Job summary
The Neurodevelopmental Team within City & Hackney CAHMS is excited to be offering some of the earliest opportunities in England for talented and passionate psychology graduates to join NHS Mental Health services as Apprentice Clinical Associates in Psychology within CAMHS. We have successfully supported one previous candidate through this training route in our schools' team over the last 18 months. We now have an opportunity for an apprentice psychology graduate to join our Neurodevelopmental team to train as an applied psychologist.
As an apprenticeship you will be working and being paid full time while you complete a Masters qualification at the University of East Anglia (UEA), the full fees for this will be paid.
During their first-year apprentices will spend roughly half of their time 'on the job' working in our Neurodevelopment Team and the rest of their time 'off the job' studying. The study time will be a mix of face-to-face training at the UEA campus in Norwich, and online training. There will be approximately 25 days where attendance will be required at the Norwich campus.
The successful candidate will have travel and accommodation expenses paid for by ELFT. This aspect of the post is not negotiable - candidates will be expected to commit to this when accepting an apprenticeship. For the final six months apprentices work mostly 'on the job', with sessions at UEA to support them through the End Point Assessment and then into their qualified roles.
Main duties of the job
To undertake the requirements of the Apprenticeship for the Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP). This will be a structured programme of learning including work-based learning, personal study, academic learning, research and assessment, leading to the award of MSc for Clinical Associate in Psychology
The post holder will provide psychological interventions to service users in the Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT) in City & Hackney CAMHS.
This work will be under the supervision of a qualified HCPC registered practitioner psychologist who will retain clinical responsibility for clinical work carried out, provided that the clinical work is within the care plan specified.
The characteristics of the core population receiving direct services are: children & adolescents (0-18) with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and a known neurodevelopmental condition, and their families. There will also be opportunities to work in the assessment pathway for those suspected of having a neurodevelopmental condition, who may have milder mental health concerns.
Psychological based provision is offered to the local/identified population at the individual, group, parent and family level through to teams, systems and community level.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues the person is facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation). Under supervision of qualified clinical psychologists they will explore social, psychological, therapies and other potential options which may improve health outcomes and help them achieve agreed goals.
Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress. Service users may present with a significant level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people. Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, predominantly clinics but including educational, community, in person, by telephone or digital platform.
The postholder would be expected to work with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community, Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services. The post holder will be involved in partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g. GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, schools and colleges and the 3rd sector. The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges people with neurodiversity face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa.
The post holder will provide psychological assessments, psychological formulations and deliver psychological interventions to the neurodiverse communities we serve. Psychological based provision is offered within a range of theoretical models with an emphasis on cognitive, developmental, systemic and ecological models.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues the person is facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation). Under supervision of qualified clinical psychologists they will explore social, psychological, therapies and other potential options which may improve health outcomes and help them achieve agreed goals.
Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress. Service users may present with a significant level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people. Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, predominantly clinics but including educational, community, in person, by telephone or digital platform.
The postholder would be expected to work with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community, Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services. The post holder will be involved in partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g. GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, schools and colleges and the 3rd sector. The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges people with neurodiversity face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa.
The post holder will provide psychological assessments, psychological formulations and deliver psychological interventions to the neurodiverse communities we serve. Psychological based provision is offered within a range of theoretical models with an emphasis on cognitive, developmental, systemic and ecological models.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, (Class 2.2 or higher
- Meet minimum educational standards for the Apprenticeship scheme for CAPS, and funding restrictions based on attending prior HEE funded courses detailed in the advert for this post.
- Level 2 Mathematics and English Qualification All candidates must evidence a level 2 qualification in both Mathematics and English. Level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4, alongside other equivalent qualifications before an offer can be made. There are very strict rules about what counts as an equivalent qualification that are set by the Education Skills Funding Agency. The full list of equivalent qualifications can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-and-maths-requirements-in-apprenticeship-standards-at-level-2-and-above
Desirable
- Previous qualification and/or registration in child mental health as a PWP, CWP or EMHP with 2 years post qualification experience.
- Attendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post (e.g. Trauma Informed Care, Group approaches, Collective Narrative Therapies, or approaches in Child & Adolescent Psychology)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS or outreach work, or local engagement work (e.g. youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc), experience of working in voluntary sector, working in community groups.
- Work in multi-cultural settings
Desirable
- Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations.
- Work with interpreters
- Work with young people with mental health problems:
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, (Class 2.2 or higher
- Meet minimum educational standards for the Apprenticeship scheme for CAPS, and funding restrictions based on attending prior HEE funded courses detailed in the advert for this post.
- Level 2 Mathematics and English Qualification All candidates must evidence a level 2 qualification in both Mathematics and English. Level 2 qualifications include GCSE grades A* to C or 9 to 4, alongside other equivalent qualifications before an offer can be made. There are very strict rules about what counts as an equivalent qualification that are set by the Education Skills Funding Agency. The full list of equivalent qualifications can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-and-maths-requirements-in-apprenticeship-standards-at-level-2-and-above
Desirable
- Previous qualification and/or registration in child mental health as a PWP, CWP or EMHP with 2 years post qualification experience.
- Attendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post (e.g. Trauma Informed Care, Group approaches, Collective Narrative Therapies, or approaches in Child & Adolescent Psychology)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS or outreach work, or local engagement work (e.g. youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc), experience of working in voluntary sector, working in community groups.
- Work in multi-cultural settings
Desirable
- Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations.
- Work with interpreters
- Work with young people with mental health problems:
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).
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).
