About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Practitioner or a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the Hull CAMHS Looked After Children Team.We are seeking to employ an Advanced Practitioner who holds HCPC registration or a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who has experience in the assessment, formulation and therapy of children and young people with histories of trauma.The appointed clinician will join a committed multidisciplinary CLA Service within Hull CAMHS. The main duties will include consultation to professionals and other agencies, undertaking assessments of children, young people and the networks around them; offering direct therapeutic interventions informed by clear formulations. The team also provides support to the Local Authority Children's Residential Homes.
This is an exciting time to be joining the service due to the transformational work with the vision of becoming trauma-informed and developing the AMBIT framework across CAMHS pathways.
Main duties of the job
To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions for young people who are looked after, including children & young people living in residential children's homes and foster placements. To offer psychological interventions both individually to children and young people and dyadically to children and young people and their carers referred to the team, based on thorough assessment and formulation. To contribute to complex decision making around, for example, the commissioning of external therapeutic interventions for young people and/or their carers. To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation, wellbeing support and teaching to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers. To deliver evidence based interventions, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options. To contribute to complex decision making around the child's emotional well-being and mental health needs within their placement. To work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team around the child, providing consultation, advice, guidance, support and teaching to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers. To facilitate multi-agency consultations and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting young people who are looked after or are care leavers
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Education & Training Essential
Current professional registration (e.g. HCPC, NMC, SWE) Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body. Postgraduate training in psychological therapy models relevant to the clinical area Relevant Post-basic clinical qualification(s) with a professional portfolio supporting this. Registered with appropriate clinical professional body: e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Psychology (Educational, Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) and be registered with the relevant statutory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, BABCP, UKCP, SWE, SCW, SSSC or NISCC or BACP).
Desirable
Experience working clinically with Children Looked After presenting with complex trauma.. Prepared to undertake or hold an accredited leadership qualification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Evidence of sound post -registration professional practice Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi - professional and multi -agency partnerships
Desirable
Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities Essential
Able to demonstrate effective communication skills Able to produce written reports to a high standard Experience producing psychological formulations
Desirable
Ability to support and engage foster carers and other professionals Experience facilitating group reflective sessions
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).
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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 Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address Walker Street
70 walker Street
Hull
HU3 2HE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)