Clinical PsychologistNHS
Job summary
Band 8a - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (CYPMHS South)
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join HPFT CYPMHS South team. The post is designed for a psychologist who is ready to consolidate specialist skills while developing into a senior clinician.
The service operates across two main sites, and the post holder will be expected to work from both locations in line with clinical need, team arrangements and service priorities: Watford Peace Children's Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW, and Borehamwood Civic Offices, Ground Floor, NHS Building, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 9SP. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary professionals and supporting collaborative, multi-agency working.
The post holder will hold HCPC registration and will provide a highly specialist psychological service and delivery of evidence-based service and routine outcome measures monitoring are robust, timely and aligned to the service's agreed pathways under principles of CAPA model of approach and CYP-IAPT, inclusive of both generic and specific work.
CYPMHS South sits within a wider countywide CYPMHS system of other teams of HPFT, offering strong professional links and peer support across community and specialist teams aligned to Hertfordshire's geographical quadrants. This post is offered as a development role.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment andconsultation work with children, adolescents and their families, withproblems of behavioral, emotional, psychological or mental health issues, providing Core work (as defined by CAPA) and in addition contributing to Specific/Specialist work (as defined by CAPA) as agreed with CommunityCYPMHS Managers and Professional leads.
To operate as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing child and adolescent mental health services for the quadrant, in line with theprinciples and practice of CYP-IAPT.
To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs offamilies from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
Job description
Clinical Responsibility
- To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individualchildren and young people, carers and families with complexbehavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all childrenand adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in thenetwork of significant relationships.
- To be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and usingappropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goalsprivileging core skills as appropriate.
- To develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within the child/young persons context, employing evidence based practice.
- To evaluate and adjust practices based on feedback.
- To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the clients care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/ professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To carry out assessments and interventions jointly with co-workersfrom the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
- To contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and localpolicies and issues in relation to both the specific client group andmental health
About us
Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.