• Job Description

  Req#: C9395-24-0706?language=en&page=5&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Come and work for NELFT Kent and Medway Children & Young People Mental Health Service , and be part of one of the UK's most innovative healthcare Trusts

  Are you a psychology graduate who has experience and interest in working with children and young people who have mental health or emotional well being difficulties.We will have a vacancy for a full time, band 4 assistant psychologist in Canterbury CYPMHS. The team has a high level of expertise encompassing many clinical disciplines, family therapist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, social workers and nurses. This creates a wide learning environment for the successful applicant. This is a varied role which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to participate in clinical and audit roles.

  Main duties of the job

  Driven by CYIAPT (Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) and the THRIVE model of care, the service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

  Structure of NELFT's CYPMHSThere are: Children's Single Point of Access (CSPA), nine Locality Teams,a Crisis Teams, a specialist Eating Disorders Team and Learning Disability Team . These are located across Kent.What difficulties can be referred to the service?o Mood and anxiety disorderso Behavioural and conduct disorderso Emerging personality and attachment disorderso Eating disorderso Psychotic disorderso Deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideationo Substance misuse with co-existing mental health needs (dual diagnosis)o Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) - with co-occurring mental health needso Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - with co-occurring mental health needso Neurodevelopmental disorderso Prolonged bereavement problems

  About us

  Starting with NELFT

  NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

  Probationary Period

  This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

  Date posted

  22 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

  Reference number

  395-PP060-24

  Job locations

  George Turle House

  54 London Road

  Canterbury

  CT2 8JY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

  We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

  We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

  Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

  Experience

  Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or eating disorders

  Desirable

  • Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
  • Experience of using routine outcome measures and psychometric tests
  • Work with children, young people and their families with mental health problems and/or disabilities

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

  Desirable

  • Work with children, young people and their families with mental health problems and/or disabilities

  Experience

  Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or eating disorders

  Desirable

  • Experience of using routine outcome measures and psychometric tests

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

  Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

  Experience

  Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or eating disorders

  Desirable

  • Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
  • Experience of using routine outcome measures and psychometric tests
  • Work with children, young people and their families with mental health problems and/or disabilities

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

  Desirable

  • Work with children, young people and their families with mental health problems and/or disabilities

  Experience

  Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or eating disorders

  Desirable

  • Experience of using routine outcome measures and psychometric tests

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  George Turle House

  54 London Road

  Canterbury

  CT2 8JY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  George Turle House

  54 London Road

  Canterbury

  CT2 8JY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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