Job summary
Full-time Clinical Psychologist post for recruitment at Band 7 in South CYPMHS team of Hertfordshire County.
We welcome applications from newly or recently qualified psychologists and will consider applications for a Band 7. We offer opportunity for the successful candidate to do further development work for career progression and opportunities are encouraged for to a higher levels of professionalism in the wider CYPMH services as and when vacancies becomes available.
Applicants with training experience and interest in working with children and young people and their carers' are welcome and desirable. We also welcome applications from those working towards fulfilling HCPC requirements to qualify as a clinical psychologist in the UK and who need experience in working with children and young people and their carers'. These applicants should be registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC or in a position to register in the near future, if they are to complete their training in 2025.childrena dn
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Psychologists in our well established Children and Young People Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) have special interests in CBT, DBT, Interpersonal Psychotherapy treatments with Systemic approaches . They are valued members of our specialist community multi-disciplinary teams, including a well-established Psychology Therapy Services.
This post involves delivering a range of assessments and interventions, including psychosocial diagnostic assessments, cognitive assessments, psychological treatments and evidence-based interventions and positive behavioural support for behaviours of concern in dementia. There will be opportunities to contribute to service developments and to develop your clinical leadership skills.
The post holder will participate in supervision from a senior psychologist and provide support and guidance to other team members, as well as support development of consultation service to professionals within community health services, primary care and other agencies.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high- quality specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with mental health issues.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and support the governance of psychological practice within the South Herts CYPMHS community mental health team.
To supervise and support the psychological assessment and intervention provided by assistant psychologists, CBT Therapist and Trainee Psychologist on placement in the team and offer support to other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To undertake specialized clinical work within the CYPMHS Psychology service with external agencies, which will include liaison and discussions of the psychological assessment, direct and indirect intervention, supervision, training and consultancy. To provide specialist knowledge and consultation to staff where appropriate and relevant.
Where required, to contribute specialist psychological skills and advice with regards to the design and implementation of strategic planning, organizational and service developments, staff training and support initiatives within the service and Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and to other professional organizations.
To utilize research and training skills and knowledge to support in auditing, policy and service development, research activity and other programmes within the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high- quality specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with mental health issues.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and support the governance of psychological practice within the South Herts CYPMHS community mental health team.
To supervise and support the psychological assessment and intervention provided by assistant psychologists, CBT Therapist and Trainee Psychologist on placement in the team and offer support to other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To undertake specialized clinical work within the CYPMHS Psychology service with external agencies, which will include liaison and discussions of the psychological assessment, direct and indirect intervention, supervision, training and consultancy. To provide specialist knowledge and consultation to staff where appropriate and relevant.
Where required, to contribute specialist psychological skills and advice with regards to the design and implementation of strategic planning, organizational and service developments, staff training and support initiatives within the service and Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and to other professional organizations.
To utilize research and training skills and knowledge to support in auditing, policy and service development, research activity and other programmes within the service.
Person Specification
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION
Essential
- Doctoral level or recent qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent.
- Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist or Practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable
- Additional post graduate training or qualification in a specific psychological therapy or Neuropsychology).
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist assessment and therapy with service users across a range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups with presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of working within children and young people service in a clinical role.
- Direct experience of using therapy with psychological interventions
- Experience of supervision and/or research or teaching or training other collegues
- Experience of the application of psychological services in different diverse cultural contexts of service users
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex assessment, therapy or intervention.
- Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychological services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of capacity and other legislation in relation to the client group.
OTHER
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework
Person Specification
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION
Essential
- Doctoral level or recent qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent.
- Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist or Practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable
- Additional post graduate training or qualification in a specific psychological therapy or Neuropsychology).
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist assessment and therapy with service users across a range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups with presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of working within children and young people service in a clinical role.
- Direct experience of using therapy with psychological interventions
- Experience of supervision and/or research or teaching or training other collegues
- Experience of the application of psychological services in different diverse cultural contexts of service users
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex assessment, therapy or intervention.
- Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychological services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of capacity and other legislation in relation to the client group.
OTHER
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Watford Peace Centre and/or Borehamwood Civic Offices
Peace Prospect and/or Elstree Way
Watford and/or Borehamwood
WD17 3EW
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
