Job summary
- Main area
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 444-5933494D-CG
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Warwickshire RISE - Orchard House and Stratford Healthcare
- Town
- Leamington Spa
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
8b Principal Clinical Psychologist - Development Opportunity
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team. If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.
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Job overview
Exciting opportunity for psychologists who are committed to working with children and young people.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Principal Clinical Psychologist to be part of RISE core mental health services.
We will consider offering this opportunity a development post to clinicians currently working at an 8a level, helping you progress to an 8b via a supported process of professional development.
RISE is Coventry and Warwickshire’s specialist mental health service for children and young people, previously known as CAMHS. You will work within our evidence-based pathways to deliver clinically effective, person-centered services to the young people we support. You will receive excellent support and opportunities for continuing professional development, training and therapeutic model accreditation, in line with service objectives. You will have access to individual clinical supervision as well as some group-based model supervision for those delivering specific interventions within the service (eg EMDR, CBT). Clinical leadership opportunities are actively encouraged and supported. You will be part of a rich and supportive multi-disciplinary team consisting of child and adolescent psychotherapists, nurses, children’s wellbeing practitioners, psychiatrists, art therapists, assistant psychologists, social workers and trainees and students from a range of psychological professional backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
You will be enthusiastic and motivated with excellent clinical skills ready to meet the challenges of delivering the best possible services across RISE. We can offer flexibility in terms of working patterns and hours.
This is an exciting time to join the RISE service and CWPT! There is extensive development within the psychological professionals workforce and involvement of psychological professionals in service development. We have been able to create new and exciting posts within the RISE service as a result and would love for you to join us in this journey!
To successful candidates we can also offer :-
- Regular management supervision and appraisal
- Flexible working patterns and hours, which will include some virtual working
- Opportunities for creative specialised or shared roles
- Participation in reflective practice and complex case discussion groups
- Friendly experienced MDT settings
- Opportunities to contribute to service transformation and innovation eg home treatment team for eating disorders and specialist tailored mental health provision, such as for ARFID and Gender Identity
- Involvement in the development of the local DClinPsy training programme as well as opportunity to teach on the course
- Development of leadership skills through in-service experience and training
- A chance to be part of a service with a “Good” CQC rating
Working for our organisation
RISE is Coventry and Warwickshire’s specialist mental health service for children and young people, previously known as CAMHS. You will work within our evidence-based pathways to deliver clinically effective, person-centered services to the young people we support. You will receive excellent support and opportunities for continuing professional development, training and therapeutic model accreditation, in line with service objectives. You will have access to individual clinical supervision as well as some group-based model supervision for those delivering specific interventions within the service (eg EMDR, CBT). Clinical leadership opportunities are actively encouraged and supported.
You will be enthusiastic and motivated with excellent clinical skills ready to meet the challenges of delivering the best possible services across RISE. We can offer flexibility in terms of working patterns and hours.
This is an exciting time to join the RISE service and CWPT! There is extensive development within the psychological professionals workforce and involvement of psychological professionals in service development. We have been able to create new and exciting posts within the RISE service as a result and would love for you to join us in this journey!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please visit our CWRise website (https://cwrise.com/) and and What is Rise? - YouTube for further information regarding our service model. Find out what it is like to work for RISE at What are the benefits of working for Rise? - YouTube
We would welcome a conversation with you to speak about the role and how your future might look at RISE. Please do get in touch or arrange a visit with us.
Please contact Dr Nisheela Baxter, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – [email protected] or Christine Heydon, Service Manager – [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge across range procedures, underpinned by theory and practice.
- Knowledge of a range of psychological procedures and techniques plus knowledge (acquired through any background i.e. arts or other degree, RMN, psychology, social work, OT, teaching) of specialist therapeutic techniques acquired through professional diploma, advanced diploma / accreditation / registration or further substantial training and accredited clinical supervision plus experience plus management experience; to doctoral or equivalent level.
- Additional specialist training
- Hold current professional registration with a body appropriate to the field.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as outlined by appropriate professional body
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to the client group.
- Skills in applying this knowledge. Well developed communication skills, suitable to the specialty.
- Experience of team working.
- Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job.
- Formal training and/or significant experience in supervision of other psychological services staff including doctoral level trainees
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
- Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work.
- Experience of teaching, training, and supervising.
Other
Essential criteria
- Requirement to travel throughout the area covered by the Trust’s services.
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
- Dr Nisheela Baxter
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01788 513733
- Additional information
Applicants are encouraged to contact us to find out more about the RISE Service and explore how you would like your future to look within it. Please contact Dr Nisheela Baxter, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – [email protected] or Christine Heydon, Service Manager – [email protected].
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