CAMHS Highly Specialist Practitioner-Clinical / Forensic Psychologist

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'.
We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us ., We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated Highly Specialist Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) psychological practitioner to join the Gloucestershire CAMHS Harmful Sexual Behaviour Team. Applicants will need to have a relevant qualification in Clinical/Forensic Psychology with significant experience in the psychological aspects of working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs.
What we offer:
The HSB team is a small supportive team of professionals who enjoy and are committed to working in this area.
We have specially commissioned team HSB Supervision delivered by an expert in the field, through this we are able to access the most recent evidence and become aware of conferences/training opportunities.
We are part of the Gloucestershire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) which provides opportunities for training and development.
We have good working relationships with professionals in partner agencies who also work with children and families where the child has engaged in HSB.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We offer ongoing training and development in clinical and service development., The successful candidate will provide a highly specialist clinical mental health service to the CAMHS HSB team with specific responsibility for Specialist Assessment, including AIM (under 12 & over 12); Specialist Treatment; specialist Consultation both within CAMHS and to Partner Agencies in County; Evaluation and outcome monitoring of team activities.
The practitioner will contribute to further service and policy development with opportunities for research and service evaluation. They will be a valued member of the CAMHS Complex and Vulnerable Children's Team offering senior clinical input to the multidisciplinary team.
· To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base with in the HSB Team by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in the field of sexually harmful behaviour and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
· To work as a member of the child safeguarding network with multi-agency partners to formulate multiagency risk management plans to minimise risk of further harmful sexual behaviour.
· Contribute to relevant Psychological activities, and meet as required with Psychology colleagues.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification., · To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of children and families in a designated locality or team within the Trust.
· To directly provide and coordinate highly specialist psychological consultation, assessment and intervention services to individuals/ groups/organisations, using a variety of applied psychology models.
· To clinically supervise junior clinicians in the MDT, and to supervise / provide substantial support to pre-qualified psychological therapies staff as required by the relevant professional lead and where appropriate provide placements and supervision to Doctoral Clinical Psychology trainees.
· To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development
· To be named Care Co-ordinator for designated clients

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
+ 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
+ 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
+ 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
+ 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
+ Free car parking at many of our sites
+ 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
+ A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
+ A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
+ Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
+ Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
+ Recognition and long service awards
+ Fast Track physiotherapy
+ Our Wellbeing line
+ Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.