Job summary
Coastal CAMHS Band 7-8 Preceptorship opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist 22.5 hours per week.
Our extremely friendly multi-disciplinary team in Coastal West Sussex are currently looking for a substantive Band 7-8 Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist. We are very proud of our strong Clinical Psychology structure in West Sussex andyou will be working alongside an 8b Psychologist, a Band 7 Psychologist and Assistant Psychologists. We also provide Trainee Clinical Psychology and Undergraduate Psychology placements.
You will have the chance to learn and grow in the coastal team. You will be part of a vibrant psychology department who will support and mentor your professional development and connection to the wider profession through the SPFT PP department and the wider PPN network. Listen to staff from coastal CAMHS talk about their work herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sseefqnxbyo
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the other psychologists in providing assessment (including neurodevelopmental), formulation, individual and group interventions and consultation using a range of therapeutic approaches including CBT, systemic and EMDR. The post holder will work closely with their team colleagues, the 8b Principal Psychologist, the Band 7 Clinical Psychologist and the Service Manager. You will receive high standards of supervision including secondary supervision packages in CBT, IPT, EMDR, DBT, ASD and group work.
About us
As one of the largest providers of children and young people's mental health services, our Care Delivery Service (CDS) provides care across Sussex and Hampshire. Supported by our Clinical Academic Group (CAG) we work to put research, innovation and learning into practice. Our offer is for a career not just a job, in a team and a Trust committed to delivering the best care possible to the community whilst being committed to the wellbeing of its staff. Our staff are our greatest asset.
CAMHS services recognise that young people may be affected by challenges to their emotional wellbeing and mental health at all times. With this in mind our responses are required to be dynamic and needs led. As part of our exciting transformation agenda colleagues may be required to work outside of the 9-5 working pattern.
This would be negotiated on an individual basis and as part of Sussex Partnership NHS trusts wider commitment high quality services, that are both flexible and accessible to all our users whilst supporting colleagues in pursuit of their own work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work as a member of the clinical service/ team within Coastal CAMHS. Providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to clients, their families or carers. In addition, to support psychological practice within the Coastal CAMHS team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Your career development is important to us. The Preceptorship Development Plan will ensure you are supported to progress from a band 7 to 8a role in this post within 3 years (please see attached document for details). This will include many opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, including access to high quality training, supervision as well as opportunities to develop your special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives.
In order to be a successful Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist in our team you will:
- Be a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
- Be passionate about working with young people and have knowledge and skills in evidence-based assessments and interventions.
- Provide expert advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to other members of the service.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details (both B7 and B8a).
The post is 3 days a week, from 9am to 5pm. The post will be made up of a combination of face to face clinical work, office time and remote working as appropriate. We welcome informal visits and/or a phone conversation about the service and this post.
We have excellent links with the University of Surrey PsychD programme supervising high quality placements, alongside research and QI projects. Our CAMHS research priorities wereco-developed by our Clinical Academic Group, alongside Children, young people and parents and linked to a range of projects supported by SPFT Research Dept and the Applied Research Consortium (ARC) for Kent, Surrey Sussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work as a member of the clinical service/ team within Coastal CAMHS. Providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to clients, their families or carers. In addition, to support psychological practice within the Coastal CAMHS team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Your career development is important to us. The Preceptorship Development Plan will ensure you are supported to progress from a band 7 to 8a role in this post within 3 years (please see attached document for details). This will include many opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, including access to high quality training, supervision as well as opportunities to develop your special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives.
In order to be a successful Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist in our team you will:
- Be a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
- Be passionate about working with young people and have knowledge and skills in evidence-based assessments and interventions.
- Provide expert advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to other members of the service.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details (both B7 and B8a).
The post is 3 days a week, from 9am to 5pm. The post will be made up of a combination of face to face clinical work, office time and remote working as appropriate. We welcome informal visits and/or a phone conversation about the service and this post.
We have excellent links with the University of Surrey PsychD programme supervising high quality placements, alongside research and QI projects. Our CAMHS research priorities wereco-developed by our Clinical Academic Group, alongside Children, young people and parents and linked to a range of projects supported by SPFT Research Dept and the Applied Research Consortium (ARC) for Kent, Surrey Sussex.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HCPC.
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) 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, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology.
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HCPC.
- Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) 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, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology.
- High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
- Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
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).
