Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Learning Disability CAMHS team in North Derbyshire!

We are seeking an enthusiastic psychology graduate to support working with children and young people with learning disabilities  The post holder must:  Be a Psychology Graduate, 2:1 or above.   Have at least 6 months direct experience working with people with learning disabilities. Have proven excellent communication skills and IT skills . The post holder will be based within CAMHS at The Den, Chesterfield Royal Hospital (with the possibility of some work based at our other Core CAMHS Bases in Chesterfield town centre and Buxton and/or some remote-working, in line with Service demands). 

This is a 12 month temporary contract to cover a maternity post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the qualified clinicians with specialist assessments and psychological interventions with children and young people with learning disabilities, and their families - with the work managed and supervised closely by a Clinical Psychologist..  They will also  contribute to service projects, audits and evaluations.  

Working for our organisation

N.D. CAMHS is a friendly and supportive service which consists of a number of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, all skilled in working with children and young people with mental health issues. There are a number of different teams within the service that Core CAMHS works closely with.  LD CAMHS is well established and you will work alongside other friendly, experienced professionals.

Whilst you care for our young people and families, in turn we recognise the importance of caring for you – clinical supervision, career, personal development and health and well-being support are all core to our service.   The CAMHS service also has a range of internal CPD activities and we currently run a valued CPD skills group for Assistant Psychologists monthly.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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