to provide mental health-related training, consultation and staff support to third-sector organisations in Camden that work with children and young people. Ground Up aims to increase the mental health knowledge and skills of front-line workers and also to support their resilience and wellbeing in the face of working with vulnerable and complex young people. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, reflective practice and training to (mostly) youth workers and volunteers and also to their managers. The post holder will also be responsible for overseeing the service, supervising a 3rd-year trainee clinical psychologist, managing relationships with organisations and reporting to commissioners.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
1)Delivering individual and group supervision to youth workers, volunteers and managers in Camden who work with and support young people
2)Have regular review sessions with the management of organisations about the support offer and broad themes that come up in sessions
3)Deliver reflective practice sessions to youth work teams
4)Manage relationships with all of the organisations who access Ground Up support.
5)Respond to and manage any safeguarding and clinical risk that arises from support sessions
6)Collect, analyse and report on data for commissioners and internal reports
7)Supervise trainee clinical psychologists and/or sessional psychologists who deliver the service
8)Ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service
9)Regularly review and develop the service offer
10)Be the Designated Safeguarding Lead for any safeguarding concerns that arise from the service.
About us
The principal objective of the
Brandon Centre has always been to provide a professional, accessible and
flexible service which responds to the psychological, wellbeing and social
needs of young people under 25 years and their families.
Services
include:
Individual psychological therapies for young people,
using a range of evidence-based therapies
Systemic integrative treatment for families
Parent support programmes
Therapeutic
work in community settings (outreach)
Brandon Centre is a friendly and welcoming place to
work that prioritises and is passionate about the young people it supports. It
has a local reputation for providing a very high standard of therapy
interventions. Some of the benefits of
working here include:
35-hour work week
25 days leave + bank holidays +3 extra days
over the Christmas period when the centre shuts
A BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
NEST Pension
Strong focus on clinical supervision and staff
support
Achievable targets and outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
A.
OUTLINE
OF POST AND PRINCIPAL CONTRACT TERMS
Job Title Clinical Psychologist - Ground Up: Youth
Staff Consultation and Training Service
Salary £50,952 pro
rata per annum
Contract Permanent
Hours / FTE 9 hours per week
Location Brandon Centre, 26 Prince of Wales
Road, London, NW5 3LG
Reports to Clinical Director
Accountability The post holder shall be accountable
to the Board of Trustees of the Brandon Centre through the Clinical Director
B.
JOB SUMMARY
Ground Up:
Ground
Up is an innovative, mental health consultation and training service. The
service is funded by the London Borough of Camden to provide mental health-related
training, consultation and staff support to third-sector organisations in
Camden that work with children and young people. Ground Up aims to increase the
mental health knowledge and skills of front-line workers and also to support
their resilience and wellbeing in the face of working with vulnerable and
complex young people. The post holder will provide clinical supervision,
reflective practice and training to (mostly) youth workers and volunteers and
also to their managers. The post holder will also be responsible for overseeing
the service, supervising a 3rd-year trainee clinical psychologist, managing
relationships with organisations and reporting to commissioners.
C.
BRANDON CENTRE
OVERVIEW
The principal objective of the
Brandon Centre has always been to provide a professional, accessible and
flexible service which responds to the psychological, wellbeing and social
needs of young people under 25 years and their families.
Services include:
Individual psychological therapies for young people,
using a range of evidence-based therapies
Systemic Integrative Treatment for
families
Parent support programmes
Therapeutic
work in community settings (outreach)
Brandon Centre is a friendly
and welcoming place to work that prioritises and is passionate about the young
people it supports. It has a local reputation for providing a very high
standard of therapy interventions. Some
of the benefits of working here include:
35-hour work week
25 days leave + bank holidays +3 extra days
over the Christmas period when the centre shuts
A BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
NEST Pension
Strong focus on clinical supervision and staff
support
Achievable targets and outcomes
D.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ground Up:
The post holder
will be responsible for the following:
1) Delivering individual and group supervision to youth
workers, volunteers and managers in Camden who work with and support young
people
2) Have regular review sessions with the management of
organisations about the support offer and broad themes that come up in sessions
3) Deliver reflective practice sessions to youth work teams
4) Manage relationships with all of the organisations who
access Ground Up support.
5) Respond to and manage any safeguarding and clinical risk
that arises from support sessions
6) Collect, analyse and report on data for commissioners
and internal reports
7) Supervise trainee clinical psychologists and/or
sessional psychologists who deliver the service
8) Ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service
9) Regularly review and develop the service offer
10) Be the Designated Safeguarding Lead for any safeguarding
concerns that arise from the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A.
