Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to work across North Somerset CAMHS and the North Somerset Service for Children in Care and Care Leavers in this innovative post.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with social workers, foster carers, CAMHS professionals, and other health professionals. This role involves working four days within the Corporate Parenting Service, coordinating the work of a senior social worker and two family support workers within the CONSULT service. The remaining day will be based within the Community CAMHS Team, holding a small caseload and supporting the team to deliver effective interventions for children in care.
This is an exciting time to join the service, as the local authority is investing in developing innovative care options for children, and the successful candidate will be part of this development.
Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within easy commuting distance of Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway is easily accessible.
Main duties of the job
This role involves delivering clinical expertise within specialist community services, aligned to a defined local care pathway serving a specific population--children who are looked after or under Special Guardianship Orders (SGO), referred by North Somerset CYPS. The postholder will work collaboratively with the management and leadership team to deliver services within an integrated care pathway model, guided by a clearly defined set of aims and objectives that are delivered and monitored through an integrated governance approach.
The role also includes delivering training programmes to foster carers, social workers, and CAMHS clinicians to enhance their understanding of the impact of trauma on children in care. In addition to core clinical psychology skills, the successful candidate will have experience working with children in care and possess strong knowledge and skills in trauma-informed practices.
This post offers a high degree of autonomy, working across both health and social care sectors. The role is based at Weston Town Hall and Somerset CAMHS @ Rowan/The Barn in Clevedon.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire, and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to supporting and creating a positive, research-informed environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP--because diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work alongside social workers and family support workers to provide support to foster carers, children in care, and their families.
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To provide clinical consultation to social workers and the Team Around the Child.
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To contribute to and inform the child or young persons care plan.
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To support the delivery of therapeutic work for looked-after children.
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To provide assessments and recommendations for children in care and their families.
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To act as a liaison between CAMHS and Childrens Social Care.
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To have oversight of SDQ results and recommend appropriate support or signposting.
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To contribute to service development around the local mental health and wellbeing offer for looked-after children.
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To record clinical activity on the Childrens Electronic System in accordance with Childrens Services Practice Standards.
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To record clinical activity on the CAMHS electronic record system in accordance with Trust policy.
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To support the delivery of our training offer to foster carers and the Team Around the Child.
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To represent AWP and BNSSG Trust professionally and positively at all times, with staff, local partners, service users, and carers.
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To contribute to the Integrated Business Plan for the area, including the LDU delivery strategy, North Somerset Corporate Parenting Strategy, and the Trusts overarching Integrated Business Plan.
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To deliver operational services in line with national, Trust, and LDU strategic objectives and policies.
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To liaise with service users, carers, staff, and partners in both statutory and non-statutory fields, ensuring a shared understanding of service provision and commitments.
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To contribute to service area planning, delivery, choice, and governance, including maintaining links with key groups and networks.
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To contribute to the development and delivery of identified projects within the service area.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work alongside social workers and family support workers to provide support to foster carers, children in care, and their families.
-
To provide clinical consultation to social workers and the Team Around the Child.
-
To contribute to and inform the child or young persons care plan.
-
To support the delivery of therapeutic work for looked-after children.
-
To provide assessments and recommendations for children in care and their families.
-
To act as a liaison between CAMHS and Childrens Social Care.
-
To have oversight of SDQ results and recommend appropriate support or signposting.
-
To contribute to service development around the local mental health and wellbeing offer for looked-after children.
-
To record clinical activity on the Childrens Electronic System in accordance with Childrens Services Practice Standards.
-
To record clinical activity on the CAMHS electronic record system in accordance with Trust policy.
-
To support the delivery of our training offer to foster carers and the Team Around the Child.
-
To represent AWP and BNSSG Trust professionally and positively at all times, with staff, local partners, service users, and carers.
-
To contribute to the Integrated Business Plan for the area, including the LDU delivery strategy, North Somerset Corporate Parenting Strategy, and the Trusts overarching Integrated Business Plan.
-
To deliver operational services in line with national, Trust, and LDU strategic objectives and policies.
-
To liaise with service users, carers, staff, and partners in both statutory and non-statutory fields, ensuring a shared understanding of service provision and commitments.
-
To contribute to service area planning, delivery, choice, and governance, including maintaining links with key groups and networks.
-
To contribute to the development and delivery of identified projects within the service area.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes
Desirable
- Experience of providing specialist assessments/interventions e.g. Autism assessments (ADOS), Eating Disorders or specialist CBT
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload
- Experience of assessing and managing young people who are suicidal and young people who present a risk to self and others
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes
Desirable
- Experience of providing specialist assessments/interventions e.g. Autism assessments (ADOS), Eating Disorders or specialist CBT
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload
- Experience of assessing and managing young people who are suicidal and young people who present a risk to self and others
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff
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).
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