Job Description
Summary
1. Job Reference: VR160725
2. Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist
3. Client: HSCNI
4. Salary: Band 7 - 23.60 ph / circa 46k pa
5. Location: Newtownards with travel across NI
6. Contract: Temporary, 6+ months, 37.5 hours pw
Overview
VANRATH now stands as the first-tier supplier to a range of Top 100 Northern Ireland organisations, SMEs, Public Sector organisations, Health and Social Care Trusts and NFP Organisations.
We are recruiting a Practitioner Psychologist for the Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service.
You'll be part of the multidisciplinary team of specialist mental health professionals in Forensic CAMHS. The service provides a range of services including consultations, assessments and interventions in line with assessed risk and care planning, appropriate to the child or young person's needs and in collaboration with the young person's local multi-disciplinary/multiagency teams.
You will work within the established effective links with other teams / services in providing support to children and young people within the province of Northern Ireland. The role will focus on the forensic mental health assessment, risk and treatment / intervention with children and young people directly and via consultation with local CAMHS, Youth Justice Agency and Social Services including the Regional Children's Services of Lakewood, Beechcroft, Iveagh and Woodlands.
Requirements
7. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings.
8. Professional qualification in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology
9. Registered with the HCPC by time of appointment.
10. Trainee Clinical/ Counselling Psychologists due to qualify are eligible to apply and must be registered with HCPC by the time of appointment.
11. Hold a current full driving licence valid in UK with access to a car
Next steps
For further information on this Practitioner Psychologist role, or any other job in Northern Ireland, apply via the link or contact JP Rooney at VANRATH for a confidential chat today.