Clinical Psychologist – CAIST

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Norwich seeks an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to work with children and families in crisis. The successful candidate will offer direct clinical work, provide supervision, and contribute to service development. Applicants must be registered practitioners with experience in clinical settings and effective communication skills. A commitment to diversity and collaborative working is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7).
• Knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention.
• Clinical work in a relevant setting.

Responsibilities

• Offer direct clinical work with children in crisis.
• Provide supervision to multidisciplinary team members.
• Involve in the ongoing development of the service.

Skills

Complex methods of psychological assessment

Effective communication

Ability to travel independently

Education

Registered as a practitioner psychologist

Job description

(Band 7 Preceptorship applications welcome)

We have a vacancy for an experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) who is passionate about working with children, young people and families.

The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.

The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.

We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.

We need the diverse skills of a Clinical Psychologist to support our formulation based approach to care. As mentioned above we would also consider applications for band 7 preceptorship post.

Main duties of the job

You will offer direct clinical work (crisis and/or specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and individual interventions) with children under 18 years old that have presented in crisis, alongside their families and carers where appropriate. Interventions in CAIST occur in the context of crisis, as opposed to longer term involvement.

You will provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team (including Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists); applying psychological models and formulation to the needs of the young people accessing our service. Consultation and formulation with other relevant services will also be a core part of the role, as will be delivering training to the team and getting involved with relevant research projects. As a senior clinician within the team you would be involved in the ongoing development of the service; the overarching aim to ensure continued quality and consistent care across CAIST.

About us

The CAIST team has recently been recognised through our Quality and Safety Review Process as being a responsive and collaborative service that has a positive, inclusive culture, with shared vision and objectives. Feedback from young people and families, identified CAIST as an accessible and flexible service that prioritises service user collaboration and shared decision making.

We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and we are making significant contributions to exciting transformation work that seeks to improve and further develop the crisis offer for children, young people and their families across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Job responsibilities and Person Specification

For more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals
• Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice
• Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
• Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service user groups
• Ability to travel independently

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to attract and retain a candidate who is compassionate and committed to our trust values. We promote an environment of mutual respect, compassion, integrity and collaborative working.