Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic highly skilled Clinical Psychologist with an interest in inpatient and day service work to join the NCL commissioned CAMHS Inpatient Service based at Edgware Hospital. The North London Partnership CAMHS division is going through an exciting transformation, and this is an opportunity to contribute to change and implementation a trauma informed approach in these services. The division is in the process of implementing service transformation using the THRIVE framework of system change. This post is an exciting opportunity not only to utilise a range of clinical skills while working with young people and complex systems, but also to be actively involved in supervision and overall service development. They will work closely with the allied health professional and nursing teams to provide high quality care.
The Beacon Centre CAMHS Service delivers highly intensive multidisciplinary Inpatient care to young people who are displaying high risk and Acuity of Emotional dysregulation and Mental Illness, supporting young people and their families in the NCL area. The Beacon Day Centre aims to shorten the length of inpatient admissions providing best outcomes for young people in a least disruptive way by supporting links to Community and providing meaningful structure
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder: Will have a 'can do' and flexible attitude so that they can successfully integrate and contribute to our dynamic service. They will have experience of working with children and young people, 2 offering psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions within a community CAMHS service or CAMHS inpatient setting.
Provide a specialist clinical psychology service to clients served by the Beacon Centre CAMHS Service, providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients and offering advice, consultation and supervision on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
The warm and welcoming CAMHS team has a range of highly experienced clinicians who will be available to supervise and support the post holder. The post holder will receive supervision in line with BPS guidelines and will have access to the free Psychology CPD programme running in the Trust.
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.
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
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
Kindly refer to attached Job Description and Person Specifications attached to this advert. Thank you
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to attached Job Description and Person Specifications attached to this advert. Thank you
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist. Additional post-doctoral training in evidence-based therapies e.g. CBT, DBT, systemic therapy and EMDR. Additional training in assessment approaches e.g. ADOS, 3DI
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Knowledge of trauma informed approaches 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.Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS. Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents with mental health difficulties and learning difficulties across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of working collaboratively with other NHS professional groups Experience of working in consultation and collaboratively with Social Care Teams Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full 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. Demonstrate further specialist training / experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 2 years.
Other
Essential
- A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist. Additional post-doctoral training in evidence-based therapies e.g. CBT, DBT, systemic therapy and EMDR. Additional training in assessment approaches e.g. ADOS, 3DI
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Knowledge of trauma informed approaches 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.Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS. Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents with mental health difficulties and learning difficulties across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of working collaboratively with other NHS professional groups Experience of working in consultation and collaboratively with Social Care Teams Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full 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. Demonstrate further specialist training / experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 2 years.
Other
Essential
- A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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).
