Highly Specialist Psychologist/Applied Psychologist - Progression 7/8a
- Employer
- Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £46,148 to £60,504 per annum
- Closing date
- 24 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary neurodevelopment assessment team for Teesside.
The team assess children and young people aged 5-18 years old, alongside their families. We operate an specialist assessment of ASD to ensure that young people and their families receive high quality, safe, effective, evidence-based care, in line with national guidance .
This vacancy is open to either a newly qualified Psychologist or an experienced Psychologist with appropriate Job Description and banding being applied accordingly to the successful candidate. Successful candidates who are newly qualified Psychologists will be expected to work towards the competencies of the higher band within an agreed time frame being regraded to the 8a role upon successful completion.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be joining a well-established community team, at an exciting time of transformation. The post will involve working in the community within the supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and discussion whilst working with young people and their families. The post holder will also offer supervision, advice, consultation and training to other members of the team and our partner agencies. 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.
Experience of working with young people with additional needs and their families is important, as well as the ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with our multi-agency partner organisations. 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.
About us
The Neurodevelopment Assessment team is a talented and compassionate team who work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel understood, listened to and supported.
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. Our assessment pathway is needs led therefore our organisation consistently try to provide the most appropriate signposting to our families and young people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Psychologists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Please refer to attached job descriptions as per documents section for both Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist or Applied psychologist depending on experience for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further details regarding this post, or to arrange an informal discussion as it would be good to hear from you please contact:
jodie.hartill@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Glades
Acklam Road Hospital
Middlesbrough
TS5 4EE
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
346-TSC-073-24
The team assess children and young people aged 5-18 years old, alongside their families. We operate an specialist assessment of ASD to ensure that young people and their families receive high quality, safe, effective, evidence-based care, in line with national guidance .
This vacancy is open to either a newly qualified Psychologist or an experienced Psychologist with appropriate Job Description and banding being applied accordingly to the successful candidate. Successful candidates who are newly qualified Psychologists will be expected to work towards the competencies of the higher band within an agreed time frame being regraded to the 8a role upon successful completion.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be joining a well-established community team, at an exciting time of transformation. The post will involve working in the community within the supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and discussion whilst working with young people and their families. The post holder will also offer supervision, advice, consultation and training to other members of the team and our partner agencies. 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.
Experience of working with young people with additional needs and their families is important, as well as the ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with our multi-agency partner organisations. 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.
About us
The Neurodevelopment Assessment team is a talented and compassionate team who work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel understood, listened to and supported.
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. Our assessment pathway is needs led therefore our organisation consistently try to provide the most appropriate signposting to our families and young people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Psychologists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Please refer to attached job descriptions as per documents section for both Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist or Applied psychologist depending on experience for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further details regarding this post, or to arrange an informal discussion as it would be good to hear from you please contact:
jodie.hartill@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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 care co-ordination (within agreed timescale)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale
Desirable
- Registration with BPS
- Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model
Experience
Essential
- Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team.
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation.
Desirable
- Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- Social Inclusion agenda
- The Trust's Quality Improvement System
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly 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 effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
- 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
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours
- Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Self aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Glades
Acklam Road Hospital
Middlesbrough
TS5 4EE
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
346-TSC-073-24
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