Clinical Psychologist Principal

1 month ago

Preston Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

CAMHS and Child Psychology Integrated Service / Paediatric Diabetes team - covering Preston and Chorley South Ribble

Fixed Term ending October 2024 for 30 hours per week at Band 8a or 37.5 hours a week at Band 7

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist, registered with the HCPC, who has post qualification experience in working with children, young people and their families, in particular with health conditions, including diabetes.

This is a fixed term post to the end of October 2024 to cover maternity leave. The core role will be to manage a caseload and provide a psychological assessment, formulation and intervention with children and young people diagnosed with diabetes and be an integral member of the Paediatric Diabetes Team for Preston and Chorley. This includes Welcome Calls and newly diagnosed groups, as well as joint work with the Team in the clinics and providing consultations.

Main duties of the job

We support our staff to deliver high quality and innovative psychological interventions with service-users through individual, systemic/family, and group work.

There will be opportunities to contribute to leadership activities, through indirect work, consultation, MDT meetings, supervision to others and service audit/evaluation activities.

There is specialist clinical supervision provided as well as support from the wider team, which consists of CAMHS Practitioners, Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychiatrists, Nurse Prescribers, Primary Mental Health Workers, Children & Young People Wellbeing Practitioners and Psychological Therapists.

We regularly take trainees from the North West Clinical Psychology training courses and encourage staff to offer core and specialist placements to trainees.

This is an exciting time to join Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust due to the regional service re-design in line with the 'Thrive' model Thrive places service-users at the heart of service-delivery with a focus on needs-led services and shared decision-making.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential


  • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS
  • Current registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)

Experience

Essential


  • Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with previous experience at a specialist level
  • Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with children, young people and their families, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including community, in-patient and residential.
  • Experience of assessing and treating children, young people and their families across the full range of care settings

Desirable


  • Experience of systemic approach and group work with children, young people and their families.

Knowledge

Essential


  • Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology
  • Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professionals both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Knowledge of child protection and other key legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and supervision regarding work with children, young people and their families/carers.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CYPMH & Child Psychology Greater Preston

Preston

PR1 7RH

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