Job summary
£3K Welcome or Relocation Bonus (T&C's apply)
We would also welcome applications from newly qualified clinical psychologists who are interested in a first post qualification role, this would be offered at a Band 7 level until successful completion of their preceptorship.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Central Youth Service. We work with 14-25 year old young people and their families across Norfolk. The successful candidate would be based at 80 St Stephens in Norwich. We welcome applications from those who wish to work part-time or full-time.
The Central Youth Team is undergoing a process of service transformation, with a strong vision of improving young people's experience of the service, and creating a workforce that feels empowered in working towards the flourishing of young people's mental health and wellbeing. The Youth Team comprises a supportive, friendly, and caring MDT that is motivated to provide quality care to young people, and also support each other in this endeavour. This is a chance for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join the team and contribute to our work.
Please note that we currently have 2x vacancies in our Central Youth Teams. One of these positions is in our North Norfolk Youth Team, and on in our South Norfolk Youth Team. Both are primarily based in 80 St Stephen's Road, Norwich.
Main duties of the job
My name's Keir Brisbane and I am the new Service Manager for the Youth Service.
In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.
As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.
Our service provides a context to develop direct clinical skills. We offer a range of evidence-based interventions to support young people with mental health difficulties, such as: CBT, EMDR, DBT, MBT, and Family Therapy. Training in these or other areas will be encouraged and supported, in line with service needs.
As a service we are striving to meet the challenges that we are facing, and to create a working environment that is sustainable, effective for our young people, and fulfilling for our staff.
We have links with the UEA and have offered placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Clinical Associates in Psychology.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants **
If you are having to relocate for your role you are entitled to claim for up to £5,000 of relocation costs. Once you have started in post, please access the New Starter page on the Trust intranet where you will find the full relocation policy and details of how to claim. Please note you will need to provide receipts for your relocation expenses, if receipts can not be provided the relocation claim will be subject to tax. If you leave the Trust within a 2 year period you will be required to reimburse all or some of the total amount claimed.
Please note the recruitment premium and relocation is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified nurses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapiest)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
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 to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
80 St Stephens Road
Norwich
NR1 3RE