Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Psychology in Schools team (currently made up of 4 clinical psychologists, 1 senior psychotherapist, 1 assistant psychologist, trainee clinical psychologist) who are currently working with the Under 18 Wellbeing Service to deliver an early intervention "Getting Help" service for young people (0 to 18) presenting with a mild to moderate mental health need. This role will provide opportunities to develop leadership and service development skills as you will be joining us at an exciting time as we grow and develop an early intervention service alongside the Suffolk MHST and U18 Wellbeing Team that fits with the iThrive model. This is a three day a week post. We welcome applications from Psychologists currently banded at 8a as well as those looking for a preceptorship role. We are committed to supporting your professional development and transition into the new role.
You will join a team of other clinical psychologists, psychological therapists , primary mental health workers, mental health nurses and CWPs. You will work closely with the Mental Health Support Teams and have opportunities to build strong relationships with our secondary care teams, including our neurodevelopmental teams. You will also be part of a wider network of psychological practitioners in the community. Psychologists are truly valued in Suffolk, by team colleagues and senior management alike.
Main duties of the job
To support clinical team working, including direct interventions with service users, and offering consultation to colleagues, training, supervision and reflective practice as required. Together with the Clinical Team Leaders and Senior psychology colleagues in the wider system to develop the offer of psychologically informed interventions to service users with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and to develop initiatives to improve service user experience. To support the early intervention service in meeting the needs of young people across the spectrum of neurodiversity. This post will involve developing and delivering a neurodevelopmental parent workshop programme. To work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for service users. To supervise Assistant and trainee Psychologists, as directed by the Lead Psychologist.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits included with this role are:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
- Relocation packages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have knowledge and skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in young people and an interest in neurodiversity. We are looking for individuals who bring personal enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital newly developing area.
Importantly, this post will contribute to the wider system thinking about the development of services at the interface of education, health and social care. Making it a unique and exciting opportunity to transform local services for young people and their families.
You will be based in East Suffolk. The post will require at times covering West and Central Suffolk. Therefore there will be some need to travel when necessary.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have knowledge and skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in young people and an interest in neurodiversity. We are looking for individuals who bring personal enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital newly developing area.
Importantly, this post will contribute to the wider system thinking about the development of services at the interface of education, health and social care. Making it a unique and exciting opportunity to transform local services for young people and their families.
You will be based in East Suffolk. The post will require at times covering West and Central Suffolk. Therefore there will be some need to travel when necessary.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psycholog
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psycholog
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
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).
