Clinical Psychologist

Tewv Brits; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic B7 Clinical Psychologist to join their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in York. The successful candidate will provide assessment and treatment to young patients, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This role offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to innovative mental health services.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council.
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical psychology required.
• Experience in mental health and multi-disciplinary team working is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment to young people and families.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver psychological services.
• Supervise and support team members in developing practice.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Governance

Risk Assessment

Multi-agency Working

Evidence-Based Practice

Education

Post-graduate training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Registration with BPS

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 02 June 2025

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated B7 Clinical Psychologist to join us at York's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services also based in the city of York.

The post holder will provide assessment and treatment to our young people and their families of York and work alongside an established and committed team providing a psychology lens to our teams practice and development. You will have opportunity to work alongside a wide variety of professionals including a supportive and experienced Psychology team.

We invite applications from suitably qualified Clinical Psychologists. The successful candidate will be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council.

Please feel free to contact our team if you have any questions about who we are and what we do and welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further.

Main duties of the job

Our team includes psychologists, family therapists, nurses, psychiatrists and social workers. Therefore, the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is a requirement.

The post holder will provide evidence based assessment and treatment interventions as part of the mental health pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers in a clinic setting. The candidate will also provide supervision and support to the team in developing our practice.

You will be expected to have the necessary skills and experience to undertake direct clinical work with children and families, offer clinical supervision and consultation, contribute to service evaluation, as well as manage the demands of service development and change. Candidates should be skilled psychological professionals with excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale)
• Trained in care co-ordination (within agreed timescale)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model
• Registration with BPS

Experience

• Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area)
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systemic therapy
• Experience of research and audit

Knowledge

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Audit and research methodology

Skills

• Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
• Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
• Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust