Clinical Psychologist – CAIST

Job summary

(Band 7 Preceptorship applications welcome)

We have a vacancy for an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) who is passionate about working with children, young people and families.

The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.

The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.

We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.

We need the diverse skills of a Clinical Psychologist to support our formulation based approach to care. As mentioned above we would also consider applications for band 7 preceptorship post (please see alternative job description attached for essential criteria).

Main duties of the job

You will offer direct clinical work (crisis and/or specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and individual interventions) with children under 18 years old that have presented in crisis, alongside their families and carers where appropriate. Interventions in CAIST occur in the context of crisis, as opposed to longer term involvement.

You will provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team (including Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists); applying psychological models and formulation to the needs of the young people accessing our service. Consultation and formulation with other relevant services will also be a core part of the role, as will be delivering training to the team and getting involved with relevant research projects. As a senior clinician within the team you would be involved in the ongoing development of the service; the overarching aim to ensure continued quality and consistent care across CAIST. This would include taking a lead role in the continued focus on clinical data and performance.

About us

The CAIST team has recently been recognised through our Quality and Safety Review Process as being a responsive and collaborative service that has a positive, inclusive culture, with shared vision and objectives. Feedback from young people and families, identified CAIST as an accessible and flexible service that prioritises service user collaboration and shared decision making.

It is important to us that all staff share our values and core beliefs, and those of the NHS Constitution. We promote an environment of mutual respect, compassion, integrity and collaborative working. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to attract and retain a candidate who is compassionate and committed to our trust values.

We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and we are making significant contributions to exciting transformation work that seeks to improve and further develop the crisis offer for children, young people and their families across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Countywide service

80 St Stephens Road

Norwich

NR13RE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Countywide service

80 St Stephens Road

Norwich

NR13RE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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