Job summary
We are looking for a clinical psychologist who is passionate about working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a friendly, thriving and innovative service; ELFT has a strong ethos of Quality Improvement, and we are keen to continually develop our service.The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy, who come together to provide high quality holistic care for young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
This is a community-based post, located within the Neurodevelopmental Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holder will provide evidence based episodes of care, assessments and treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability. The post holder will bring clinical psychology knowledge and skills to this team. NDT provide a broad range of evidence-based interventions including an established group programme (supporting behaviour, sleep, and a neuroaffirmative group for YP who have received recent diagnosis of ASC), Positive Behaviour Support, ASC assessment clinic, consultation to CAMHS colleagues and schools, and direct work with children and their families, which the post holder will contribute towards. The post holder will join committed and enthusiastic colleagues and will contribute to the next phase of development for the team.
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
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
For further details and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Farjana Nasrin, Clinical Team Lead NDT on 0207 426 2375.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
For further details and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Farjana Nasrin, Clinical Team Lead NDT on 0207 426 2375.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) & Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Further qualifications/ training in specialist skills relevant to post (e.g. ADOS, 3Di, systemic therapy, CBT, Training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behavioural Analysis etc.)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS and/or experience in Adult Services for Autism/ Learning Disability with clear evidence of transferable skills
- Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ ASD and behaviours that challenge
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
- Experience of working with complex networks
- Experience of outcome measures
- Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour
- Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of group work
- Experience of quality improvement and innovative projects
- Supervision training and/or experience of supervising others
- Project management or service development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities, in particular, Positive Behaviour Support intervention, behavioural/functional analysis
- Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge in working with children/young people and/or adults with moderate to severe learning disability
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; at an age appropriate level, complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Skills in supervising and facilitating the development of skills in others (e.g. through consultation or training)
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders (including young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability, presentations of behaviours of concern, assessment of co-morbid presentations)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional guidelines
- Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation
Other
Essential
- Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations including staff and /or organisational problems, child abuse, family breakdown, serious mental ill health, and to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from clients
- Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
- Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books
Person Specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) & Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Further qualifications/ training in specialist skills relevant to post (e.g. ADOS, 3Di, systemic therapy, CBT, Training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behavioural Analysis etc.)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS and/or experience in Adult Services for Autism/ Learning Disability with clear evidence of transferable skills
- Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ ASD and behaviours that challenge
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
- Experience of working with complex networks
- Experience of outcome measures
- Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour
- Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of group work
- Experience of quality improvement and innovative projects
- Supervision training and/or experience of supervising others
- Project management or service development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities, in particular, Positive Behaviour Support intervention, behavioural/functional analysis
- Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge in working with children/young people and/or adults with moderate to severe learning disability
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; at an age appropriate level, complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Skills in supervising and facilitating the development of skills in others (e.g. through consultation or training)
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders (including young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability, presentations of behaviours of concern, assessment of co-morbid presentations)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional guidelines
- Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation
Other
Essential
- Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations including staff and /or organisational problems, child abuse, family breakdown, serious mental ill health, and to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from clients
- Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
- Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books
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).
