Job summary
Generic CAMHS support children / young people and their families where there is concern about emotional or behavioural difficulties. Assessment and therapy can be provided to children, young people, and families, where appropriate CAMHS clinicians consult with other professionals.Continuing professional development is ensured by regular clinical and managerial supervision, peer-support, and attendance at relevant courses/conferences, in line with BPS and HCPC professional requirements.
All services within CAMHS hold a strong commitment to the principles of CYP IAPT service transformation, including:Evidence-based practice. Collaboration and shared decision making with children, young people, families, and carers.Authentic participation of children, young people, families, and carers at all levels of service delivery.Rigorous outcomes monitoring and use of client feedback. Teaching, training, and supervision are available to professional colleagues across the CAMHS service and the psychological therapies structure within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
As a senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in our multi-disciplinary team, you will be assessing young people, delivering evidence-based therapeutic support and contributing to the overall development and provision of the service. The service is based at Haringey CAMHS, St Ann's Hospital. However, you may be required to work at other locations of the Trusts interests, including travelling to appropriate meetings, outside of the borough, as required.Receive and offer regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinician of same discipline, and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues. Develop and deliver specialist training to others in area of clinical expertise. Contribute to the teaching of clinicians and trainees, as appropriate. Provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of job planning, the staff member would be supported to carry out the following roles.Clinical/ professional supervision and appraisal of identified clinical staff.Supporting the recruitment and induction of new staff and trainees.Exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the relevant professional body and Trust policies and procedures.Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of job planning, the staff member would be supported to carry out the following roles.Clinical/ professional supervision and appraisal of identified clinical staff.Supporting the recruitment and induction of new staff and trainees.Exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the relevant professional body and Trust policies and procedures.Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Registration
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent);
- Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Further training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge and ability to undertake clinical risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of specialist assessment and intervention of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multiagency contexts.
- Experience of providing supervision
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting
Desirable
- Experience of teaching & training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Registration
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent);
- Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Further training in a specialized area of psychological practice through formal post- doctoral training (diploma or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge and ability to undertake clinical risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of specialist assessment and intervention of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multiagency contexts.
- Experience of providing supervision
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting
Desirable
- Experience of teaching & training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
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).
