Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical psychologist to take up a senior position with the CAMHS Adolescent Mental Health Team within North Bedfordshire CAMHS.
The post is located within our North Bedfordshire clinic offering therapeutic work to families with specific emphasis on adolescents with complex, severe and enduring mental health problems, It will include the provision of specialist advice/consultation/ formulation, psychological assessment, liaison with other agencies, clinical psychology interventions, clinical supervision and teaching of staff and/or students. The post holder will offer 2 sessions per week into our Crisis & Home Treatment team, offering consultation, psychological assessment and intervention for some cases that are transferred to the Adolescent Mental Health Team.
We are looking for someone who is an experienced clinical psychologist with a substantial knowledge in the field of child and adolescent mental health, especially in the areas of adolescent mental health and crisis / risk management. In addition to contributing to the operational delivery of the Adolescent Mental Health Team, the post holder will be responsible for the supervision/management of Band 7 and other staff as required. The post holder will formulate and undertake clinical audit, service evaluation, service development and research activities as requested by the Clinical Team Lead.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to work flexibly, and be able to provide the appropriate contextualised formulation-based intervention, using the evidence base and have the ability to design individually tailored intervention program based on client need, clear analysis of causes of symptomatology and a formulation based and trauma-informed approach, using evidence-based components, and apply regular validated outcome measures.. You will provide evidence based interventions including individual work, group work and other evidence based interventions.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our friendly, dynamic and professional team. The post-holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy, self-management and drive with the ability to work well in a team and within the multi-agency environment.
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
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. The successful candidate will receive a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support this role.
The Senior Management Team within North Beds CAMHS is committed to staff development: there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives and new developments in the service, some associated with a higher banding during the time of the project. We also have a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. The East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
This post is based in Bedford, Bedfordshire, close to the M1 and easily reached by rail and car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic also has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff. Whilst some of the work is based in the clinic, access to a car is essential as some travel will be required to undertake outreach support at home or other CAMHS/ multi-agency sites.
If you have highly developed communication and leadership skills and would enjoy this opportunity to ensure robust patient safety, improved patient experience, clinical outcomes, quality and performance standards, we encourage you to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. The successful candidate will receive a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support this role.
The Senior Management Team within North Beds CAMHS is committed to staff development: there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives and new developments in the service, some associated with a higher banding during the time of the project. We also have a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. The East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
This post is based in Bedford, Bedfordshire, close to the M1 and easily reached by rail and car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic also has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff. Whilst some of the work is based in the clinic, access to a car is essential as some travel will be required to undertake outreach support at home or other CAMHS/ multi-agency sites.
If you have highly developed communication and leadership skills and would enjoy this opportunity to ensure robust patient safety, improved patient experience, clinical outcomes, quality and performance standards, we encourage you to apply.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Minimum: First degree in Psychology (BSc). Three year Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the HPC, covering all care groups. Training in at least two therapeutic approaches and basic neuropsychological training. Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees. Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience - working with young people with psychosis and emerging personality disorder. Emergency assessments and crisis intervention work.
- Experience of providing care coordination
- Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual al, family-based or group-based formats.
- Relevant experience with young people and their families/ carers and wider professional network with severe and complex adolescent mental health difficulties
- Experience of participating in Quality Improvement, audit, evaluation and research activities.
- Additional relevant clinical and / or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level approved by the Head of Psychology and demonstrated by certification, documented supervision logs, management appraisal documentation and/or assessment at interview. This will include supervision training and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice.
Desirable
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of Tier 4 liaison
- Experience of working on an emergency duty rota
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes and/or supervision of other staff groups.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to provide a highly specialist clinical service, including specialist assessments, formulation and therapy from at least two therapeutic modalities.
- Able to supervise trainee and assistant psychologists and members of other staff groups.
- Able to design and deliver teaching/training programmes to a range of staff groups.
- Knowledge of the Children's Act, Mental Health Act, CPA legislation and national treatment guidelines
- Communication & Relationship skills: Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings including emergencies. Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Analytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations. Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on a contextualised formulation.
- Planning and organisational skills: Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload.
- Research & Guidance: Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis. Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client groups. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice with the client groups.
Desirable
- Information resources: Competent use of other IT packages e.g. PowerPoint, Excel and Access, RiO
- Working with victims of child sexual abuse and relational trauma
- Working with looked after children
- Knowledge of adapting therapies for adolescents and presentations, including working with young people on the Autistic Spectrum
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Minimum: First degree in Psychology (BSc). Three year Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the HPC, covering all care groups. Training in at least two therapeutic approaches and basic neuropsychological training. Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees. Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience - working with young people with psychosis and emerging personality disorder. Emergency assessments and crisis intervention work.
- Experience of providing care coordination
- Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual al, family-based or group-based formats.
- Relevant experience with young people and their families/ carers and wider professional network with severe and complex adolescent mental health difficulties
- Experience of participating in Quality Improvement, audit, evaluation and research activities.
- Additional relevant clinical and / or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level approved by the Head of Psychology and demonstrated by certification, documented supervision logs, management appraisal documentation and/or assessment at interview. This will include supervision training and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice.
Desirable
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of Tier 4 liaison
- Experience of working on an emergency duty rota
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes and/or supervision of other staff groups.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to provide a highly specialist clinical service, including specialist assessments, formulation and therapy from at least two therapeutic modalities.
- Able to supervise trainee and assistant psychologists and members of other staff groups.
- Able to design and deliver teaching/training programmes to a range of staff groups.
- Knowledge of the Children's Act, Mental Health Act, CPA legislation and national treatment guidelines
- Communication & Relationship skills: Able to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings including emergencies. Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Analytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations. Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on a contextualised formulation.
- Planning and organisational skills: Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload.
- Research & Guidance: Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis. Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client groups. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice with the client groups.
Desirable
- Information resources: Competent use of other IT packages e.g. PowerPoint, Excel and Access, RiO
- Working with victims of child sexual abuse and relational trauma
- Working with looked after children
- Knowledge of adapting therapies for adolescents and presentations, including working with young people on the Autistic Spectrum
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).
