Job summary
The States of Guernsey are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Reparative Care Team within Children and Family Community Services.
Main duties of the job
The Reparative Care Team provides specialist psychological and therapeutic input for
children and young people who are looked after, adopted, or in residential or foster
placements, alongside their carers and families.
The post holder will deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and
intervention for children with developmental trauma, attachment difficulties,
neurodevelopmental needs (e.g., ASD, ADHD, FASD), and associated mental health or
behavioural presentations.
The psychologist will work autonomously within professional and ethical guidelines,
contributing to multidisciplinary casework, supervision of psychological practitioners, and
the training and consultation of social care colleagues to support psychologically informed
practice across the service.
About us
The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.
Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in arelatively smallHealth and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.
We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries withgreat careeropportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.
As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide specialist psychological assessments and formulations for complex cases
using a range of methods, including psychometric testing, structured interviews,
and observations.
Develop, deliver, and evaluate psychological interventions for children, carers,
and families informed by trauma-informed, attachment-based, and
neurodevelopmental approaches.
Offer specialist consultation and formulation support to social workers,
therapeutic practitioners, and carers.
Contribute to psychologically informed care planning and multi-agency decisionmaking.
Undertake and advise on risk assessment and risk management.
Work flexibly across settings to meet the needs of children and families.
Maintain high standards of clinical record-keeping in accordance with HCPC
standards and HSC policy.
Supervision and Training
Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Assistant Psychologists,
Psychological Practitioners, and Therapeutic Support Workers.
Contribute to the delivery of training for staff and carers on trauma, attachment,
and neurodiversity.
Participate in regular professional supervision and annual appraisal with the Lead
Clinical Psychologist.
Maintain and record continuing professional development CPD consistent with
HCPC and service requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide specialist psychological assessments and formulations for complex cases
using a range of methods, including psychometric testing, structured interviews,
and observations.
Develop, deliver, and evaluate psychological interventions for children, carers,
and families informed by trauma-informed, attachment-based, and
neurodevelopmental approaches.
Offer specialist consultation and formulation support to social workers,
therapeutic practitioners, and carers.
Contribute to psychologically informed care planning and multi-agency decisionmaking.
Undertake and advise on risk assessment and risk management.
Work flexibly across settings to meet the needs of children and families.
Maintain high standards of clinical record-keeping in accordance with HCPC
standards and HSC policy.
Supervision and Training
Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Assistant Psychologists,
Psychological Practitioners, and Therapeutic Support Workers.
Contribute to the delivery of training for staff and carers on trauma, attachment,
and neurodiversity.
Participate in regular professional supervision and annual appraisal with the Lead
Clinical Psychologist.
Maintain and record continuing professional development CPD consistent with
HCPC and service requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology recognised by the BPS
- To hold and maintain HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training to professional audiences
- Knowledge of specialist models such as DDP, EMDR, NMT, or Theraplay
- Experience across a range of care settings
- Management or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and families in care, adoptive, or fostering contexts
- Experience of assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD, ADHD, FASD)
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions for trauma and attachment difficulties
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary
- colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology recognised by the BPS
- To hold and maintain HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training to professional audiences
- Knowledge of specialist models such as DDP, EMDR, NMT, or Theraplay
- Experience across a range of care settings
- Management or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and families in care, adoptive, or fostering contexts
- Experience of assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD, ADHD, FASD)
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions for trauma and attachment difficulties
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary
- colleagues
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).
