Principal Clinical Psychologist

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b Principal Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

Specialist CAMHS, Bradford - an innovative, progressive and dynamic service

We are so excited to invite applicants for this newly created post to join an integral part of a robust and evolving clinical leadership team.

Do you strives for improvement and excellence?

Are you passionate about developing and supporting cutting-edge services with diverse populations?

Do you seek to develop professionally within a supportive, fun and compassionate team?

Are you experienced in working with children and young people with mental health difficulties and utilising sound formulation to think outside of the box to meet their needs?

Do you thrive in environments that are well-led, energetic and encourage innovation and ideas from all?

If these questions excite you, then please contact us for more information.

The Principle Clinical Psychologists Take The Governance Leads For

This role involves working together to enhance the capacity and flexibility of the leadership team with the aim maintaining clinical governance throughout CAMHS and contributing to the development of an outstanding service. The clinical leadership team is currently comprised of three Principle Clinical Psychologists and one Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

Early Years Core CAMHS, Neurodevelopment and Psychological Therapy

Middle Childhood/Adolescence Core CAMHS and Psychological Therapy

Crisis, Enhanced Treatment and CYP Community Eating Disorders

With each lead offering clinical work within their pathway of interest and skill set, whilst supporting the others with ideas and whole service initiatives.

This fourth post will work with the leadership team when joint governance is required, and will have a specific strategic oversight for vulnerable children or Children in Special Circumstances (i.e. Children in Care and within Youth Justice Service) in relation to the national agenda. The 8b role will involve developing specialist models of consultation, formulation, supervision, and overall team practice. The clinical leadership team you will ensures a high level of mutual support and supervision in addition to furthering service training needs in an evidenced way. This role is the exciting broader service initiative of rolling out team training in the AMBIT approach, utilising mentalisation-based techniques within multiagency networks.

The CAMHS Looked after and Adopted Children’s team is very well established and resourced with a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable clinicians. The service provides consultation, assessment, and therapy for looked after and adopted children, and children on Special Guardship Orders across the District. This package of care incorporates support to parents, carers and the network of professionals involved. Multi-agency working, co-ordination of pathways and thinking and planning with our partners in children’s social care and commissioning will be key in the 8b role.

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.

Everything We Do Is Underpinned By Our Core Values

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennie Rob Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: jennifer.robb@bdct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07702 824394

Sadie Booker, Service Manager

sadie.booker@bdct.nhs.uk

Sarah Handley, Principle Clinical Psychologist

sarah.handley@bdct.nhs.uk

Fameeda Ansari, Principle Clinical Psychologist

fameeda.ansari@bdct.nhs.uk

Closing date - 6th May 2022

Shortlisting date - 9th May 2022

Proposed Interview date - W/C 16th May 2022