Main area: Clinical Psychologist Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent: 1.0 WTE based at The Bridge, Stafford but expected to travel across South Staffordshire
Hours:
Full time
Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (To be confirmed on appointment to vacancy)
Job ref: 301-KM-24-6856151
Employer: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: CAMHS - Early Years' Service
Town: Stafford
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Early Years' Service
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
In this role you will be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire and will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population. You will provide supervision and clinical support to team members and clinical supervision to Psychologists in training as required. Supervision and support will be arranged as per Trust guidance and professional requirements. You will participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service provision. There will be an expectation to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the area served by the team/service. If you are interested in this post and are recently qualified, or due to qualify in 2025, we will consider an application for a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship opportunity. Please state on your application if this is the case. Main duties of the job
The Clinical Psychologist will provide psychological assessments and interventions in the CAMHS Early Years’ Service to pre-school children meeting service criteria. This role will deliver a service across the West (Stafford, Cannock & Rugeley areas) of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service, but may include work across the South Staffordshire area, as required. Interventions will include delivery of group parenting programmes. The post-holder will be expected to participate fully in the delivery of such programmes and to undertake training as required to support such delivery. The CAMHS Early Years’ Service pays close attention to parent-child attachments. The post-holder will deliver interventions, as appropriate, to support child attachment and thereby improve functioning. The post-holder will support the development of relevant skills and knowledge of service colleagues and other professionals through training, supervision, and consultation. Working for our organisation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) provides a range of support that can be accessed by their employees: Supporting your career development and progression Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) pro rata, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health & Wellbeing support and resources Mileage reimbursement for community teams Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rates Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage is paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all Trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification. Person specification
Qualifications
Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title Completion of STAR (or equivalent) Clinical Psychology supervision training Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work Experience
Post-qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers. Experience of contributing to the development of services. Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings. Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies. Experience of teaching, training and supervision Experience of group work Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Saky Kaur Job title: CAMHS Early Years Team Lead Email address: sakhbinder.kaur@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07970304280 Please note my working days are Monday to Wednesday. Name: Lisa Graham Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: lisa.graham@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07813007466
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NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
In this role you will be responsible for the provision of a specialised emotional wellbeing service for pre-school children presenting with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. This role will provide a service predominantly across West Staffordshire and will incorporate complex assessments leading to psychotherapeutic formulations of distress; interpretation of assessment instruments, forming intervention plans, and the delivery of interventions to this population. You will provide supervision and clinical support to team members and clinical supervision to Psychologists in training as required. Supervision and support will be arranged as per Trust guidance and professional requirements. You will participate in the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service provision. There will be an expectation to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research within the area served by the team/service. If you are interested in this post and are recently qualified, or due to qualify in 2025, we will consider an application for a Band 7 to 8a preceptorship opportunity. Please state on your application if this is the case. Main duties of the job
The Clinical Psychologist will provide psychological assessments and interventions in the CAMHS Early Years’ Service to pre-school children meeting service criteria. This role will deliver a service across the West (Stafford, Cannock & Rugeley areas) of the CAMHS Early Years’ Service, but may include work across the South Staffordshire area, as required. Interventions will include delivery of group parenting programmes. The post-holder will be expected to participate fully in the delivery of such programmes and to undertake training as required to support such delivery. The CAMHS Early Years’ Service pays close attention to parent-child attachments. The post-holder will deliver interventions, as appropriate, to support child attachment and thereby improve functioning. The post-holder will support the development of relevant skills and knowledge of service colleagues and other professionals through training, supervision, and consultation. Working for our organisation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) provides a range of support that can be accessed by their employees: Supporting your career development and progression Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) pro rata, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health & Wellbeing support and resources Mileage reimbursement for community teams Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rates Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage is paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all Trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification. Person specification
Qualifications
Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title Completion of STAR (or equivalent) Clinical Psychology supervision training Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work Experience
Post-qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with significant emotional or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers. Experience of contributing to the development of services. Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings. Experience of consultation with professionals from both within the Health Service and Partner Agencies. Experience of teaching, training and supervision Experience of group work Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Saky Kaur Job title: CAMHS Early Years Team Lead Email address: sakhbinder.kaur@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07970304280 Please note my working days are Monday to Wednesday. Name: Lisa Graham Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: lisa.graham@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07813007466
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