NHS
Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist
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Job Description
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- Highly specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to client group and settings, and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits underpinned by evidence based practice.
- Extensive post qualification experience working as an Applied Psychologist with children and families.
- Extensive post qualification expertise in maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
- Extensive post qualification experience of providing reflective supervision or specialist consultation/ training and advice within the service they work and/or partner agencies.
- Expertise in applying a trauma informed approach to working with children / young people with mental health needs.
- Experience of being involved in service development and contributing to policy planning.
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic / educational / health psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
- Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers.
- Additional qualification in relevant therapeutic interventions / approaches e.g. DBT, IPT, CBT, IFS, PBS, family therapy or systemic practice, EMDR, DDP / Theraplay.
- Leadership teaching / qualification
- Highly specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to client group and settings, and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits underpinned by evidence based practice.
- Extensive post qualification experience working as an Applied Psychologist with children and families.
- Extensive post qualification expertise in maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
- Extensive post qualification experience of providing reflective supervision or specialist consultation/ training and advice within the service they work and/or partner agencies.
- Expertise in applying a trauma informed approach to working with children / young people with mental health needs.
- Experience of being involved in service development and contributing to policy planning.
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic / educational / health psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
- Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers.
- Additional qualification in relevant therapeutic interventions / approaches e.g. DBT, IPT, CBT, IFS, PBS, family therapy or systemic practice, EMDR, DDP / Theraplay.
- Leadership teaching / qualification
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist within Young Minds Matter (CAMHS) children in care team. We are expanding and seek a motivated individual who is committed to improving the lives of children in care. The team provides a full range of interventions, ranging from brief advice and information right through to complex mental health treatment. We are a small team and work closely with our colleagues in social care. Its a great time to join us as we are developing our offer and we have some exciting new projects in progress.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will play a key role within the multi-agency partnership to ensure thorough oversight and understanding of the needs of children who reside in placements external to North East Lincolnshire. The individual will develop psychologically informed formulations to support appropriate placement recommendations as part of the multi-agency approach.
The role will involve providing psychological advice and support to the professionals around the child, including residential staff and social workers. The postholder will provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people. The individual will be involved in the provision of training to other professionals as well as contributing to the development of new training packages. Frequent attendance will be required at multi-agency meetings in order to contribute to systemic thinking within the network and to contribute to multi-agency care planning.
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies top 100 large company list.
As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre.
Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come and Join us !
Please note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has been automatically generated.
Should you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Details
Date posted
11 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B9816-499
Job locations
Freshney Green Primary Care Centre
Sorrel Road
Grimsby
DN34 4GB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist psychological support, advice, and clinical supervision / consultation regarding children and young people (CYP) in care, and care leavers, who would benefit from a psychological perspective regarding their needs and how to best support them.
To use their highly specialist psychological formulation skills and understanding of trauma-informed care, to support CAMHS practitioners working with Children in Care to develop needs-led psychologically informed formulations and care plans.
To provide highly specialist psychological support and consultation to residential homes, foster carers and professional networks.
To work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team around the child, providing consultation, advice, guidance, support and teaching to other agencies/ professionals such as local authority social workers.
To provide highly specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for young people who are looked after by the local authority, and to care leavers, including children and young people living in residential childrens homes and foster placements.
To provide psychological support to children and families who are experiencing (or have experienced) serious emotional trauma, bereavement, relationship difficulties or placement disruption, and also to provide support to parents, carers and staff working with such clients.
To formulate psychological treatment plans that are specific to each child and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation, and selectively drawing on appropriate conceptual and theoretical models.
To facilitate multi-agency consultations and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting young people who are looked after or are care leavers.
To select and administer highly specialist psychological assessments including specialised psychometric assessment (including skilled manipulation of test material), neuropsychological assessments, self-report measures, as appropriate), structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data.
To provide written summaries and reports to the multidisciplinary team around the child following assessment and consultation.
