Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Specialist Counselling Psychologist

Job summaryApplications are invited for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the Neurodevelopmental assessment team in North Tyneside CAMHS. The team caters for children and young people aged 0-18 and their families, who are affected by a variety of mental health difficulties.We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated team player who can contribute to the delivery of psychologically informed assessment, formulation and intervention across CAMHS neurodevelopmental service. We are keen to invest in training opportunities for the successful candidate, in order to develop skills and experience to improve service delivery and patient experience.Main duties of the jobThe role will involve working into the neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS and managing all aspects of the delivery of service, including supporting all aspects of the delivery of psychological formulation and diagnosis across a range of neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions. About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Full-time, Flexible working, Reference number319-8182289LHJob locationsAlbion Road ClinicAlbion RoadNorth ShieldsNE29 0HGUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide a specialist role in the service delivery of the neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS. This will involve ensuring the systematic provision of high-quality specialist psychology service to clients of the service team, across all sectors of care. The role will involve supervising and supporting the psychologically informed assessment and therapeutic intervention provided by the team whilst also offering highly specialist advice, consultation and supervision on clinical presentations where expertise is needed in neurodevelopmental conditions. . The post holder must work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. The postholder must utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. CPD is supported and consideration of specialising in a relevant therapeutic intervention or specific field of special interest would be positively encouraged. Job responsibilitiesTo provide a specialist role in the service delivery of the neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS. This will involve ensuring the systematic provision of high-quality specialist psychology service to clients of the service team, across all sectors of care. The role will involve supervising and supporting the psychologically informed assessment and therapeutic intervention provided by the team whilst also offering highly specialist advice, consultation and supervision on clinical presentations where expertise is needed in neurodevelopmental conditions. . The post holder must work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. The postholder must utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. CPD is supported and consideration of specialising in a relevant therapeutic intervention or specific field of special interest would be positively encouraged.EssentialDoctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPSRegistered as a Psychologist with HCPCMeets all the eligibility criteria for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist statusFirst degree in Psychology or related subject with the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for RegistrationM.Sc/Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.DesirablePre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. EssentialAdvanced knowledge of evidence based practice in the field of child psychologyKnowledge of Child Protection procedures, the Children Act (89) and MHA as it applies to children and young peopleExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settingsExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems o Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. o Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. o Experience of working with looked after children. o Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. attachment work with looked after children). o High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. o Knowledge of legislation in relation to young people and mental health. 14 that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuseEvidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPSDesirableExperience of teaching, training and/or supervisionExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contextsExperience of working with looked after children EssentialDoctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPSRegistered as a Psychologist with HCPCMeets all the eligibility criteria for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist statusFirst degree in Psychology or related subject with the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for RegistrationM.Sc/Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.DesirablePre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. EssentialAdvanced knowledge of evidence based practice in the field of child psychologyKnowledge of Child Protection procedures, the Children Act (89) and MHA as it applies to children and young peopleExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settingsExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems o Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. o Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. o Experience of working with looked after children. o Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. attachment work with looked after children). o High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. o Knowledge of legislation in relation to young people and mental health. 14 that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuseEvidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPSDesirableExperience of teaching, training and/or supervisionExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contextsExperience of working with looked after childrenDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressAlbion Road ClinicAlbion RoadNorth ShieldsNE29 0HGUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressAlbion Road ClinicAlbion RoadNorth ShieldsNE29 0HGUnited KingdomEmployer's website