Principal Clinical Psychologist Development Post (Band 7/8a)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Scunthorpe; Sur place; GBP 48 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Structured development pathway

Professional development & supervision

Résumé du poste

The posted role is a Band 7–8a developmental position within a CAMHS team, focusing on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced children.

Responsibilities include work with carers and professionals, supervision of trainees, and contribution to service development and teaching in a trauma-informed, relational framework.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level clinical psychology training accredited by the BPS, or a core professional qualification with doctoral-level psychotherapy training.
• Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialist psychological therapy areas, depending on grade.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsabilités

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced children and young people with complex needs.
• Attachment-, trauma- and relationally informed work with children, young people, carers and professional networks.
• Consultation, reflective practice and psychological advice to foster carers, adopters, social workers, education staff and other professionals.
• Contribute psychological expertise to multidisciplinary and multi-agency discussions, care planning and decision-making.
• Deliver teaching and training on psychologically and trauma-informed practice across the wider system.
• Supervise and support trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and colleagues, as appropriate to grade.
• Lead or contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research and evaluation.
• Develop psychological leadership in the service and contribute to Children in Care CAMHS and the Tiered Foster Care model.

Connaissances

Complex assessment

Communication

Consultation

Research methods

Leadership

Formation

Doctoral training

Specialist therapy training

CPD

Description du poste

A Band 7 to 8a developmental post in the North Lincolnshire Children in Care CAMHS team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, for a Clinical or Senior Clinical Psychologist. The work is psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced and adopted children with attachment, trauma-related and neurodevelopmental needs, within the Tiered Foster Care model. The approach is trauma-informed and relational, with consultation for carers, supervision of trainees and a structured pathway to Band 8a. Fit depends on doctoral clinical psychology training and registration as a Psychological Professional.

What the job involves

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced children and young people with complex needs
• Attachment-, trauma- and relationally informed work with children, young people, carers and professional networks
• Consultation, reflective practice and psychological advice to foster carers, adopters, social workers, education staff and other professionals
• Contribute psychological expertise to multidisciplinary and multi-agency discussions, care planning and decision-making
• Deliver teaching and training on psychologically and trauma-informed practice across the wider system
• Supervise and support trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and colleagues, as appropriate to grade
• Lead or contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research and evaluation
• Develop psychological leadership in the service and contribute to Children in Care CAMHS and the Tiered Foster Care model

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level clinical psychology training accredited by the BPS, or a core professional qualification with doctoral-level psychotherapy training
• Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialist psychological therapy areas, depending on grade
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Registration as a Psychological Professional (HCPC)

Experience

• Specialist psychological assessment and treatment across the full range of care settings
• Multi-agency working with clients across the full range of clinical severity, including threat of physical abuse
• Experience of care co-ordination
• Safeguarding, risk assessment and risk management
• Supervising and supporting colleagues, including formal training in supervising psychologists (Band 8a)
• Minimum 50 hours of clinical supervision as a specialist clinical psychologist, or an alternative agreed by the Head of Psychology (desirable at Band 7)

Skills & knowledge

• Complex psychological assessment, management and evidence-based interventions across specialised areas
• Communicating complex, clinically sensitive information orally and in writing to clients, carers and professionals
• Providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and multivariable data analysis
• Leadership skills and effective team working

Other

• Tolerating unpredictable, verbally or physically aggressive and high-stress working conditions with minimal supervision, while maintaining quality and looking after own wellbeing

Nice to have

• Training in clinical supervision and in supervising doctoral trainees, depending on experience and grade
• Post-doctoral training in specialist areas such as DDP, Theraplay, TF-CBT, EMDR or other trauma-informed approaches
• Accreditation in additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to CAMHS
• Experience of teaching and training
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills

What’s offered

• Structured development pathway for Band 7 psychologists towards Band 8a competencies
• Professional development, supervision and leadership growth opportunities