Band 7-8a Development Psychological Therapist
4 weeks ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Psychological Therapist (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists/Systemic Psychotherapists) within our CAMHS North multidisciplinary team, delivering a high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families.
The post holder will be able to progress from Band 7 to band 8a once they demonstrate that they meet the competencies specified for Band 8a level.
CAMHS North is a caring, supportive and hard working team which prides itself on working creatively, innovatively and inclusively. We have a number of ongoing projects including working in partnership with young people to re design our clinic room spaces, working to better meet the needs of young people with neurodiversity who are accessing our service, and the development of the intervention offer for families of our young people.
Members of the team won the HPFT 2022 and 2023 staff awards for "inclusion and diversity" and the team have previously won awards for customer service and working in partnership with our adult services counterparts to improve transitions to adult services.
We welcome all new staff to the team with a robust induction process to equip them for the work they will take forwards and promote leadership at all levels within the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children and their families/carers/networks who have mental health issues. They will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing interventions in line with the principles and practice of CYP-IAPT. They will work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. They will undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.
They will act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client's care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.
They will work in a leadership position within the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are based 5 minute walk from Stevenage train station which has fast links into London.
Benefits we offer :
1. A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity2. Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers3. Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike - saving on tax and insurance included4. Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing. Discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500 (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply).
To deliver a high quality service working with, adolescents and their families/carers and to professionals from other organisations to ensure practices that respond effectively to both individual and service post holder will be autonomously responsible for assessing and delivering intervention to children, young people and families in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems within the context of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP-IAPT.
The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under theclinical/professional supervision of senior clinicians of own and other post-holder will provide clinical/professional supervision to trainees on placement, more junior staff of the same discipline and multi-disciplinary colleagues for purposes of training and continuing professional post holder will contribute to research, audit and evaluation for service staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter,Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
Post-graduate doctorate in clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist At least two years full-time postregistration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature Full registration with Health Professions Council under the Clinical or Counselling modality Chartered status with the British Psychological Society Related academic qualifications to master's or doctorate level Experience of independent administration and interpretation in cognitive assessment Training in supervision of clinical / counselling psychologists Experience of research, service development and audit- OR o Post-graduate family therapy training to MSc levelor equivalent UKCP registration as family therapist Post-qualification training in teaching and supervision of child family therapy Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession ( social work, mental healthnursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience - OR o Honours degree Postgraduate Diploma/ MA in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Minimum master's level in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Child and Adolescent. Registered member of ACP Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant work experience or Qualification Specialist Parent- Infant Mental Health training
Desirable
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT. Post-qualification training in additional CAMHSrelated specialised areas CYP IAPT training/Supervisor training OR accredited supervisor with the Association forFamily Therapy (AFT). Perinatal Mental Health training
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with a wide range of presentations of varying severity Typically, this would involve a minimum of 2 years at specialist level, or its equivalent demonstrated through CV and interview. Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training within Child and Adolescent Mental Health, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counselling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical/counselling psychology trainee(s) Experience working within a multi- disciplinary team and inter-agency collaboration. Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology including highly developed knowledge of developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, child and adolescent mental health and a range of therapeutic models. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management with clients with complex problems, including specialised psychological interventions for difficult to treat groups (eg multiple mental health and/or physical health problems) Ability to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill and experience in an evidence based therapeutic intervention. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC/ UKCP/ ACP Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively and well, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi-disciplinary Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical / counselling psychology. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups. Experience of working within a multicultural framework Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups within CAMHS. Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi-media materials for formal presentations to large groups Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail, and internet software
Desirable
Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books Experience and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT/ Thrive
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
Ability to work and communicate highly sensitive, contentious information effectively in a highly emotive or hostile atmosphere, and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information. Ability to work with children and young people whose behaviour is personally challenging Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with young people Ability to provide a therapeutic environment which contributes to young people's healthy development Ability to think clearly and express self Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
Able to prioritise work, to operate a waiting list, meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern which requires regular revision of plans Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour-
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