Job summary
We are looking for a Psychologist
to join the Herefordshire and Worcestershire CAMHS service to support the care
offered to children with complex emotional needs. This post would be split between the multi-disciplinary
Crisis and Home Treatment Team and the CAMHS DBT Team.
We are seeking someone who is
compassionate, trauma-informed and passionate about meeting the needs of
children and young people with experience supporting teams in assessment, formulation
and delivering psychologically informed interventions. This post would involve providing
consultation, training and supervision to the CAMHS crisis and home treatment
team in psychologically informed care.
The successful post holder would also be a core member CAMHS DBT team
offering clinical leadership, therapeutic intervention as part of the CAMHS DBT
team. Ongoing training with British
Isles DBT is offered with this post, in addition to CPD opportunities as part
of the CAHTT CPD programme.
We have strong links to the
Coventry and Warwickshire Doctorate Course and an excellent record in
supporting ongoing CPD and career development for psychologists and
practitioners in our service.
Main duties of the job
Worcestershire CAMHS is a multi-disciplinary team with three
bases Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcestershire. In this role you would be offering county
wide clinical leadership to the CAMHS team providing psychological
interventions, supporting them in assessment, intervention and service
development. Access to ongoing
leadership development and support would be available for the successful post-holder.
Substantial experience of working in CAMHS and in supporting
skills development for psychologists and CAMHS practitioners would be essential
for this role.
You would be working closely with Psychologists and other
senior clinical leaders and managers and offering advice, consultation and
liaison with other agencies supporting young people. The service highly values care focused on the
needs of the young person that is evidence based and delivered with
compassion.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health
services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning
disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people
of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from
over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working
options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and
empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we
were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022
Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We
value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays,
increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced
pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working
opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and
adoption support
- Wide range of staff networks such
as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts and
online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice
schemes
- Health and wellbeing
opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
clinical leadership
Take
clinical responsibility and coordinate the provision of psychological
interventions within a defined service area, working autonomously and using
initiative.
Provide highly specialist clinical expertise, taking
responsibility for yourself and the quality of the service you provide to young
people and families.
Carry a clinical caseload of young people with
complex difficulties and support other staff in clinical assessment,
care-planning and decision making.
Support the Service Lead for Psychological
Interventions in developing improvements in the provision of psychological
interventions, and working collaborative with partnership agencies to
facilitate an integrated approach to meeting the needs of young people.
Support professional development through supervision,
teaching and MDT working, promoting an approach which values the voice of the
young person and their families.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
clinical leadership
Take
clinical responsibility and coordinate the provision of psychological
interventions within a defined service area, working autonomously and using
initiative.
Provide highly specialist clinical expertise, taking
responsibility for yourself and the quality of the service you provide to young
people and families.
Carry a clinical caseload of young people with
complex difficulties and support other staff in clinical assessment,
care-planning and decision making.
Support the Service Lead for Psychological
Interventions in developing improvements in the provision of psychological
interventions, and working collaborative with partnership agencies to
facilitate an integrated approach to meeting the needs of young people.
Support professional development through supervision,
teaching and MDT working, promoting an approach which values the voice of the
young person and their families.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
- Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area
- Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
- Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health
- Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
- Experience of multi-agency/ multidisciplinary working
- Therapeutic expertise in working with carers/families/couples
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychological services in local and regional policy forums
- Experience of influence at strategic levels within and outside the organisation
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area i.e. Psychological interventions for children and young people seen in a CAMHS service, including CYPs with complex emotional needs
- Knowledge of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the full range of clinical severity and complexity, in a range of settings
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Desirable
- Strategic planning, development and commissioning of psychological services within and across organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Post qualification training/ experience in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/ or physical health difficulties, across the age span
- Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
- Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area
- Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
- Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health
- Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
- Experience of multi-agency/ multidisciplinary working
- Therapeutic expertise in working with carers/families/couples
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychological services in local and regional policy forums
- Experience of influence at strategic levels within and outside the organisation
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area i.e. Psychological interventions for children and young people seen in a CAMHS service, including CYPs with complex emotional needs
- Knowledge of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the full range of clinical severity and complexity, in a range of settings
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Desirable
- Strategic planning, development and commissioning of psychological services within and across organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Post qualification training/ experience in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/ or physical health difficulties, across the age span
- Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level
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
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).
