Job summary
We have an exciting opportunityfor a motivated and committed Candidate to apply for this Band 8a post, or aBand 7 developmental post with the opportunity to become a Band 8a within asupported structure, responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly. The moveto a Band 8a post would be upon completion of required competencies as agreedand reviewed with Managers.
We are advertising for 2.6 WTE ClinicalPsychologists to join our large team of Psychologists working in a strongmulti-disciplinary setting delivering services for young people and theirfamilies / carers in Leicestershire.
Main duties of the job
The post will serve the YoungPeoples Team, which is a specialist mental health team, offering mentalhealth assessment and intervention tochildren, young people and their families who are Looked After, Adopted, knownto Youth Justice Services or who are homeless. The team accepts referrals fromLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The post holder will be passionate aboutaddressing health inequalities and have an ability to be creative about howservices are offered to improve access to this vulnerable group. The postholder must have a good understanding about the impact of adverse childhoodexperiences and early trauma on children and young people and an awareness ofthe implications of this in practice. This post involves a substantial amountof consultation and training to the network. The post holder must be a confidentand competent trainer. Supervision of a clinical psychology trainee andcontribution to service development will also be required for candidates at 8alevel. We are keen to support people in their continued professionaldevelopment.
The post holder will be joining alarge supportive service with good levels of supervision and a personaldevelopment programme to help achieve further relevant training targets.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Date posted
02 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9313-22-6380-RO
Job locations
Child & Family Psychiatric Service
Westcotes Drive
Leicester
LE3 0QU
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Training in clinical psychology to a doctoral standard or its equivalent as accredited by the HCPC.
Post qualification training and recorded CPD experience and/or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice or specialised psychological therapy.
Formal training in the supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
Post Qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of
physical abuse.
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients in a range of settings including inpatient, out-patients, community and primary care settings.
Experience of supervising psychologists and/or other professionals.
Experience of teaching and training others using a variety of complex materials suitable for multimedia presentations to a variety of audiences within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Knowledge of the role of clinical psychology within the
designated service area in relation to current legislation, government policy and other national initiatives, as well as relevant psychological
theory and research.
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in highly complex cases.
Knowledge of research methodology, design and multivariate data analysis.
Knowledge of the psychological literature pertaining to the specialist area relevant to the post- including the evidence base for the psychological intervention and assessment.
Knowledge of psychological theory including developmental theories, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapeutic approaches.
Highly developed skills in containing and working with organisational and interpersonal stress.
Highly developed skills and expertise in providing consultation and advice to other psychologists as well as other professionals.
Skills in the use of a range of psychological assessment strategies and the ability to integrate complex data from a variety of sources.
Skills in the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing a variety of complex technical and clinically sensitive information to a range of recipients.
The ability to employ strategies of clinical governance to support the development of good clinical practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Training in clinical psychology to a doctoral standard or its equivalent as accredited by the HCPC.
Post qualification training and recorded CPD experience and/or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice or specialised psychological therapy.
Formal training in the supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
Post Qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of
physical abuse.
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients in a range of settings including inpatient, out-patients, community and primary care settings.
Experience of supervising psychologists and/or other professionals.
Experience of teaching and training others using a variety of complex materials suitable for multimedia presentations to a variety of audiences within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Knowledge of the role of clinical psychology within the
designated service area in relation to current legislation, government policy and other national initiatives, as well as relevant psychological
theory and research.
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in highly complex cases.
Knowledge of research methodology, design and multivariate data analysis.
Knowledge of the psychological literature pertaining to the specialist area relevant to the post- including the evidence base for the psychological intervention and assessment.
Knowledge of psychological theory including developmental theories, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapeutic approaches.
Highly developed skills in containing and working with organisational and interpersonal stress.
Highly developed skills and expertise in providing consultation and advice to other psychologists as well as other professionals.
Skills in the use of a range of psychological assessment strategies and the ability to integrate complex data from a variety of sources.
Skills in the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing a variety of complex technical and clinically sensitive information to a range of recipients.
The ability to employ strategies of clinical governance to support the development of good clinical 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
