Highly Specialist Psychologist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in York seeks a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist to join their Neurodevelopmental Team. You will support and develop patient-focused pathways while providing assessments and interventions to young people and families. The role offers excellent benefits, including a generous NHS pension, career progression opportunities, and a supportive work environment that values staff recognition.

Benefits

Generous NHS pension scheme

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to NHS staff benefits and discounts

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people and families is essential.
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Regular supportive supervision provided by the Consultant Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Support Consultants in delivering patient-focused pathways.
• Offer supervision and training to team members.

Skills

Experience with young people

Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams

Systemic working experience

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist to join our welcoming team, here in the wonderful City of York. We are seeking the right individual to become part of our Neurodevelopmental Team in providing their specialist psychology lens to an already well-established service. The role will be in supporting our highly experienced Consultant Psychologists in delivering and developing our patient focused Pathways and offering their expertise to the wider team. If you are interested in working in a busy and challenging environment with a committed and exceptional clinical team, then this could be the role for you. We welcome opportunities to meet with all interested candidates prior to application or interview so feel free to contact our service to discuss the role further. The successful applicant will be joining a well-established community team, and the post will involve working in the community within the supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will also offer supervision, advice, consultation and training to other members of the team, and there are multiple opportunities to be involved in service development initiatives as the service is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of our population.
• Involve in providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to young people and their families (in the community and within the multi-disciplinary team).
• Work within the Neurodevelopmental Team and support our consultants in delivering patient-focused Pathways.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people and families is important, as well as the ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with our multi-agency partner organisations.
• Experience of working systemically would be beneficial. The post holder will receive regular supportive supervision from the Consultant Psychologist within the service.
• There is a strong psychology network across the trust and within the CAMHS directorate.

Benefits and Environment

• With a generous NHS pension scheme, a fantastic annual leave package (27 days annual leave plus bank holidays) and access to other NHS staff benefits and discounts.
• There are many development opportunities available, giving you the opportunity for career progression.
• All staff have regular 1-2-1s, which provides lots of opportunity for discussion around achievements, challenges and aspirations.
• Staff recognition is very important to us; we work closely with colleagues from across the Trust to support development, the staff voice, and to recognise teams and individuals through our Greatix and Star Award schemes.
• Our organisation is on a 'Journey to Change' and as part of this journey, creating a great experience for our staff is one of three big goals. Ultimately, our aim is to be a proactive, responsible and mindful employer; recruiting, retaining and training our people, for the right roles, at the right time.