Job summary
Child Family Health
Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! Our services for children and young people are
transforming. We are developing an innovative, integrated model of childrens
community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our
friendly and dedicated pathways. Come and join us in beautiful Devon!
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong,
enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers,
your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real
sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to
your daily work, your career development and your support
network.
In line with transformation, we are excited to advertise a new full-time Clinical Psychology role (7) in our Cognition
and Learning Pathway.
The Cognition and Learning Service is a
Specialist service consisting of Learning Disability Nurses, Clinical
Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Assistant Practitioners who offer services for children and adolescents with a diagnosed Learning
Disability and Autism from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison
and training for other agencies. The service can support Children &
Adolescents with moderate to profound Learning Disability, in
conjunction with complex behavioral, health or sleep issues related to this
diagnosis.
We would love to hear from colleagues looking to develop their career at an exciting time of change.
Main duties of the job
As a
Clinical Psychologist, you will offer high-quality complex assessments
and psychological input to children, young people and their families who access
the support of these pathways. You will bring advanced formulation skills and
consultation to your team alongside wider service development contributions.
More detail about the pathways can be found in the Job Description section.
There will be CPD opportunities to support your development and a
commitment to supporting your career progression at this stage in relation to
consolidating your supervisory role and leadership skills as well as further
expanding your clinical knowledge and skills.
You will have regular clinical supervision and separate line management.
You will be supported with a job plan with opportunities to use a breadth of
skills including research and service development. There is a strong and
friendly network of Clinical Psychologists working across CFHD, enjoying shared
CPD and professional support. We also have excellent links with local Doctoral
courses for teaching and Trainee placements.
We encourage interest from candidates with diverse backgrounds and
experiences, both personal and professional.
Please submit one application and provide detail in your statement about
which role(s) you are interested in from this or the other Band 7 adverts. We may
be able to consider combining part time opportunities into one role where
possible, please note this on your form and discuss with us.
About us
Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our children and young people say
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Psychology roles are also being advertised in other pathways so please view additional adverts.
You will be a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist with a passion
for working with children, young people and families with moderate to profound
learning disabilities. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake
complex assessments and deliver evidence-based and outcome monitored
psychological therapies. You will have experience in supporting the development
of others through supervision and training and be keen to further develop this.
You will be a reflective practitioner with strengths to bring to a
multi-disciplinary team and consultative work. You will be committed to service
user participation and collaborative working with children, young people,
parents, carers and families. You will have a good understanding of
safeguarding across the lifespan. You will be motivated to further develop your
leadership skills to contribute to quality improvement and service development
within your pathway and the wider service.
Information regarding the Cognition
and Learning Pathway
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will be a valuable member of the
multidisciplinary team, contributing to formal assessment and intervention with
children and young people who present with moderate to profound learning
disabilities. The Pathway is county-wide, which enables flexibility regarding
the base alongside the recruitment of other posts, so long as the service needs
are able to be met.
There will be opportunities to apply your experienced clinical skills in
a breadth of work including the administration of complex formal assessment, contributing
to complex and integrated clinical formulations. As a Clinical Psychologist in
the Pathway you would provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists and others as appropriate. There would also be
opportunity to develop your clinical leadership skills, leading others in areas
such as audit, service development, project work and training as appropriate.
The appointed candidate will work jointly with, and provide consultation
to, members of the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other
agencies. The role would include working closely at an inter-agency level as
required, contributing to processes including TAF and EHCP.
Main contacts:
Beverley Leach - Clinical Service Lead for Cognition and Learning Pathway
bev.leach@nhs.net
Dr Paula Levett -Principal Clinical Psychologist paula.levett@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Psychology roles are also being advertised in other pathways so please view additional adverts.
You will be a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist with a passion
for working with children, young people and families with moderate to profound
learning disabilities. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake
complex assessments and deliver evidence-based and outcome monitored
psychological therapies. You will have experience in supporting the development
of others through supervision and training and be keen to further develop this.
You will be a reflective practitioner with strengths to bring to a
multi-disciplinary team and consultative work. You will be committed to service
user participation and collaborative working with children, young people,
parents, carers and families. You will have a good understanding of
safeguarding across the lifespan. You will be motivated to further develop your
leadership skills to contribute to quality improvement and service development
within your pathway and the wider service.
Information regarding the Cognition
and Learning Pathway
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will be a valuable member of the
multidisciplinary team, contributing to formal assessment and intervention with
children and young people who present with moderate to profound learning
disabilities. The Pathway is county-wide, which enables flexibility regarding
the base alongside the recruitment of other posts, so long as the service needs
are able to be met.
There will be opportunities to apply your experienced clinical skills in
a breadth of work including the administration of complex formal assessment, contributing
to complex and integrated clinical formulations. As a Clinical Psychologist in
the Pathway you would provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists and others as appropriate. There would also be
opportunity to develop your clinical leadership skills, leading others in areas
such as audit, service development, project work and training as appropriate.
The appointed candidate will work jointly with, and provide consultation
to, members of the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other
agencies. The role would include working closely at an inter-agency level as
required, contributing to processes including TAF and EHCP.
Main contacts:
Beverley Leach - Clinical Service Lead for Cognition and Learning Pathway
bev.leach@nhs.net
Dr Paula Levett -Principal Clinical Psychologist paula.levett@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification in Clinical Psychology if qualified before 1996.
- Active registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with a range of children and young people with complex needs maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments.
- Experience in providing teaching and training
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to attend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice.
- Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required
Desirable
- Experience in using neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning and/or learning disabilities in the context of diagnostic assessments of learning disabilities.
- Experience of the assessment of capacity to consent and providing consultation to capacity assessments across a range of issues.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to children.
- High level knowledge of Clinical presentations in children and young people
- Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification in Clinical Psychology if qualified before 1996.
- Active registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with a range of children and young people with complex needs maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments.
- Experience in providing teaching and training
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to attend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice.
- Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required
Desirable
- Experience in using neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning and/or learning disabilities in the context of diagnostic assessments of learning disabilities.
- Experience of the assessment of capacity to consent and providing consultation to capacity assessments across a range of issues.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to children.
- High level knowledge of Clinical presentations in children and young people
- Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
