Job summary
Is the development and implementation of a new and innovative service for children and families who present with complex needs and systems central an idea that speaks to you, your interests, values and practice? If so, here at CTM UHB, we are excited to be offering this new post where you will join a friendly, motivated and growing psychology and psychological professions team as part of a developing and expanding Children and Young Person's Community Mental Health Services.
The post holder will work into existing regional specialist CAMHS teams and develop new relationships with multi agency partners and the third sector to explore and develop psychological practice with our key stake holders to ensure young people have access to psychological support that is person centred, needs led and at the right time in the right place.
Main duties of the job
We anticipate three key areas of work in this role in this region wide offer: the development of a model of consultation and formulation to facilitate multi agency consideration and planning for the complex needs and systems of the children and young people, the delivery of highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for children and families and to incorporate a multi-agency approach in developing this provision to create and support psychologically informed services around children and young people.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Honours Degree in Psychology. Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or other relevant Applied Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Relevant additional specialist training or supervised practice in therapeutic approach, to an accredited or equivalent level. Relevant additional specialist experience of delivering a consultation service. Relevant additional specialist training or knowledge and experience in forensic area. Health Care Professionals Council registration as a practitioner psychologist.
Desirable
- Clinical supervisor training for doctoral clinical psychology trainees. Additional training in attachment related interventions with children and/or young people. Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist in an area relevant to this post. Evidence of competent and autonomous clinical practice, effective multi-disciplinary working, and involvement in safeguarding and multiagency risk management approaches. Experience of utilising legislation relevant to services managing risk, safeguarding and sharing information between agencies e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, and Capacity Act. Experience in working with children and young people with attachment difficulties and trauma Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of working within CAMH service for clients with complex needs. Experience of offering a specialist CYP MH consultation service. Experience of developing appropriate governance arrangements to support safe and effective practice. Experience of CYP MH work contributing to multiagency approaches and/or risk management. Experience of CYP MH work contributing to multi-systemic/multi-modal treatment interventions. Experience of risk assessment and use of structured professional judgement tools. Experience of leading service change and development.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Open and enthusiastic approach to work and professional development. Reliable and diligent approach to professional and clinical work. Capable of both team and independent working. Ability to work with highly distressing clinical material. Ability to work with complex clinical material. Capable of recognising when limits of competence are being reached and able to request and make use of supervision. Ability to work independently and use distance supervision and support arrangements as necessary. Positive attitude to working with colleagues from different organisational contexts. Skills in delivering training and consultation. Well-developed skills in all forms of communication - oral and written, sensitive information, and with various audiences. Flexible approach to needs of the service and personable approach to working in a MDT. Ability to work in clinical and service contexts of high complexity and ongoing change. To actively promote the relevant agendas including that of Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure with specific sensitivity to the challenges confronting the client group. To work with sensitivity and respect to matters of diversity and difference, being inclusive and enabling of service users, families and professional colleagues.
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly according to demands of the team and role. Ability to travel to work in different bases across the CTM region. Enhanced DBS Check.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Honours Degree in Psychology. Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or other relevant Applied Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Relevant additional specialist training or supervised practice in therapeutic approach, to an accredited or equivalent level. Relevant additional specialist experience of delivering a consultation service. Relevant additional specialist training or knowledge and experience in forensic area. Health Care Professionals Council registration as a practitioner psychologist.
Desirable
- Clinical supervisor training for doctoral clinical psychology trainees. Additional training in attachment related interventions with children and/or young people. Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist in an area relevant to this post. Evidence of competent and autonomous clinical practice, effective multi-disciplinary working, and involvement in safeguarding and multiagency risk management approaches. Experience of utilising legislation relevant to services managing risk, safeguarding and sharing information between agencies e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, and Capacity Act. Experience in working with children and young people with attachment difficulties and trauma Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of working within CAMH service for clients with complex needs. Experience of offering a specialist CYP MH consultation service. Experience of developing appropriate governance arrangements to support safe and effective practice. Experience of CYP MH work contributing to multiagency approaches and/or risk management. Experience of CYP MH work contributing to multi-systemic/multi-modal treatment interventions. Experience of risk assessment and use of structured professional judgement tools. Experience of leading service change and development.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Open and enthusiastic approach to work and professional development. Reliable and diligent approach to professional and clinical work. Capable of both team and independent working. Ability to work with highly distressing clinical material. Ability to work with complex clinical material. Capable of recognising when limits of competence are being reached and able to request and make use of supervision. Ability to work independently and use distance supervision and support arrangements as necessary. Positive attitude to working with colleagues from different organisational contexts. Skills in delivering training and consultation. Well-developed skills in all forms of communication - oral and written, sensitive information, and with various audiences. Flexible approach to needs of the service and personable approach to working in a MDT. Ability to work in clinical and service contexts of high complexity and ongoing change. To actively promote the relevant agendas including that of Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure with specific sensitivity to the challenges confronting the client group. To work with sensitivity and respect to matters of diversity and difference, being inclusive and enabling of service users, families and professional colleagues.
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly according to demands of the team and role. Ability to travel to work in different bases across the CTM region. Enhanced DBS Check.
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).
