Job summary
Come and join us in Child Family
Health Devon (CFHD) to develop our DBT provision across the county. Our
services for children and young people have been transforming and we are
looking for an experienced colleague to lead and embed a sustainable DBT
provision for all young people in Devon who may need it.
We are seeking a knowledgeable and
enthusiastic colleague to join us as a Principal Clinical Psychologist (0.6
WTE) on a fixed term basis of one year. You will Clinically Lead for the
development of a high quality, sustainable DBT program, embedded in our mood
and emotions (MERs) pathway, but integrated to offer provision across the
mental health pathways. You will work alongside the Clinical Team Manager and Assistant
Psychologists who will form part of this project, whilst also working
collaboratively with experienced and newly training colleagues in the three
localities in Devon.
Your base within Devon is flexible
but travelling is required within this role.
Its an exciting time of change in
CFHD as we mobilise needs-led pathways under an iThrive framework. We are
passionate about our work and are committed to providing high quality services
across Devon to improve outcomes for children and young people.
We would love to hear from
experienced colleagues who have a high level of knowledge and experience in the
DBT model alongside strong leadership skills to ensure success of this project.
Main duties of the job
This post can be offered as a
secondment opportunity for internal candidates
As a Principal Clinical Psychologist, you will lead the development of
DBT within the mental health pathways.
This will involve engaging with staff in the three localities to
increase knowledge and understanding of the model. Ensuring we have the right
resources and processes in place to embed and sustain as well as reporting on
outcomes or challenges through the governance structures.
About us
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to
improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across
Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young
people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and
providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling
lives.
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.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and
South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust.
We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists,
occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists,
nurses and many other professions.
Join us in
beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of
opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural
hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world
surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification.
Information
regarding the Managing Mood, Emotions and Relationships Pathway can be found on the Children and Family Health
Devon website here: Our Pathways -
Children and Family Health Devon
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification.
Information
regarding the Managing Mood, Emotions and Relationships Pathway can be found on the Children and Family Health
Devon website here: Our Pathways -
Children and Family Health Devon
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
- Post qualification training in supervision.
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in leadership or management
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering effective evidence-based, outcomes-informed psychological therapy interventions with children, young people and families, including risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including shared decision making and the use of both clinician and patient rated outcome measures
- Experience of working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary services and across organisational boundaries
- Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of obtaining service user feedback and data to improve outcomes and services
- Experience in teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience of using an equality and diversity framework in clinical, supervisory and leadership practice
- Experience of initiating, chairing, attending and contributing to multi-professional and interagency meetings.
- Experience of working as an autonomous individual, taking on responsibility, making decisions and seeking support as needed.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, undertaking appraisals, developing job plans, recruitment, managing performance, absence and staff development.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Frequent requirement to travel across Devon
- Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation and share this with others including service users and professionals
- The ability to work as an autonomous senior clinician, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
- The ability to communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with children and young people, parents, carers and others as appropriate, conveying information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning assessment, clinical formulation and treatment, at times during emotionally difficult situations
- The ability to present complex, often sensitive information in a variety of formats, both written and verbal, in a professional, clear and organised manner, including public speaking to a range of audiences
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
- Post qualification training in supervision.
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in leadership or management
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering effective evidence-based, outcomes-informed psychological therapy interventions with children, young people and families, including risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including shared decision making and the use of both clinician and patient rated outcome measures
- Experience of working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary services and across organisational boundaries
- Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of obtaining service user feedback and data to improve outcomes and services
- Experience in teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience of using an equality and diversity framework in clinical, supervisory and leadership practice
- Experience of initiating, chairing, attending and contributing to multi-professional and interagency meetings.
- Experience of working as an autonomous individual, taking on responsibility, making decisions and seeking support as needed.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, undertaking appraisals, developing job plans, recruitment, managing performance, absence and staff development.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Frequent requirement to travel across Devon
- Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation and share this with others including service users and professionals
- The ability to work as an autonomous senior clinician, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
- The ability to communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with children and young people, parents, carers and others as appropriate, conveying information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning assessment, clinical formulation and treatment, at times during emotionally difficult situations
- The ability to present complex, often sensitive information in a variety of formats, both written and verbal, in a professional, clear and organised manner, including public speaking to a range of audiences
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).
