Job summary
This role is located specifically within Core CAMHS. Core CAMHS is the part of the service offering evidence informed interventions for children and young people and their families who have moderate to severe difficulties. The post holder will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology intervention for Children, Young People and their families within our specialist mental health service. As a consultant you are a senior leader within the service and as such you would be expected to work alongside the Clinical Director, operational leads and principal grade psychologists to provide clinical support, expert consultation and supervision across specialist camhs and our service arm which offers supervision and consultation to the wider system (and partner agencies). We would expect you to have your own clinical case load and to 'lead by example'. As a Consultant Psychologist we would expect you to work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for governance of psychological practice within Children and Young People's mental health services. The post holder would be expected to provide clinical supervision and consultation to a range of professionals. As a senior leader you would be expected to propose and implement policy and service development changes within children's and young people's mental health services.
Main duties of the job
Unlike our other Consultant Post within CAMHS, the post holder has particular responsibility to develop CBT interventions and consultation by providing supervision and training for our clinicians who work with children and young people with moderate to severe difficulties. While we are keen for someone with a strong CBT background, we expect the post holder to work trans diagnostically and embrace our core models which include systemic and attachment-based elements to our understanding and treatment of children.
We would expect you to contribute to both the Leicester and Oxford University doctoral training programs including the provision of clinical placements, teaching, research supervision and membership of the doctoral course management boards as required.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or able to evidence this has been delivered to have high standard.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialized psychological therapies.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of six years, including at least 3 years post qualification experience within the designated specialism where the post is located. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in- patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently require sustained and intense concentration. A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS where there may be highly emotive atmospheres, barriers to understanding and resistance to the information provided. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or able to evidence this has been delivered to have high standard.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialized psychological therapies.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of six years, including at least 3 years post qualification experience within the designated specialism where the post is located. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in- patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently require sustained and intense concentration. A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS where there may be highly emotive atmospheres, barriers to understanding and resistance to the information provided. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
