Job summary
The Bedfordshire and Luton Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) is a countywide specialist eating disorders team which is part of ELFT CAMHS. The service consists of a group of highly experienced and motivated professionals who work closely as a team and with partnership agencies to provide a very well respected service to children, young people and their families. It is led by a Senior Management team, consisting of Associate Clinical Director/Consultant Psychiatrist, General Manager, Psychological Therapies and Clinical Team Leads.
The post holder will be required;
- To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the Directorate, across all aspects of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological
interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently
according to a plan agreed with a qualified clinical psychologist and within the overall
framework of the teams' policies and procedures.
- To assist in clinically related administration, teaching and project work.
- To take part in research; to collect, input and analyse routine data and to report this to clinical
teams, managers and others; to liaise with clinical teams across the directorate.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Psychologist will be an integral member of the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Eating Disorders Service in the East London NHS Foundation Trust. Although some clinic-based services are provided from the key bases at Rush Court Bedford, and 67 High Street North Dunstable, the work is also undertaken in an outreach-based service, offering support in a variety of community settings such as schools, respite units, the family home and child development centres. There will be opportunity to support our exciting new pilot service, Eating Disorder Intensive Day and Virtual Service also.
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.
Bedfordshire and Luton CEDS CAMHS is a Tier 3 community service linked to the Luton and Bedfordshire CAMHS comprising Emotional and Behavioural teams and specialist targeted teams: Adolescent Mental Health Team, Neuro-Developmental Team, Targeted Team and county wide Eating Disorders Team which offer services to children and adolescents with a wide range of psychiatric and mental health difficulties, working closely with their families and carers. CAMHS considers referrals of children and adolescents aged 0-18 years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please contact Eleanor Chesters, Clinical Team Lead or see attached JD & PS for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please contact Eleanor Chesters, Clinical Team Lead or see attached JD & PS for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
- Training in mental health related clinical work (eg IAPT training, systemic practitioner training, CBT training)
- Completed MSc / PhD in a subject related to child mental health/ child development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children or young people/adults people with complex needs
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of group work and/or individual therapeutic contact
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour, their families and wider networks.
Skills
Essential
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere. To be able to work with resistance to ideas.
- Ability to be flexible and cope with multiple demands.
Desirable
- Ability to teach basic CAMHS concepts
- Presentation/teaching skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
- Training in mental health related clinical work (eg IAPT training, systemic practitioner training, CBT training)
- Completed MSc / PhD in a subject related to child mental health/ child development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children or young people/adults people with complex needs
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of group work and/or individual therapeutic contact
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
- Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour, their families and wider networks.
Skills
Essential
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere. To be able to work with resistance to ideas.
- Ability to be flexible and cope with multiple demands.
Desirable
- Ability to teach basic CAMHS concepts
- Presentation/teaching skills
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).
