Job summary
Assistant Mental Health Clinician, Band 4 (0.5 - 18.75hours) x 2 in Emotional & Behavioural Team (E&B), Luton CAMHS
(This is a suitable position for an aspiring Clinical Psychologist/Child Psychotherapist/Family Therapist)
We are looking for a confident aspiring CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence based interventions, improving service quality with a strong interest in service development.
You will be required to have completed a good undergraduate degree meeting eligibility for a professional training Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy and Systemic Family Therapy. You will have access to supervision from a senior clinician from the discipline you intent to train. There are also opportunities to access NHSE funding for pre-clinical training and EDI bursaries to support access for colleagues from disadvantaged groups.
Main duties of the job
E&B offers interventions within Getting More Help and Risk Support quadrants of the Thrive Model. This includes short to medium-term, and longer-term therapeutic work with children, young people and their parents. The interventions will range from group work, work with parents/parental couple and carers, consultations to professional network, training and other interventions within the CAMHS wider system.
The role will encompass clinical, professional and developmental aspects, requiring the post holder to work in close collaboration with colleagues. The post holder will help promote and maintain the role of assistant mental health clinicians across the disciplines within the team, and through development and supervision manage complex clinical presentations.
The post holder will provide generic input into the E&B (Emotional and Behavioural) Team under the supervision of a senior clinician. This will include professional and practice development, ensuring high quality client-centered evidence based care is delivered. The post holder will maintain high standards of care and practice and take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. The post holder will have access to clinical supervision and support across all the disciplines.
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.
The post holder will have access to CPD opportunities and will be supported to become an established CAMHS clinician able to provide competent and comprehensive mental health assessment, risk management plans, consultations and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and you will have access to further career professional development.
For further details, please contact: Dr Ros Payne (Clinical Psychologist) (Rosalind.Payne1@nhs.net) Natalia Switon (Family Therapist) (natalia.switon@nhs.net), or Eugenia Baibazarova (Eugenia.Baibazarova@nhs.net)
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and you will have access to further career professional development.
For further details, please contact: Dr Ros Payne (Clinical Psychologist) (Rosalind.Payne1@nhs.net) Natalia Switon (Family Therapist) (natalia.switon@nhs.net), or Eugenia Baibazarova (Eugenia.Baibazarova@nhs.net)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Psychologist: A good undergraduate degree in psychology meeting British Psychological Society (BPS) with (eligibility for) graduate membership of the BPS.
- Clinical Psychologist: A good undergraduate degree in psychology meeting British Psychological Society (BPS) with (eligibility for) graduate membership of the BPS.
- Family Therapy: Enrolment in a 2 years of AFT accredited Systemic Family Therapy training, or nearing completion for Family Practitioner Qualification.
Desirable
- Previous professional training in nursing, social work, education, occupational therapy, counselling or training within a specific psychological therapy
- Demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and /or other disabilities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and presentations of mental health and development difficulties in infants, 0-5 children and parents/carers.
- Ability to use computers for database analysis, such as SPSS, for windows and qualitative analysis packages
Desirable
- An understanding of organizational issues, which may affect day-to-day work
- Able to design and deliver teaching/training programmes to a range of staff groups.
Skills
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to communicate sensitively with clients, staff and external agencies, using accessible language.
- Ability to provide & receive highly sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.
Desirable
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting; Experience working in a clinical team; Experience of developing and delivering training to staff groups; Experience of contributing to service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Psychologist: A good undergraduate degree in psychology meeting British Psychological Society (BPS) with (eligibility for) graduate membership of the BPS.
- Clinical Psychologist: A good undergraduate degree in psychology meeting British Psychological Society (BPS) with (eligibility for) graduate membership of the BPS.
- Family Therapy: Enrolment in a 2 years of AFT accredited Systemic Family Therapy training, or nearing completion for Family Practitioner Qualification.
Desirable
- Previous professional training in nursing, social work, education, occupational therapy, counselling or training within a specific psychological therapy
- Demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and /or other disabilities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and presentations of mental health and development difficulties in infants, 0-5 children and parents/carers.
- Ability to use computers for database analysis, such as SPSS, for windows and qualitative analysis packages
Desirable
- An understanding of organizational issues, which may affect day-to-day work
- Able to design and deliver teaching/training programmes to a range of staff groups.
Skills
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to communicate sensitively with clients, staff and external agencies, using accessible language.
- Ability to provide & receive highly sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.
Desirable
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting; Experience working in a clinical team; Experience of developing and delivering training to staff groups; Experience of contributing to service development
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).
