Clinical Psychologist

My name's Keir Brisbane and I am the new Service Manager for the Youth Service.

In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.

As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

Our service provides a context to develop direct clinical skills. We offer a range of evidence-based interventions to support young people with mental health difficulties, such as: CBT, EMDR, DBT, MBT, and Family Therapy. Training in these or other areas will be encouraged and supported, in line with service needs.

As a service we are striving to meet the challenges that we are facing, and to create a working environment that is sustainable, effective for our young people, and fulfilling for our staff.

We have links with the UEA and have offered placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Clinical Associates in Psychology.

The Central Youth Team is undergoing a process of service transformation, with a strong vision of improving young people's experience of the service, and creating a workforce that feels empowered in working towards the flourishing of young people's mental health and wellbeing. The Youth Team comprises a supportive, friendly, and caring MDT that is motivated to provide quality care to young people, and also support each other in this endeavour. This is a chance for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join the team and contribute to our work.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.