Job summary
Would you like to like to work creatively to meet the diverse needs of Children and Young People as a part of a dynamic and welcoming multidisciplinary team? Are you friendly, compassionate and innovative and seeking a like-minded team? We are excited to be looking for two Clinical Psychologists to join our community CAMH Service (0.8 WTE at North Stoke CAMHS; 1 WTE at South Stoke CAMHS).
If you are newly qualified or are yet to complete training, please do not deselect yourself from this role as we warmly welcome applications as a full time Band 7 preceptorship post. With the preceptorship position, the Band 7 post will progress to a band 8a subject to the post holder successfully completing identified targets, based upon acquired skills and agenda for change job matching to an 8a Clinical Psychology job description.
The successful applicant will offer highly valued clinical psychology interventions in addition to develop their psychological leadership skills providing consultation and supervision to the Community CAMHS service for children, young people and their families and carers. The North and South Stoke CAMHS teams are multi-disciplinary services offering assessment, formulation, consultation and therapeutic interventions to children and young people who present with complex mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, as well as to children and young people who have experienced trauma and individuals who present with attachment difficulties.
Main duties of the job
On appointment, the postholder will contribute to the clinical delivery and implementation of our Clinical Pathways including for the Attachment and Trauma Pathways with training opportunities to develop their clinical skills across a range of models including DDP, Theraplay, NVR, DBT and EMDR.
The postholder will contribute to the service by providing specialist psychological knowledge of assessment, formulation, intervention using evidence-based psychological therapies (individual/group) to support our assessment and treatment pathways, evaluation, as well as provide supervision and consultation to other staff as appropriate.
The Community CAMHS services are well established and staffed with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (North Stoke), Principal Clinical Psychologist (South Stoke), with both teams having an Assistant Psychologist, Administration staff, Team Leader, Clinical Lead, Senior Therapist, Specialist therapists (including CBT and EMDR therapists), Mental Health Practitioners (qualified nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists), Independent Nurse Prescriber, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, and a Play and Parenting Specialist. Where indicated, we liaise closely and effectively with our other CAMHS services (Intensive Support Hub, school age ASD team, Eating Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Paediatric Psychology), Crisis Care Centre, and other agencies.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare CAMHS services as we implement the iThrive model.
The Community CAMHS teams are nurturing, welcoming and supportive with a strong ethos of collaboration and shared team decision-making within a holistic framework.
Guidance, supervision and support in this role will be provided by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (North Stoke) and Principal Clinical Psychologist (South Stoke), with management supervision by the Team Leader. Staff well-being and development is a shared priority. In addition, other psychologists and therapists across the full service area are a supportive group of clinicians and we welcome applicants with a range of skills in psychological models. There is an array of CPD opportunities and supervision groups within the Trust.
We have good links with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate course at Staffordshire University and we support a number of trainees, including clinical psychology trainees, in our teams. The post holder will be able to access additional supervisor training dependent on their stage of professional development and need.
The successful candidate will be required to work in a range of settings, usually a clinic setting, as well as occasionally in other locations as needed. As such, the ability to travel across the South Stoke locality will be important. We are open to discussions around flexible working and part-time positions, and our CAMHS team currently makes use of hybrid (digital/remote) working where this is of benefit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare CAMHS services as we implement the iThrive model.
The Community CAMHS teams are nurturing, welcoming and supportive with a strong ethos of collaboration and shared team decision-making within a holistic framework.
Guidance, supervision and support in this role will be provided by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (North Stoke) and Principal Clinical Psychologist (South Stoke), with management supervision by the Team Leader. Staff well-being and development is a shared priority. In addition, other psychologists and therapists across the full service area are a supportive group of clinicians and we welcome applicants with a range of skills in psychological models. There is an array of CPD opportunities and supervision groups within the Trust.
We have good links with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate course at Staffordshire University and we support a number of trainees, including clinical psychology trainees, in our teams. The post holder will be able to access additional supervisor training dependent on their stage of professional development and need.
The successful candidate will be required to work in a range of settings, usually a clinic setting, as well as occasionally in other locations as needed. As such, the ability to travel across the South Stoke locality will be important. We are open to discussions around flexible working and part-time positions, and our CAMHS team currently makes use of hybrid (digital/remote) working where this is of benefit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Must have experience of Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Must have experience of Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role
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).
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.
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).
