Overview
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BeeU is the CAMHS service in Telford, Shropshire and Wrekin. BeeU is made up of several pathways including a core mental health team, community eating disorder teams, Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Crisis and Home Treatment, Mental Health Support Team and an Autistic Spectrum Condition diagnostic service. This post sits within the core mental health team which provides support to young people and their families who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. The post will involve supporting non-psychology colleagues in providing psychologically informed treatments for young people, providing training and direct and in-direct interventions. Flexible working across the service is available, based on the interests of the applicant. A split post with another vacancy within BeeU will also be considered. This post is an 8a post, however a band 7 preceptorship will also be considered. The applicant will be a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (or equivalent) and registered with the HCPC.
Main duties of the job
* Provide direct interventions to young people and their families
* Provide initial or specialist assessments for young people
* Provide indirect interventions with young people, including systemic work with families, schools, local authorities and other agencies
* Develop and share formulations
* Adapt interventions based upon the needs of the young person
* Provide specialist psychological advice
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Trust committed to trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We employ around 9,000 staff delivering physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Doctorate in clinical/ counselling psychology
* Essential: BSc (Hons) Psychologist
* Desirable: post qualified experience
* Desirable: 2:1 in BSc (Hons) Psychologist
* Desirable: HCPC registration
Experience
* Essential: Experience of working in mental health field
* Essential: Experience of providing direct therapies
* Essential: Experience of developing formulation
* Desirable: Experience of working with children
* Desirable: Experience of working with families and/or systems
* Desirable: Experience of working with trauma and/or developmental trauma
* Desirable: Experience of working with children who are looked after
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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