To provide ad-hoc support and advice to local authority staff and carers
To be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated.
To lead on and contribute to service development work
To deputise for the Clinical Lead for children in care when needed, for example, by attending panel meetings and operational meetings for children in care with local stakeholders.
To work closely with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to support the embedding of trauma-informed care and the Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) framework into routine practice in the Children in Care Team and wider local authority teams.
To provide clinical and managerial supervision to less experienced staff.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To provide general advice to other professionals on risk assessment and management.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of care.
To provide clinical supervision for doctoral trainees and assistant psychologists and to continue to develop skills in the area of professional post-qualification teaching, training and supervision of other staff in the delivery of psychological services
To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality psychology service, by providing strong, effective professional direction, ensuring the delivery of evidence based psychological interventions and practice.
To continue to demonstrate advanced psychological skills in practice and provide support and advice regarding service development / development and implementation of highly specialist psychological interventions and the delivery of the highest quality of care in collaboration with service users, carers, staff, managers and, other agencies across a number of teams/geographical areas.
Offer clinical leadership in respect of psychological aspects of the service, coordination and management, as agreed by the head of the speciality.
Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist psychological support, advice, and clinical supervision / consultation regarding children and young people (CYP) in care, and care leavers, who would benefit from a psychological perspective regarding their needs and how to best support them.
To use their highly specialist psychological formulation skills and understanding of trauma-informed care, to support CAMHS practitioners working with Children in Care to develop needs-led psychologically informed formulations and care plans.
To provide highly specialist psychological support and consultation to residential homes, foster carers and professional networks.
To work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team around the child, providing consultation, advice, guidance, support and teaching to other agencies/ professionals such as local authority social workers.
To provide highly specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for young people who are looked after by the local authority, and to care leavers, including children and young people living in residential childrens homes and foster placements.
To provide psychological support to children and families who are experiencing (or have experienced) serious emotional trauma, bereavement, relationship difficulties or placement disruption, and also to provide support to parents, carers and staff working with such clients.
To formulate psychological treatment plans that are specific to each child and family, based upon an analysis of complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes contributing to the presentation, and selectively drawing on appropriate conceptual and theoretical models.
To facilitate multi-agency consultations and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting young people who are looked after or are care leavers.
To select and administer highly specialist psychological assessments including specialised psychometric assessment (including skilled manipulation of test material), neuropsychological assessments, self-report measures, as appropriate), structured observations, clinical interviews, and to interpret and integrate this highly complex data.
To provide written summaries and reports to the multidisciplinary team around the child following assessment and consultation.
To provide ad-hoc support and advice to local authority staff and carers
To be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated.
To lead on and contribute to service development work
To deputise for the Clinical Lead for children in care when needed, for example, by attending panel meetings and operational meetings for children in care with local stakeholders.
To work closely with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to support the embedding of trauma-informed care and the Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) framework into routine practice in the Children in Care Team and wider local authority teams.
To provide clinical and managerial supervision to less experienced staff.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To provide general advice to other professionals on risk assessment and management.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of care.
To provide clinical supervision for doctoral trainees and assistant psychologists and to continue to develop skills in the area of professional post-qualification teaching, training and supervision of other staff in the delivery of psychological services
To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality psychology service, by providing strong, effective professional direction, ensuring the delivery of evidence based psychological interventions and practice.
To continue to demonstrate advanced psychological skills in practice and provide support and advice regarding service development / development and implementation of highly specialist psychological interventions and the delivery of the highest quality of care in collaboration with service users, carers, staff, managers and, other agencies across a number of teams/geographical areas.
Offer clinical leadership in respect of psychological aspects of the service, coordination and management, as agreed by the head of the speciality.
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
Address
Freshney Green Primary Care Centre
Sorrel Road
Grimsby
DN34 4GB
Employer's website
https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
Address
Freshney Green Primary Care Centre
Sorrel Road
Grimsby
DN34 4GB
Employer's website
https://navigocare.co.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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