Clinical Psychologist

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; Bedford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Bedford CAMHS Neuro-developmental team. This senior role involves assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental problems in a supportive and innovative environment, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Attractive recruitment packages

Opportunities for CPD

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Eligible for chartered status as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Minimum 18 months experience in a specialist clinical psychologist role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and creative interventions for children with neurodevelopmental issues.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage complex clinical responsibilities and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Intervention and management

Communication skills

Knowledge of neurodiversity

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Job description

Clinical Psychologist post in a specialist CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team - Band 8a

We are really pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Neuro-developmental team in Bedford CAMHS services. We are looking for a Clinical psychologist who is able to take on a senior role within a well-established specialist team. We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment.

Main duties of the job

The CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team (NDT) offers assessments and creative interventions to children and young people who have ASD and other neurodevelopmental problems and/or have learning disabilities, helping to ensure that children are being offered the best possible support.

The successful post-holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. As a band 8a senior clinician, the post-holder will hold full professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

The team is part of Bedfordshire CAMHS which is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of 2 emotional and behavioural teams, a LAC team, a CAMHs schools team, a parent-infant psychotherapy team, a GP team, an adolescent mental health team, a crisis team and an eating disorders service. We also have embedded workers in Early Help, CDC and social care. We offer regular opportunities for staff to undertake individualised CPD, and we provide opportunities for staff wishing to act up into more senior roles on occasion.

Bedford CAMHS has a thriving service-user participation group which meets regularly to consider service development initiatives. The successful applicant would have the opportunity to join in a number of quality improvement (QI) projects which can lead to innovations within the Service.

Our clinics are readily accessible from North London (Dunstable) or Milton Keynes and Northampton (Bedford). ELFT offers attractive recruitment packages and we are committed to offering our staff the opportunity to develop their skills.

For a more details please see the attached JD

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (and/or eligibility for chartered status as a Clinical Psychologist), including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology,
• Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society and registered with HCPC.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community and primary care
• Experience of working with autistic young people or adults within a neuro-affirming service framework.
• Experience of completing neurodevelopmental and cognitive assessments and then offering intervention.
• Experience of helping to plan care with other members of an MDT, including setting tasks for assistant and trainee psychologists.
• Experience of working with children, young people and their families, and the ability to demonstrate specialist training/experience including having practiced as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months and having received regular supervision from an appropriately qualified Psychologist; or met alternative criteria agreed by the Consultant Lead
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
• Experience of the assessment and diagnosis of learning disability using appropriate psychometric assessment tools.
• Training in the National Autism Trainer Programme or related neuro-affirming paradigms.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of modern relevant theories and frameworks of neurodiversity (monotropism, SPELL for example) and the ability to apply this knowledge to individual and systemic case formulation.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Knowledge and experience of working with children with learning disabilities with mental health issues.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice, and evidence base for specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

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.