Job overview
MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, enthusiastic, dynamic Trainee Forensic Psychologist to join our community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAMHS).
The FCAMHS community team base is in Peterborough, there is also a second base in Cambridge & there is the opportunity for working at home. The service is regional covering the East of England region (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire). This dynamic service works in partnership with wider agencies to ensure integrated care provision across health, social care, education and youth justice to optimise the outcomes for children/young people who present with high risk and/or concerning behaviours and where mental health and/or neurodevelopmental concerns are suspected.
The post holder part will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have the support of a Senior Leadership Team that includes a Consultant Psychiatrist and Consultant Psychologist, Clinical and Forensic Psychologists.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability and an ability to work flexibility using initiative. You should possess excellent communication skills and be confident to liaise with other professionals as necessary.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference to children with complex needs then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You would be working alongside qualified psychologists to provide highly individualised consultancy to networks where children and young people’s behaviour and mental health needs have caused concern. Your work plan will be informed by your stage in training and can provide opportunities to demonstrate core competencies across all four domains.
Under direct supervision you will be expected to work independently to provide formulation, risk assessment, occasional assessments and direct intervention alongside clinically related administration and data analysis within the overall framework of policies and procedures for the team. Whilst direct intervention is limited within the service, there are opportunities to fulfil some components of core role, and excellent opportunities in a unique position to provide opportunities for core role and .
With proven experience of supporting both Clinical and Forensic trainees, we will provide the necessary support to ensure development within the role alongside your progress working towards qualified status.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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