Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team?

Are you committed and passionate about improving the lives of some of Wigan’s most vulnerable children and families

We are looking to recruit a Band 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist to support an evidence based, trauma informed psychological service

You will be part of Wigans ATOM team, supporting children who are:

- on a trajectory of becoming looked after

-returning home to family

-in residential homes and can be supported to return to family-based care.

You will be based and work within a Residential, outreach and multi-agency adolescent safeguarding hub , alongside a strong team of professionals from complex safeguarding, youth justice and targeted youth support.

You will also join a growing team of community and specialist CAMHS Clinical Psychologists , access to opportunities for ongoing professional/ personal development through the diverse workforce

We are looking for an experienced practitioner that is passionate about working with and improving services for children and adolescents experiencing adversity and insecurity in their environments, who can support a team or individuals to follow your developed formulation, offer regular consultation and deliver training.

The role includes working directly with children, young people and their families, as part of a wider trauma informed and trusted relationships approach through DDP and other attachment focused interventions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based in the community working across Wigan and will be expected to provide a highly specialist Psychology service to children and young people, their families and carers referred to the ATOM service, as part of a highly specialist MDT. The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic intervention for children and young people referred to the service and appropriate training, supervision and consultation to the team and other professionals involved in their care.

The psychologist will form part of a multi-disciplinary team that works closely with the team around a child to support families and to prevent placement breakdown. The psychologist will ensure an attachment informed and trauma aware psychological formulation is developed and shared with everyone involved in their care and contribute to a personalised support plan to reduce restrictive practice and improve the quality of life and outcomes for Cared For children . The psychologist will link with other professionals and agencies in the wider system to ensure integrated trauma informed care provision across health, social care, education services to optimise the outcomes for young people and their families. The post holder may be asked to work in other services within the specialist CAMHS group in response to service or staff changes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is primarily responsible for providing psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions for CYP who are cared for and at risk of hospital admission and placement breakdown.

The post holder will work closely with colleagues in health and social care to ensure multi-agency working with shared formulations, care and risk planning with the CYP's needs at the centre of all the plans which are developed collaboratively with CYP and their carers.

The post holder will contribute to the supervision and development of other staff.

The post holder will work within the policies, procedures and guidelines of the for Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust

The post holder will plan and organise their work schedule and tasks within the parameters of the Job Plan agreed with the Clinical Team Manager.

Applicant requirements

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.