Clinical Psychologist Band 7-8a Development Post

Job overview

Band 7–8a Development Post: Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (CYPMHS South)

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join HPFT  CYPMHS South team in a Band 7 development post, with progression to Band 8a once agreed competencies and expectations at Band 8a level are met. 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 and  consultation work with children, adolescents and their families, with  problems 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 Community CYPMHS 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 the  principles and practice of CYP-IAPT.

To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of  families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibility

• To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individual children and young people, carers and families with complex behavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.
• To be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and using appropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goals privileging core skills as appropriate.
• To develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within the child/young person’s 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 client’s 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-workers from the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
• To contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance.
• To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health