Psychological TherapistinAccringtoninAccringtonPUBLISHED FRI 20 DEC 2024
Opportunity to make a significant positive impact on the lives of children and young people through specialized assessments and interventions.
Work within a dynamic, supportive team with a range of clinical interests and a commitment to professional development (CPD) and supervision.
Flexibility in working patterns, allowing for a work/life balance that supports personal well-being.
Access to innovative practices and the chance to contribute to local Clinical Psychology Training courses.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Therapists, and Psychiatry Services, enhancing professional growth and learning.
Ability to engage with a diverse range of clinical presentations, furthering your expertise and experience in complex cases.
Permanent position with competitive salary, ensuring job security and financial stability.
The role of a Psychological Therapist at the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Accrington involves providing specialist assessments and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and their parents or carers referred to the service. The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and dynamic team, which includes Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Therapists, and trainee staff, contributing to the comprehensive care within the Children & Young People's Psychological Services. The position requires effective communication and collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure quality psychological care.
Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, professional registration, and experience in therapeutic assessment and treatment within similar mental health services, particularly focusing on children and young people. The Trust supports flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance and is committed to ongoing professional development. Ideal applicants will have a solid understanding of therapeutic models, safeguarding procedures, and risk assessments relevant to the client group.
Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, professional registration, and experience in therapeutic assessment and treatment within similar mental health services, particularly focusing on children and young people. The Trust supports flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance and is committed to ongoing professional development. Ideal applicants will have a solid understanding of therapeutic models, safeguarding procedures, and risk assessments relevant to the client group.
Opportunity to make a significant positive impact on the lives of children and young people through specialized assessments and interventions.
Work within a dynamic, supportive team with a range of clinical interests and a commitment to professional development (CPD) and supervision.
Flexibility in working patterns, allowing for a work/life balance that supports personal well-being.
Access to innovative practices and the chance to contribute to local Clinical Psychology Training courses.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Therapists, and Psychiatry Services, enhancing professional growth and learning.
Ability to engage with a diverse range of clinical presentations, furthering your expertise and experience in complex cases.
Permanent position with competitive salary, ensuring job security and financial stability.
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
Essential
Essential
Essential
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
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.
- 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).
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.
- 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
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.
- Experience of the application of their specialist therapeutic approach in different contexts. (e.g. culture, race etc.).
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.
- Experience of the application of their specialist therapeutic approach in different contexts. (e.g. culture, race etc.).
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
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1. Can you tell us a bit about your professional background and what led you to pursue a career in psychological therapy with children and young people?
2. What specific qualifications do you hold that make you a suitable candidate for this position?
3. How do your previous roles prepare you for working with the specific challenges presented in Children and Young People's Psychological Services?
4. Describe your experience in providing assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and young people. Can you provide an example of a particularly complex case you managed?
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1. Can you tell us a bit about your professional background and what led you to pursue a career in psychological therapy with children and young people?
2. What specific qualifications do you hold that make you a suitable candidate for this position?
3. How do your previous roles prepare you for working with the specific challenges presented in Children and Young People's Psychological Services?
4. Describe your experience in providing assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and young people. Can you provide an example of a particularly complex case you managed?
5. What evidence-based therapeutic models are you trained in, and how have you applied them in your previous work?
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