About this role
Job summary
This post will aim to support and enhance the integrated Single Point of Access within the Bromley CAMHS service; working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. Also, to assist in clinically related administration, completion of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
To undertake protocol based psychological assessment of young people applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
-To assist in the formulation of young people's needs, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
-To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects.
-To work with other staff to contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.
-To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
- To convey unwelcome or unpleasant news to service users and families in an empathetic and sensitive manner
- To effectively manage frequent distressing or emotional circumstances, accessing support when required.
- To be able to cope with occasional, potential stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, such as referrals which may have information about traumatic childhood experiences and abuse.
- To create graphs, presentations or charts to collage or summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our values:
We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care
Job description Job responsibilities
This post will require the applicant to:
- Undertake protocol based psychological assessment of young people applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
- Assist in the formulation of young peoples needs, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
- Assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects.
- Work with other staff to contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.
Assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place. - To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
- To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes
To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Person Specification
Education Essential
Honours Degree in Psychology
Desirable
Post-graduate experience in relevant areas of professional psychology
Experience Essential
Working within a CAMHS setting
Desirable
Experience of facilitating therapy groups.
Skills Essential
Experience of contributing to audit and service evaluation in a CAMHS setting.
Desirable
Experience of undertaking research, audit and/or service evaluation. Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
Knowledge Essential
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of young people, people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or other disabilities
Desirable
Experience of undertaking research, audit and/or service evaluation.
Effort Essential
Ability to manage emotional circumstances and distressed states of young people.
Desirable
Have experience of using mental and emotional effort in a workplace and managing this via the supervision process and professional support as required
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications 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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address Stepping Stones
Bromley
BR2 9JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)