Job summary
We are looking for an experienced senior clinician (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist) to lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist CAMHS service as part of the Lighthouse. This is a maternity cover post for one year.
The Lighthouse is the first UK Barnahus (Child House), an evidence-based international model of best practice for supporting CYP following sexual abuse, with a growing number of Barnahus services opening in Europe and beyond each year The Lighthouse is a multi-professional, child-centred and trauma-informed service and a national leader in the field, providing holistic multi-disciplinary assessment, physical and emotional health support , safeguarding and criminal justice support under one roof in a child-friendly environment. This includes Achieving Best Evidence interviews led by Lighthouse CAMHS practitioners and access to remote trials from the Lighthouse.
The service is led by University College London Hospitals working with the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police Service. CYP who live in the five boroughs in North Central London: Camden, Islington, Enfield, Haringey and Barnet can be referred or can self-refer to the service.
Main duties of the job
To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist CAMHS psychological therapy service as part of the Lighthouse, a multi-disciplinary Child House supporting children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse and their families.
o To personally provide expert clinical input across the Lighthouse and to lead the CAMHS/psychological therapies care pathways.o To be responsible to the Lighthouse Clinical Lead for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapies and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision. o To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. o To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda, including outcomes reporting. o To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of CAMHS practitioners in the service. o To work in close collaboration with other Lighthouse leads (in Practice Development, Social Work, Advocacy, Paediatric Health and Police roles) to fulfil and further develop the multi-disciplinary offer to children and families, contributing to a culture of collaboration, integrated practice and continuous learning.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetWe are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification as Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist. Registration with HCPC or APC
- Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice relevant to children and families through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist shortcourses and/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a relevant specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher. (A/I/R)
- Completed training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervise qualified practitioners in relevant discipline. (A/I/R)
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC (A/I)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body. (A/I)
- Further specialist training in therapeutic approaches relevant to supporting children who have experienced sexual abuse and their families.
- Further training and CPD in provision of clinical consultation
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychological difficulties for children and young people and the evidence base for the relevant treatment, specifically evidence-based approaches
- Knowledge of policy and best practice frameworks for addressing child sexual abuse, and current national and international service developments to support children and families affected by CSA.
- Advanced knowledge of the theory of psychological practice/processes in relation to supporting children and young people who have experienced abuse/neglect and their therapeutic application.
- Knowledge of assessment and clinical psychometrics relevant to children and young people. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, mental capacity and equalities. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)
- To deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I/R)
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources according to discipline (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches/models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodology and complex statistical analysis, in order to lead on/supervise delivery of quality activities across the service. (A/I/R)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in the clinical specialty of children and young people's mental health and wellbeing (A/I)
- Experience of undertaking leadership roles (A/I)
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in children and young people's mental health, paediatric health or equivalent services (A/I)
- Experience of supervising and managing qualified clinicians (A/I)
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. (A/I)
- Experience of carrying out post-qualification research, and/or audit and service evaluation projects
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects that impact beyond own service area
- Experience of participation in recruitment
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, including provision of professional consultation
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychological practitioners or other professional groups.
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of discrimination, including experience of working within a multicultural framework and delivering culturally competent services.
- Experience of supporting children who have experienced abuse and neglect, including children who have experienced sexual abuse.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To deliver specialist therapy across cultural and other differences.
- To select and administer specialist assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which expert opinion may differ.
- To deliver high quality clinical risk assessment and management plans for children and young people as required
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers (and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews where appropriate).
- To plan allocation of tasks to other clinicians, assistants/trainees as appropriates.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation
- To plan delivery of psychology and psychotherapy services to the client group and carers, involving partner agencies.
- Specialist practitioner skills in discipline
- Advanced skills in professional supervision; including skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and wider partnership, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers (and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews where appropriate).
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
- Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self and to support others affected by these in their work
- Ability to manage highly complex situations involving multiple difficulties, and competing/conflicting views about those difficulties; and to help create contexts that develop systemic engagement, and harness the strengths and abilities of those involved in order to work towards solutions
Communication
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Experience of supervising assistants and trainees having completed the relevant training
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- To plan allocation of tasks to other clinicians, assistants/trainees as appropriates.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification as Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist. Registration with HCPC or APC
- Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice relevant to children and families through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist shortcourses and/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a relevant specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher. (A/I/R)
- Completed training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervise qualified practitioners in relevant discipline. (A/I/R)
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC (A/I)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body. (A/I)
- Further specialist training in therapeutic approaches relevant to supporting children who have experienced sexual abuse and their families.
- Further training and CPD in provision of clinical consultation
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychological difficulties for children and young people and the evidence base for the relevant treatment, specifically evidence-based approaches
- Knowledge of policy and best practice frameworks for addressing child sexual abuse, and current national and international service developments to support children and families affected by CSA.
- Advanced knowledge of the theory of psychological practice/processes in relation to supporting children and young people who have experienced abuse/neglect and their therapeutic application.
- Knowledge of assessment and clinical psychometrics relevant to children and young people. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, mental capacity and equalities. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)
- To deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I/R)
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources according to discipline (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches/models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodology and complex statistical analysis, in order to lead on/supervise delivery of quality activities across the service. (A/I/R)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in the clinical specialty of children and young people's mental health and wellbeing (A/I)
- Experience of undertaking leadership roles (A/I)
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in children and young people's mental health, paediatric health or equivalent services (A/I)
- Experience of supervising and managing qualified clinicians (A/I)
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. (A/I)
- Experience of carrying out post-qualification research, and/or audit and service evaluation projects
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects that impact beyond own service area
- Experience of participation in recruitment
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, including provision of professional consultation
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychological practitioners or other professional groups.
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of discrimination, including experience of working within a multicultural framework and delivering culturally competent services.
- Experience of supporting children who have experienced abuse and neglect, including children who have experienced sexual abuse.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To deliver specialist therapy across cultural and other differences.
- To select and administer specialist assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which expert opinion may differ.
- To deliver high quality clinical risk assessment and management plans for children and young people as required
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers (and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews where appropriate).
- To plan allocation of tasks to other clinicians, assistants/trainees as appropriates.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation
- To plan delivery of psychology and psychotherapy services to the client group and carers, involving partner agencies.
- Specialist practitioner skills in discipline
- Advanced skills in professional supervision; including skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and wider partnership, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers (and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews where appropriate).
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
- Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self and to support others affected by these in their work
- Ability to manage highly complex situations involving multiple difficulties, and competing/conflicting views about those difficulties; and to help create contexts that develop systemic engagement, and harness the strengths and abilities of those involved in order to work towards solutions
Communication
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Experience of supervising assistants and trainees having completed the relevant training
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- To plan allocation of tasks to other clinicians, assistants/trainees as appropriates.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
