The successful candidate would be expected to work autonomously and collaboratively with both deaf and hearing colleagues, supporting a therapeutic service to deaf children and young people, and their families/carers, across the South-East of England region, from a range of community settings, or using virtual meeting technology. This role will appeal to someone who is deaf or hearing and has experience working with deaf children. Those wishing to gain experience and are unfamiliar working within this specialist area will have the opportunity to learn about deaf culture. This is a training role, where you will be enrolled in a graduate diploma or postgraduate diploma training course at the University of Sussex.
This course will deliver the national curriculum for CWPs. You will attend all elements of the university-based teaching activities and successfully progress through assessments, to work towards attaining an academic and professional qualification. For the remaining part of the week, you will work as a trainee in your service, using your newly developed skills. You will work within the limits of your experience and competence for your stage of training.
You will be delivering brief, evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will receive high-quality supervision and support throughout. The training and service experience will equip you with the necessary knowledge, attitude, and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service. Under clinical supervision from a suitably qualified professional, the post holder is expected to undertake structured psychological assessments of clients, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and assessment conversations with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To help in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems. To work collaboratively with relevant others to provide early intervention to children and young people, including to attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings. Teaching, training, and supervision: The post holder is expected to receive regular clinical supervision following professional practice guidelines. To develop skills and competencies that help in the delivery of current duties.
The successful candidate would be expected to work in a variety of sites, including mainstream and specialist schools or across other community sites, or use virtual meeting technology. The work would be virtual and face to face and you would be expected to work with British Sign Language and /or spoken Interpreters. The trainee CWP will work under the supervision of the qualified Clinical Psychologist, to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service The CWP trainee will be expected to work independently and with colleagues according to a Job Plan agreed with a Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures and in agreement with Sussex University CWP programme. The post holder would be expected to have innovative, flexible, and adaptable approach to their work.
All post holders would be expected to follow Trusts lone working and complete mandatory training. Travel is a requirement of the role so car driver with valid licence and insurance with business miles would be desirable.