Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Band 8a Psychologist to provide a psychology service as part of split role between the Child in Our Care Service in Stockton CAMHS (22.5 hours) and The Children's Social Work Teams (15 hours). This is a 12 month post covering maternity leave. The role within The CAMHs Child In Our Care team will involve working with young people within the care system, providing consultation and psychological input to their carers, social workers and the wider systems.

The role within the Children's Social Care Team, will involve providing supervision to the social care managers, the wider team and training as required. Experience of working with young people and families is important, the individual would be required to bring tenacity and excellent multi-agency working skills to join an existing specialist team that works closely with partner organisations., The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulation and therapies with individuals, families and MDT's according to evidence-based pathways of care and in line with the Trust's commitment to partnership working with families and carers. The role includes direct clinical work, providing consultation, training, and clinical supervision to other team members as well as social care managers. They will provide supervision to the wider workforce, especially in times of crisis to help provide containment and support, essentially a safe space for them to be able to reflect on circumstances. They will also provide training to managers and potentially the wider workforce based on the themes identified in supervision sessions. As a senior member of the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate good leadership skills in supporting MDT colleagues to work psychologically and use person-centred principles. The post holder will be a key member of a
compassionate, collective leadership team within the Stockton CAMHs Child in Our Care Service.

We welcome applicants who are interested in working in a part time basis which is flexible. There are opportunities for innovation and leadership as we look to continually improve our services. There is a strong psychology network across the trust and within CYPS, and we have good links with our local DClinPsy & DCounsPsy courses, providing trainee placements and teaching.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of complex trauma, be qualified in at least one governed psychological therapy and ideally have prior experience working with children in care and or those who have experienced developmental trauma., This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.