Psychological Therapist inAccrington inAccrington PUBLISHED FRI 20 DEC 2024

Job Summary

You will provide specialist assessments and clinical interventions to children, young people and parents/carers that are referred to the service. You will contribute to the broader aims of the service through joint working and consultation as required.

The service is a lively, dynamic and supportive service with a range of clinical interests and developments. We are committed to CPD and supervision and encourage innovation and development, as well as contributing to local Clinical Psychology Training courses. You will join an established service which includes Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Therapists and Trainee and Assistant Psychologists. We are part of CYPPS and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across LSCFT and have close links with our local Psychiatry Service in East Lancashire (East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified clinicians with knowledge and experience of theory, assessment and intervention with the breadth of complex presentations seen in Children and Young People's Psychological Services.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and therapeutic interventions based on evidence based therapeutic models to children, young people and their families/carers, working as part of Children & Young People's Psychological Services.

To communicate effectively and liaise with children, young people, their families/carers with respect to their psychological care in the service.

About Us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks.

We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted

05 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1292-EJ

Job locations

CYPMH Psychological Services East Lancs

Accrington

BB5 5DE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Diploma in Social Work (DipSW), MA Social Work, or BA/BSc Hons Social Work, BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy, or Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists (DipCOT) or other relevant core profession. AND professional registration with the appropriate accrediting body.
  
  

Desirable

• Additional qualifications relevant to the post. Further training/experience in relevant specialist therapeutic approaches with complex cases (i.e. CBT, IY, PCG, VIG, CAT, DBT, EMDR).
  
  

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of their specialised therapeutic intervention. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and knowledge of safeguarding procedures. Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Excellent IT Skills.
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of their specialist therapeutic interventions in specific difficult to treat client groups Skills in providing advice to other professional and non-professional groups
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing specialist therapeutic assessment and treatment of children, young people and their parents or carers in Children's Psychological Services or Specialist CAMHS or similar specialist therapeutic service. Experience of working with a variety of children, young people and their carers that reflect the full range of clinical severity. Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people and their families/carers.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of the application of their specialist therapeutic approach in different contexts. (e.g. culture, race etc.).
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of providing specialist therapeutic assessment and treatment of children, young people and their parents or carers in Children's Psychological Services or Specialist CAMHS or similar specialist therapeutic service. Experience of working with a variety of children, young people and their carers that reflect the full range of clinical severity. Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people and their families/carers.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of the application of their specialist therapeutic approach in different contexts. (e.g. culture, race etc.).
  
  

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