Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Core CAMHS team in North Derbyshire!
We are seeking an enthusiastic psychology graduate to support working with children and young people with mental health difficulties. The post holder must: Be a Psychology Graduate, 2:1 or above. Have proven excellent communication skills and IT skills . The post holder will be based within CAMHS at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital (with the possibility of some work based at our other Core CAMHS Bases in Chesterfield town centre and Buxton and/or some remote-working, in line with Service demands).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the qualified clinicians with specialist assessments and psychological interventions with children and young people with mental health difficulties, and their families - with the work managed and supervised closely by a Clinical Psychologist.. They will also have an important service-wide role with outcome monitoring, and opportunities to contribute to service projects, audits and evaluations.
About us
N.D. CAMHS is a friendly and supportive service which consists of a number of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, all skilled in working with children and young people with mental health issues. There are a number of different teams within the service that Core CAMHS works closely with.
Whilst you care for our young people and families, in turn we recognise the importance of caring for you - clinical supervision, career, personal development and health and well-being support are all core to our service. The CAMHS service also has a range of internal CPD activities and we currently run a valued CPD skills group for Assistant Psychologists monthly.
This career opportunity will allow you to develop particular experiences in child and adolescent mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodiversity, and routine outcome measures. We have good rates of success with our Assistants gaining a university place on Clinical Psychology Doctorates.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist with the provision of psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for young people in CAMHS.
To provide a key role, under supervision, in the championing, implementing, monitoring, collecting, analysis and reporting of outcome measures within CAMHS.
To contribute to relevant evaluation, audit and project work, including carrying out relevant literature reviews, preparing databases and writing reports.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist with the provision of psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for young people in CAMHS.
To provide a key role, under supervision, in the championing, implementing, monitoring, collecting, analysis and reporting of outcome measures within CAMHS.
To contribute to relevant evaluation, audit and project work, including carrying out relevant literature reviews, preparing databases and writing reports.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Psychology Degree at least 2:1 or above, eligible for BPS graduate basis for registration
Desirable
- Any other relevant training in psychology, mental health, children & young people, neurodevelopmental disorders/neurodiversity
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team and/or with other professionals.
- Experience of analysing data
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families
- Experience of working with clients with neurodevelopmental disorders/neurodiversity.
- Experience of carrying out training
- Experience of preparing and writing reports
- Experience of being involved in significant evaluation/project work.
- Experience of setting up databases, carrying out literature review
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable helping relationships and multi-disciplinary team work
- Qualities essential to clinical practice i.e. respect, genuineness and personal integrity
- Excellent IT/computer skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage own time effectively
Desirable
- Knowledge of psychological and therapeutic methods/models
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to quality of service provision
- Professional manner
Desirable
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Psychology Degree at least 2:1 or above, eligible for BPS graduate basis for registration
Desirable
- Any other relevant training in psychology, mental health, children & young people, neurodevelopmental disorders/neurodiversity
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team and/or with other professionals.
- Experience of analysing data
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families
- Experience of working with clients with neurodevelopmental disorders/neurodiversity.
- Experience of carrying out training
- Experience of preparing and writing reports
- Experience of being involved in significant evaluation/project work.
- Experience of setting up databases, carrying out literature review
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable helping relationships and multi-disciplinary team work
- Qualities essential to clinical practice i.e. respect, genuineness and personal integrity
- Excellent IT/computer skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage own time effectively
Desirable
- Knowledge of psychological and therapeutic methods/models
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to quality of service provision
- Professional manner
Desirable
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
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.
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).
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.
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).
