CAMHS Specialist Psychological Practitioner

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 are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Band 7 Clinical Psychologist who can provide high-quality psychological care to children and young people who are living with long term health conditions.
Alongside face to face clinical work, the post-holder will be expected to provide consultation/training to a variety of multi-disciplinary teams, and to participate in the development and delivery of group programmes. The successful applicant will be expected to work effectively as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and work in close collaboration with Doctors, Specialist Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Administration Staff and Operational Managers.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their service evaluation and quality improvement skills as part of their continuing professional development.
The successful candidate will be joining the wider group of Clinical Psychologists, who work across a broad spectrum of specialties within the Children and Adolescent service in Gloucestershire. The service has links to the Bath Clinical Psychology Training Programme, and Gloucestershire Health and Care Foundation Trust (GHC) has an active and varied research network., + Provide specialist clinical risk assessments (including Self Harm assessments) and risk management planning as part of routine clinical work. This will include leading and actively contributing to multi-disciplinary clinical discussions and formulations.
+ Provide specialist clinical interventions within a paediatric multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.
+ Provide specialist clinical consultation and advice to professionals working within a range of children's services within Gloucestershire as required.
+ Undertake clinical leadership and/or other project management tasks as requested to actively contribute to service development and other continuous improvement cycle and ensure CAMHS continues to provide high quality, safe and effective services.
+ Provide highly specialist professional based clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS assessments and therapeutic interventions
+ The "voice" of the child will be central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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.

The successful candidate will be employed by GHC Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and will hold a generic job-description. Specific requirements for this post will be specified in the job plan.
+ Provide a range of assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) and their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties in the context of living with long term health conditions.
+ Provide specialist psychological assessments based on the appropriate use, interpretatio and integration of data from a variety of sources including neuropsychological assessments, self-report measures, direct and indirect observation and interviews with clients, family members and/or carers.
+ To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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.