Clinical Psychologist - Forensic CAMHS

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Job OverviewThe Forensic CAMHS (FCAMHS) team in Somerset is seeking an experienced clinical psychologist to provide a lead psychological role in the team to cover maternity leave for 12 months. There is a strong possibility that this post will be extended after the maternity leave cover.Main duties of the jobFCAMHS is an exciting and dynamic team that sits alongside Somerset CAMHS, and covers Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. We specialise in supporting professionals working with young people who present with forensic risks and complex mental health and/or neurodevelopmental needs, through risk formulation and intervention. Our aim is to help teams understand risk from a psychological perspective and improve outcomes for vulnerable young people; and we have many cases where we have done this successfully. There is also some direct work with young people through specialist assessment and intervention.Direct FCAMHS experience is not required. We are looking for individuals with relevant skills and expertise that they could apply to this leadership role. Experience of working in CAMHS, Children’s Social Care, learning disability services, or forensic services, would be an advantage. A large part of the role is supervision of multi-disciplinary professionals and consultation with stakeholders to ensure effective case management. Therefore, confidence in using a team approach to conceptualise complex cases with other professionals, and to make suggestions for interventions is highly valued.Working for our organisationThis role provides important psychological leadership, promoting psychological thinking within a multi-disciplinary team approach. The team consists of nursing, social work, psychology, and psychiatry colleagues. We have a shared caseload approach, where reflective practice and peer supervision is prioritised. Supervision for this post is available from the wider CAMHS psychology team. A bespoke training package is available for any developmental needs. There is a great deal of autonomy to manage your own caseload and approach to the work – creativity and new ideas are encouraged!The team operates mainly core hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Some travel across the region is a requirement of the post (though this is much reduced with the recent increase of online working), and hours can be flexible to suit individual needs.If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and Photo ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.BenefitsWith this in mind, we offer a range of colleague benefits includingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesNHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click herePlease Note: Our Trust is undergoing a merger to enable Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to become one combined organisation in April 2023. If you are successful in securing employment with the Trust we wanted to make you aware of this proposed merger. If this merger is confirmed, your employment will continue as part of the newly formed Trust.