Principal Clinical Psychologist Development Post (Band 7/8a)

A Band 7 to 8a developmental post in the North Lincolnshire Children in Care CAMHS team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, for a Clinical or Senior Clinical Psychologist. The work is psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced and adopted children with attachment, trauma-related and neurodevelopmental needs, within the Tiered Foster Care model. The approach is trauma-informed and relational, with consultation for carers, supervision of trainees and a structured pathway to Band 8a. Fit depends on doctoral clinical psychology training and registration as a Psychological Professional.

What the job involves

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for care-experienced children and young people with complex needs
• Attachment-, trauma- and relationally informed work with children, young people, carers and professional networks
• Consultation, reflective practice and psychological advice to foster carers, adopters, social workers, education staff and other professionals
• Contribute psychological expertise to multidisciplinary and multi-agency discussions, care planning and decision-making
• Deliver teaching and training on psychologically and trauma-informed practice across the wider system
• Supervise and support trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and colleagues, as appropriate to grade
• Lead or contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research and evaluation
• Develop psychological leadership in the service and contribute to Children in Care CAMHS and the Tiered Foster Care model

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level clinical psychology training accredited by the BPS, or a core professional qualification with doctoral-level psychotherapy training
• Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialist psychological therapy areas, depending on grade
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Registration as a Psychological Professional (HCPC)

Experience

• Specialist psychological assessment and treatment across the full range of care settings
• Multi-agency working with clients across the full range of clinical severity, including threat of physical abuse
• Experience of care co-ordination
• Safeguarding, risk assessment and risk management
• Supervising and supporting colleagues, including formal training in supervising psychologists (Band 8a)
• Minimum 50 hours of clinical supervision as a specialist clinical psychologist, or an alternative agreed by the Head of Psychology (desirable at Band 7)

Skills & knowledge

• Complex psychological assessment, management and evidence-based interventions across specialised areas
• Communicating complex, clinically sensitive information orally and in writing to clients, carers and professionals
• Providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and multivariable data analysis
• Leadership skills and effective team working

Other

• Tolerating unpredictable, verbally or physically aggressive and high-stress working conditions with minimal supervision, while maintaining quality and looking after own wellbeing

Nice to have

• Training in clinical supervision and in supervising doctoral trainees, depending on experience and grade
• Post-doctoral training in specialist areas such as DDP, Theraplay, TF-CBT, EMDR or other trauma-informed approaches
• Accreditation in additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to CAMHS
• Experience of teaching and training
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills

What’s offered

• Structured development pathway for Band 7 psychologists towards Band 8a competencies
• Professional development, supervision and leadership growth opportunities

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