Part time is also offered on this post
Are you ready for a new challenge and a real opportunity to make a difference?
Are you interested in working in early intervention services in child and adolescent mental health services?
An opportunity has arisen for an 18 month fixed-term post as a CBT Therapist / Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join and work across our established and new Mental Health Support Teams in Peterborough.
The successful candidate will work closely with their team and clinical lead, to ensure that the MHST is a success. They will join a dynamic service in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
This is a new opportunity to take on a new role within the service, engaging in important clinical work delivering CBT to young people and families, working within schools and colleges.
The post would be ideally suited to a clinician looking to broaden their professional skillset, whilst being part of a new national initiative to increase the numbers of children, young people and their families supported within an early intervention mental health service.
This role will support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people across Peterborough, within an early intervention service.
The successful applicant will provide psychological assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families, consultation with education establishments, training internally to the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) within the Emotional Health Wellbeing Service (EHWS) and externally to education staff, and staff from the wider professional network.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with all key stakeholders to establish effective multi-disciplinary / multiagency working within a range of settings.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To provide and be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments and interventions for children, young people, and their families within the early intervention setting adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both internal and external to the MHST) contributing directly to client’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and enhancing staff confidence and competence in their own roles. To evaluate, analyse and make decisions/recommendations about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To undertake risk formulations and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk formulation and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies, procedures and NICE guidelines. To lead on service evaluations relating to efficacy of interventions. To participate in audits. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, representing the MHST and provide a psychological lens for case discussions. To provide group clinical supervision to staff within various teams within the EHWS. To participate in the development of the evolving service, including implementation of Single Session Thinking for consultations. To be aware of health inequalities, ensuring that any additional vulnerability or inequality suffered by children and young people (e.g., learning disability, victim of child sexual exploitation, children looked after) is properly considered when identifying appropriate interventions with other professionals. Communication
Establish effective working relationships so that the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people is promoted. Effective communication on complex issues to a wide range of audiences, including senior management level and children, young people and families. To contribute to quarterly service reports to senior management. To deal with and investigate complaints sensitively. To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory, non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate. Ensure that children, young people, and their parents/carers are treated with compassion, respect and dignity, free from stigma or judgment. To work in partnership with other psychology colleagues across the Trust. Budgetary Responsibility
Authorised signatory People Management
To provide clinical supervision, including staff development, work allocation and checking. Provide specialist group supervision for various teams within the service. To abide by HR policies / processes. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Research & Development Activity
It is required to undertake R&D activity, including service evaluations and audits. To contribute data for accessible management information for service improvement and reporting via System One data sets, suitable technology/systems development and in compliance with Trust Information Governance (and all relevant legislation) standards. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To ensure that management information is readily accessible and regularly used for service improvement. The post holder will continually use impact and outcome measures and will support others to do the same, contributing to quarterly reviews of service. Clinical and Practice Governance
To observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with a recognised professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis according to professional and Trust guidelines. To work within the guidelines of your professional body and keep up to date with your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), complete your annual appraisal and support your colleagues in their CPD and appraisal needs. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required. Provide patients and their families/carers with information on standards they should expect from the team. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team. This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
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To provide and be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments and interventions for children, young people, and their families within the early intervention setting adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both internal and external to the MHST) contributing directly to client’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and enhancing staff confidence and competence in their own roles. To evaluate, analyse and make decisions/recommendations about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To undertake risk formulations and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk formulation and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies, procedures and NICE guidelines. To lead on service evaluations relating to efficacy of interventions. To participate in audits. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, representing the MHST and provide a psychological lens for case discussions. To provide group clinical supervision to staff within various teams within the EHWS. To participate in the development of the evolving service, including implementation of Single Session Thinking for consultations. To be aware of health inequalities, ensuring that any additional vulnerability or inequality suffered by children and young people (e.g., learning disability, victim of child sexual exploitation, children looked after) is properly considered when identifying appropriate interventions with other professionals. Communication
Establish effective working relationships so that the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people is promoted. Effective communication on complex issues to a wide range of audiences, including senior management level and children, young people and families. To contribute to quarterly service reports to senior management. To deal with and investigate complaints sensitively. To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory, non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate. Ensure that children, young people, and their parents/carers are treated with compassion, respect and dignity, free from stigma or judgment. To work in partnership with other psychology colleagues across the Trust. Budgetary Responsibility
Authorised signatory People Management
To provide clinical supervision, including staff development, work allocation and checking. Provide specialist group supervision for various teams within the service. To abide by HR policies / processes. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Research & Development Activity
It is required to undertake R&D activity, including service evaluations and audits. To contribute data for accessible management information for service improvement and reporting via System One data sets, suitable technology/systems development and in compliance with Trust Information Governance (and all relevant legislation) standards. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To ensure that management information is readily accessible and regularly used for service improvement. The post holder will continually use impact and outcome measures and will support others to do the same, contributing to quarterly reviews of service. Clinical and Practice Governance
To observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with a recognised professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis according to professional and Trust guidelines. To work within the guidelines of your professional body and keep up to date with your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), complete your annual appraisal and support your colleagues in their CPD and appraisal needs. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required. Provide patients and their families/carers with information on standards they should expect from the team. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team. This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
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