Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary CAMHS team and contribute to an integrated and well established psychological provision. There will be opportunities to work with children and young people from 5 to 18 years old, and their families, using a range of modalities and methods of intervention. You will have opportunities to contribute to service evaluation and development, work across a range of care pathways and get involved in project and improvement work. You will be joining a motivated and nurturing multidisciplinary team and have opportunities for professional development including training and multidisciplinary supervision and working.
Please see the job description and person specification for more details.
Main duties of the job
As part of our CAMHS team the post holder will be expected to support services for children who require assessment and intervention in relation to mental health difficulties which are impacting significantly on their quality of life and/or neurodivergencies and to be an integral part of the CAMH Service and working to Pennine Care Strategic objectives. The Post holder will be managed by a senior Clinical Psychologist in CAMHS /Operational Manager.
You will :
- provide specialist psychological assessments of children
- formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/ormanagement of the child's presenting issues
- be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups
- evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
- contribute to the development of a service whereby professionals within and outside of CAMHS who work with children with significant mental health or neurodevelopmental needs have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding the care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research andtheory
Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for a detailed description of the job role and main responsibility.
We also invite you to get in touch with the Sarita Dewan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, if you would like to find out more about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for a detailed description of the job role and main responsibility.
We also invite you to get in touch with the Sarita Dewan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, if you would like to find out more about the role.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
- Eligibility for BPS Chartered status
- Current registration with HCPC governing body
Desirable
- Post-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range.
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork and consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
- Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
Desirable
- Positive approach to own continuing professional development.
- Interest in supervising assistant psychologists and trainees.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of attachment difficulties in YP and their families / carers
Desirable
- Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with children.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload.
- Ability to formulate clinical problems using psychological theory
- Ability to assess needs, plan, implement and evaluate appropriate interventions with children and parents / carers across the age range
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
- Good skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems and the threat of verbal and physical abuse
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
- Eligibility for BPS Chartered status
- Current registration with HCPC governing body
Desirable
- Post-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range.
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork and consulting with health care and other professionals.
- Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
- Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
Desirable
- Positive approach to own continuing professional development.
- Interest in supervising assistant psychologists and trainees.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of attachment difficulties in YP and their families / carers
Desirable
- Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with children.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload.
- Ability to formulate clinical problems using psychological theory
- Ability to assess needs, plan, implement and evaluate appropriate interventions with children and parents / carers across the age range
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
- Good skills in communicating with children, parents and colleagues
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems and the threat of verbal and physical abuse
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).
