NWD Clinical Specialist

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

Job summary

A leading mental health trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Specialist to join their No Wrong Door service in Scarborough. The role involves providing psychological support to vulnerable young people and working within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have substantial clinical experience and relevant qualifications, including a postgraduate diploma. The position offers opportunities for creative and flexible work to enhance the emotional well-being of marginalized children.

Qualifications

• Registration with relevant professional body.
• Postgraduate diploma or above in a relevant subject.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological support to young people and staff.
• Implement psychological therapies and contribute to care planning.

Skills

Clinical Supervision

Trauma-Informed Practice

Psychological Support

Education

Postgraduate diploma

Advanced clinical qualification

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

NWD Clinical Specialist

The closing date is 27 May 2025

We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and skilled Band 7 Clinical Specialist to join the No Wrong Door service (NWD) at Stepney Road Children's Hub in Scarborough. NWD replaces traditional council-run young people's homes with hubs which combine residential care with fostering.Within this role you will be providing psychological support to the young people living within the home as well as the NWD staff team. Every young person in the NWD programme is given a key worker supported by a single team of trusted and skilled workers.

You will also be working as part of our Psychologically Informed Partnership Approach (PIPA) service that consists of Psychologists and Practitioners and are a supportive team of colleagues who bring psychologically-informed ideas and ways of working to children's social care teams, where clinicians are highly valued in their embedded roles. There are opportunities to work creatively and flexibly to support the emotional well-being of marginalised children and young people, for whom more traditional clinic-based approaches are not always effective. The work is diverse and varied, including direct therapeutic work, consultation, teaching and training. There is access to a range of formal and informal supervision and learning opportunities for PIPA staff in relevant areas such as trauma-informed and systemic practice.

Main duties of the job

Supporting young people within the hub

Young people with high risk/complex needs who are involved with multiple agencies, particularly those that are also known to CAMHS including crisis service

Children and young people on the edge of care and family or placement breakdown

Young people approaching the transition to adult services with multi agency involvement, particularly mental health services

Support to hub family carers and high needs supported lodgings

Integral involvement into the care and risk management planning and providing specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

Implements a range of psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

Provides psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to client's diagnosis, formulation and intervention plan.

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.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will have a proven track record of working with vulnerable and care experienced children, young people, families and carers, in health or local authority settings, many of whom have experienced trauma and can have multiple, complex needs. We are looking for someone creative and flexible to work in partnership with health and social care.

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

For more information on the role please contact in the first instance, Katy Phillips, Clinical Lead Psychologist - [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration with relevant professional body. (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC, Social Work-England)
• For nursing professions - Recognised Practice Supervisor and /or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent And Trained in providing clinical supervision
• For other professions - evidence of training in clinical supervision of other staff and able to demonstrate competence in this area of practice in clinical supervision of other staff and/or students/ trainees
• All professions - Postgraduate diploma (or above) in a subject relevant to the area of practice or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years.
• Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised advanced clinical qualification or Masters level credits e.g., Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP e.g. dysphagia, posture, autism assessment, rebound, social prescribing, sensory processing, Approved Mental Health Professional, Practice Educator (level 3 Independent Prescriber) * Note any other advanced qualification/masters credits not listed here as an example, must be clearly evidenced and listed as "advanced qualification or masters credits" - within the individuals application form
• And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD

Experience

• Substantial clinical experience of working in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families and relevant others or transferable experience of similar settings and willing to gain knowledge within first 12 months.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk (harm to self, others and safeguarding)
• Substantial experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• nvolvement in quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Experience of application of relevant legislation (i.e., Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act) in practice.

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