Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: 22.5 hours based at The Bridge, Stafford but expected to travel across South Staffordshire
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (To be confirmed on appointment to vacancy)
- Job ref
- 301-KM-24- 6153899
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CAMHS - Early Years' Service
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/06/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Early Years' Service
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
To be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire. This role will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population.
To provide supervision and clinical support to team members and clinical supervision to Psychologists in training as required. Supervision and support will be arranged as per Trust guidance and professional requirements.
To participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service provision.
There will be an expectation to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the area served by the team/service.
If you are interested in this post and are recently qualified, or due to qualify in 2024, we will consider an application for a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship opportunity. We have an established preceptorship process in place. Please state on your application if this is the case.
For informal discussion about this vacancy or further information please contact:
Lisa Graham, Principal Clinical Psychologist /Acting Team Lead
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07813-007466 or Office on 01785-221160 and ask for Val Hyde
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) provides a range of support that can be accessed by their employees:
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) pro rota, and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health & Wellbeing support and resources
- Mileage reimbursement for community teams
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rates
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage is paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all Trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
- Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title
- Completion of STAR (or equivalent) Clinical Psychology supervision training
Desirable criteria
- Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
- Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers.
- Experience of contributing to the development of services.
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
- Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of group work
- Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Graham
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist/Acting Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01785 221160
- Additional information
Val Hyde, Senior Secretary: 01785-221160 (office Wed, Thurs, Frid)
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