OUTLINE
OF POST AND PRINCIPAL CONTRACT TERMS
Job Title Clinical Psychologist - Ground Up: Youth
Staff Consultation and Training Service
Salary £50,952 pro
rata per annum
Contract Permanent
Hours / FTE 9 hours per week
Location Brandon Centre, 26 Prince of Wales
Road, London, NW5 3LG
Reports to Clinical Director
Accountability The post holder shall be accountable
to the Board of Trustees of the Brandon Centre through the Clinical Director
B.
JOB SUMMARY
Ground Up:
Ground
Up is an innovative, mental health consultation and training service. The
service is funded by the London Borough of Camden to provide mental health-related
training, consultation and staff support to third-sector organisations in
Camden that work with children and young people. Ground Up aims to increase the
mental health knowledge and skills of front-line workers and also to support
their resilience and wellbeing in the face of working with vulnerable and
complex young people. The post holder will provide clinical supervision,
reflective practice and training to (mostly) youth workers and volunteers and
also to their managers. The post holder will also be responsible for overseeing
the service, supervising a 3rd-year trainee clinical psychologist, managing
relationships with organisations and reporting to commissioners.
C.
BRANDON CENTRE
OVERVIEW
The principal objective of the
Brandon Centre has always been to provide a professional, accessible and
flexible service which responds to the psychological, wellbeing and social
needs of young people under 25 years and their families.
Services include:
Individual psychological therapies for young people,
using a range of evidence-based therapies
Systemic Integrative Treatment for
families
Parent support programmes
Therapeutic
work in community settings (outreach)
Brandon Centre is a friendly
and welcoming place to work that prioritises and is passionate about the young
people it supports. It has a local reputation for providing a very high
standard of therapy interventions. Some
of the benefits of working here include:
35-hour work week
25 days leave + bank holidays +3 extra days
over the Christmas period when the centre shuts
A BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
NEST Pension
Strong focus on clinical supervision and staff
support
Achievable targets and outcomes
D.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ground Up:
The post holder
will be responsible for the following:
1) Delivering individual and group supervision to youth
workers, volunteers and managers in Camden who work with and support young
people
2) Have regular review sessions with the management of
organisations about the support offer and broad themes that come up in sessions
3) Deliver reflective practice sessions to youth work teams
4) Manage relationships with all of the organisations who
access Ground Up support.
5) Respond to and manage any safeguarding and clinical risk
that arises from support sessions
6) Collect, analyse and report on data for commissioners
and internal reports
7) Supervise trainee clinical psychologists and/or
sessional psychologists who deliver the service
8) Ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service
9) Regularly review and develop the service offer
10) Be the Designated Safeguarding Lead for any safeguarding
concerns that arise from the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional doctorate in Clinical Psychology or its equivalent.
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically with young people.
- Experience of working with sensitive data and data record keeping
- A working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
- Experience of working with diversity
Desirable
- Experience of supervising other professionals
- Experience of providing consultation to non-psychological professionals
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills, including use of full Microsoft Office
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills. Ability to prioritise workload effectively and work to strict deadlines using a systematic approach.
- Ability to communicate well on sensitive subjects with a range of stakeholders in a non-judgemental way.
- Ability to be tactful and diplomatic when discussing sensitive and confidential issues, displaying appropriate empathy.
- Ability to work with professionals from a range of disciplines
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail e.g., data inputting.
- Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative to identify tasks.
- Capacity to show flexibility when required.
- Demonstrate awareness and commitment to equality in the delivery of all services.
- Be interested in whole systems change and the barriers that young people from diverse backgrounds may face to accessing mental health services
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative.
- Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis.
- Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.
- Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development.
- Computer literate.
- Be able and willing to work face to face
- Be able and willing to work in different settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional doctorate in Clinical Psychology or its equivalent.
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically with young people.
- Experience of working with sensitive data and data record keeping
- A working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
- Experience of working with diversity
Desirable
- Experience of supervising other professionals
- Experience of providing consultation to non-psychological professionals
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills, including use of full Microsoft Office
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills. Ability to prioritise workload effectively and work to strict deadlines using a systematic approach.
- Ability to communicate well on sensitive subjects with a range of stakeholders in a non-judgemental way.
- Ability to be tactful and diplomatic when discussing sensitive and confidential issues, displaying appropriate empathy.
- Ability to work with professionals from a range of disciplines
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail e.g., data inputting.
- Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative to identify tasks.
- Capacity to show flexibility when required.
- Demonstrate awareness and commitment to equality in the delivery of all services.
- Be interested in whole systems change and the barriers that young people from diverse backgrounds may face to accessing mental health services
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative.
- Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis.
- Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.
- Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development.
- Computer literate.
- Be able and willing to work face to face
- Be able and willing to work in different settings
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.
UK Registration
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UK Registration
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