Lead Clinical Psychologist and Cap Supervisor East - Launceston, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Launceston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lead Clinical Psychologist and CAP supervisor East CAMHS:

Band 8b:

Main area

Clinical Psychologist

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Grade

Band 8b

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Would consider 22.5 hours or part time working)
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Site

Launceston Children's Centre

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Town

Launceston

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Salary
- £56,164 - £65,262 Per annum/Pro Rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

09/01/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

_ Strategic Themes_

_ Great Care_:

We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

_ Great Organisation__ _**:

We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

_ Great People _:

We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

_ Great Partner_:

With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._

- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._

Job overview:

Would you be excited rather than daunted by taking a leading role in developing mental health services for Children and Young People in East Cornwall

Tasked to provide clinical psychology leadership within the East CAMHS teams in CFT, guiding and developing psychology's contribution as part of a developing multidisciplinary Team for children.

The post holder will contribute to the development of effective psychological care of designated multi-disciplinary teams.

Take a key role in leading, training, supervising and supporting a cohort of Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs). To take a role on behalf of CFT with the One Vision agenda specifically that focusing on developing an integrated model of service for children with experiences of trauma,
neurodevelopmental difficulties and whose difficulties with MH have become a barrier to education.

To represent Clinical Psychology and the psychological professions in meetings with the wider Community Mental Health services network, the rest of the Trust's services and with other stakeholders.

To be responsible for a caseload of highly complex service users providing a highly specialist systemic clinical psychology service, including assessment, consultation and intervention.

A key component of the post will be to provide consultation, support and where appropriate clinical & managerial supervision to other clinical psychologists (including trainees and assistant psychologists), psychological therapists and wider CAMHS staff.

Main duties of the job:

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our growing psychology team within Cornwall CAMHS and to supervise a group of Clinical Associate Psychologists across the East and develop and deliver specialist Clinical Psychology Services to children.

The successful applicants' time would be shared between supervision, leadership and direct clinical work.

It's an exciting time to join our CAMHS team in Cornwall as thanks to new investment we have expanded many of our teams and services continue to grow and develop.

We value clinical expertise and have a genuine commitment to compassionate leadership, career development and continued learning.

The CAMHS teams offer a range of services according to the THRIVE model (Tavistock) and specialist care pat