Clinical Psychologist and Forensic Lead
3 weeks ago
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Forensic or Clinical Psychologist to lead our dedicated Forensic CAMHS team.
The Regional Forensic CAMHS team champions trauma-informed interventions for young people with a range of needs, often including a combination of mental health, neurodiverse, and forensic presentations.
Our aim is to help teams understand risk from a psychological perspective and to assist in changing lives for vulnerable young people.
This work primarily involves support of professional networks around the young person, some direct work with young people and their families/carers, and the provision of support to residential placements and secure settings.
The team benefits from a multi-disciplinary approach, including nursing, social work, psychology, and psychiatry, all of whom contribute to care and treatment plans and supporting local services across the region to manage risk.
Much of this work is online professional consultation, but there will also be some travel across the region to see young people, where required.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the service and providing clinical and management supervision to junior psychologists and the wider team.
The team also has links with the National FCAMHS team to ensure alignment with national thinking, best practice, and training to drive ongoing development.
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will lead the Regional Forensic CAMHS team undertaking the following tasks:
*Maintain and further develop links with key agencies across the region.
*Provide a clinical/forensic psychology service to young people across the South West region.
*Develop and undertake psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions with this client group.
*Provide advice to psychologists and other professionals working with young people in local CAMHS services, Children's Social Care, Youth Offending settings, and secure settings.
*Liaise closely with psychologists and other professionals working in specialist services.
*Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
*Utilize research skills for audit, policy, and service development.
About Us
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits, including flexible working, the NHS pension scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, and a commitment to career development.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty, and stunning coastlines while still being close to bustling city centers like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter.
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for:
*Providing comprehensive psychological/specialist assessments based on the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources.
*Offering specialist assessments specific to your professional discipline where appropriate.
*Formulating and implementing plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems.
*Establishing, maintaining, and ending purposeful, therapeutic relationships with young people and their families.
*Providing time-limited intervention, sometimes over substantial periods of time, while preventing dependency on mental health services.
*Providing highly specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters, and families.
Leadership
The post holder will provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, and coordination of the work of less senior staff within the team as appropriate.
They will also provide advice, consultation, and training and clinical supervision to other members of the Service/other agencies for the provision of psychologically based/specialist interventions to help improve clients' functioning.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have:
*A Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent as accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS).
*Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
*Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable Qualifications
*Relevant specialist CPD qualification (Diploma/Masters etc.).
*Management training/qualification.
*Training in neuropsychological and developmental assessment.
Desirable Experience
*Experience of working with young people and families who present with a range of mental health difficulties.
*Experience of working with clients with high-risk presentations within CAMHS settings, such as self-harm, suicidal thoughts and actions, and harm to others.
*Experience of working in multi-agency teams and multi-agency service planning.
Additional Criteria
*Psychological/neuropsychological assessment and formulation skills.
*Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
*Organisational and leadership skills.
*Recognition of the impact of diversity of ethnicity, belief, privilege, and capacity for young people and their families.
*Full UK driving licence, with access to a car for work purposes.
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