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An exciting opportunity has arisen as a result of a recent restructuring of Psychological Services within NHS Forth Valley. We are seeking to recruit another permanent Consultant Clinical Psychologist for NHS Forth Valley’s CAMHS Child Psychology Team.
NHS Forth Valley CAMHS is a well established multi-disciplinary service with a newly appointed CAMHS management team (including the Head of Child Psychology) and recently restructured senior psychology team. We work in both inpatient and community settings and have close links with partner agencies and mental health services. We support children and young people aged from 0 to 18 years and their carers/families and offer a range of highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions, which often includes multi-agency work with our partners. We offer multiple therapeutic modalities including: CBT, IPT, FBT, Systemic Family Therapy, EMDR, Art Therapy and ACT, which are professionally governed by Psychological Services, NHS Forth Valley. The established psychological sub-specialities include: Core-CAMHS (tier 3), LAAC, Medical Paediatrics, Neuropsychology, NDD, Eating Disorders (tier 4) and Learning Disabilities.
As part of a programme of transformational change, we are currently implementing CAPA and designing a stand-alone NDD service with the aim of placing the needs of children and young people at the centre of the partnerships we establish with families. This post is great opportunity to be part of a developing and expanding CAMHS Psychological Specialty and to be part of a new and innovative management team that is passionate about evidence based, person centred and collaborative practice. As a member of the CAMHS management team, the postholder will also play a key role in ongoing strategic, workforce and service developments and they will hold an operational management role in relation to a psychological therapies staff.
NHS Forth Valley Psychology staff receive regular clinical supervision and robust and supportive line management and job planning. As part of job planning, all staff are supported to identify an area of specialist clinical interest or expertise and members of the management team undertake specific induction (including training or CPD in leadership, quality improvement, operational responsibilities and project management) upon appointment. As part of a wider department of Psychological Services, there are also ample opportunities for networking with psychology colleagues in different specialities, including service wide project work, reflective practice groups and mentoring. We also have a varied in-house programme of clinical CPD and we have very good links with national bodies and close links with training courses.
Candidates must have a Post Graduate Doctoral level (or equivalent) degree in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, be registered with the HCPC and have substantial experience of working with children and young people in specialist health services. Experience or training in relation to eating disorders, neuropsychology, NDD, early intervention (LIAM), neurodevelopmental disorders or intellectual disabilities would also be an advantage. In addition, knowledge and skills in relation to leadership and organisational change would be beneficial.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For informal enquiries contact: Dr Jennifer Robertson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, or Dr Sharon Horne-Jenkins, Head of CAMHS Psychology, on 01786 454546 or 01324 610846.
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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.