(Band 7 Preceptorship applications welcome)
We have a vacancy for an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) who is passionate about working with children, young people and families.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.
We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.
We need the diverse skills of a Clinical Psychologist to support our formulation based approach to care. As mentioned above we would also consider applications for band 7 preceptorship post (please see alternative job description attached for essential criteria).
Main duties of the job
You will offer direct clinical work (crisis and/or specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and individual interventions) with children under 18 years old that have presented in crisis, alongside their families and carers where appropriate. Interventions in CAIST occur in the context of crisis, as opposed to longer term involvement.
You will provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team (including Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists); applying psychological models and formulation to the needs of the young people accessing our service. Consultation and formulation with other relevant services will also be a core part of the role, as will be delivering training to the team and getting involved with relevant research projects. As a senior clinician within the team you would be involved in the ongoing development of the service; the overarching aim to ensure continued quality and consistent care across CAIST. This would include taking a lead role in the continued focus on clinical data and performance.
About us
The CAIST team has recently been recognised through our Quality and Safety Review Process as being a responsive and collaborative service that has a positive, inclusive culture, with shared vision and objectives. Feedback from young people and families, identified CAIST as an accessible and flexible service that prioritises service user collaboration and shared decision making.
It is important to us that all staff share our values and core beliefs, and those of the NHS Constitution. We promote an environment of mutual respect, compassion, integrity and collaborative working. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to attract and retain a candidate who is compassionate and committed to our trust values.
We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and we are making significant contributions to exciting transformation work that seeks to improve and further develop the crisis offer for children, young people and their families across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Skills
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
Experience
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post.
Knowledge
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service user groups
Other
- Ability to travel independently
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.
£49,387 to £64,750 a yeargross per annum
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We have a vacancy for an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) who is passionate about working with children, young people and families.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.
We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.
We need the diverse skills of a Clinical Psychologist to support our formulation based approach to care. As mentioned above we would also consider applications for band 7 preceptorship post (please see alternative job description attached for essential criteria).
Main duties of the job
You will offer direct clinical work (crisis and/or specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and individual interventions) with children under 18 years old that have presented in crisis, alongside their families and carers where appropriate. Interventions in CAIST occur in the context of crisis, as opposed to longer term involvement.
You will provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team (including Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists); applying psychological models and formulation to the needs of the young people accessing our service. Consultation and formulation with other relevant services will also be a core part of the role, as will be delivering training to the team and getting involved with relevant research projects. As a senior clinician within the team you would be involved in the ongoing development of the service; the overarching aim to ensure continued quality and consistent care across CAIST. This would include taking a lead role in the continued focus on clinical data and performance.
About us
The CAIST team has recently been recognised through our Quality and Safety Review Process as being a responsive and collaborative service that has a positive, inclusive culture, with shared vision and objectives. Feedback from young people and families, identified CAIST as an accessible and flexible service that prioritises service user collaboration and shared decision making.
It is important to us that all staff share our values and core beliefs, and those of the NHS Constitution. We promote an environment of mutual respect, compassion, integrity and collaborative working. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to attract and retain a candidate who is compassionate and committed to our trust values.
We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and we are making significant contributions to exciting transformation work that seeks to improve and further develop the crisis offer for children, young people and their families across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
Skills
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
Experience
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post.
Knowledge
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service user groups
Other
- Ability to travel independently
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.
£49,387 to £64,750 a yeargross per annum
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