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Assistant Psychologist – CAMHS Children in Care East Team
| Posting date: | 04 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,857 - £30,570 per annum ( Incl of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 November 2024 |
| Location: | Wokingham, RG41 2RE |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6698340/371-CFS377 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Interview will be held on 25th Oct 2024
Staff will be working with the three Local Authorities in East Berkshire(Bracknell, Slough,Windsorand Maidenhead)alongside Local Authority teams who are working withthe CAMHS Children in CareEastTeam (CIC).
TheCiCEast teamis beingestablishedtoensure that children who are in care receive quicker access to mental health support, by working in partnership and sharing knowledge. Weeffectively meet the needs of children and young people in care and their carers by providing evidenced based interventions that meet their need.
The service aims to improve life chances of Children in Care, by working towards increasing these resiliency factors:
• Supporting trauma informed care
• Creating stability of the Child or Young person’s home placement
• CYP able tomaintaina relationship with family members and work to be re-united where that is possible.
• Fostering as strong an attachment as possible with the CYP foster carers or adults responsible for their care (if in a residential setting)
• Reaching as high aspossible Educationachievements and
• Creating local social networks, forming positive and meaningful relationships with peers and other adults.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of and contribute toa developingand innovative service.
These are important posts at the interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS.
• Toassistin the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
• To undertake protocol-based service evaluation, which will include gathering data, using self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with professionals, clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. Toassistin assessments for the service.
• Toassistwith other staff in clinical consultation and assessments and review care asrequired.
• Toassistin the development of a psychologically based framework for the understanding of patient care across all settings where care takes place including in a community setting.
• To attend and contribute toappropriate multi-disciplinary meetings, referral assessments and multi-agency meetings.
• Toassistin the design and implementation of service development and quality improvement projects within the service asrequired.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The4“must haves” for this role:
• Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties/Learning disability
• Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care
• Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
• Ability to travel between multiple sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunitiesand welcomeapplications fromall sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected inour accreditations:Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Jenny Murrayon07825 865192or email:jenny.murray@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024
Interview will be held on 25th Oct 2024
Staff will be working with the three Local Authorities in East Berkshire(Bracknell, Slough,Windsorand Maidenhead)alongside Local Authority teams who are working withthe CAMHS Children in CareEastTeam (CIC).
TheCiCEast teamis beingestablishedtoensure that children who are in care receive quicker access to mental health support, by working in partnership and sharing knowledge. Weeffectively meet the needs of children and young people in care and their carers by providing evidenced based interventions that meet their need.
The service aims to improve life chances of Children in Care, by working towards increasing these resiliency factors:
• Supporting trauma informed care
• Creating stability of the Child or Young person’s home placement
• CYP able tomaintaina relationship with family members and work to be re-united where that is possible.
• Fostering as strong an attachment as possible with the CYP foster carers or adults responsible for their care (if in a residential setting)
• Reaching as high aspossible Educationachievements and
• Creating local social networks, forming positive and meaningful relationships with peers and other adults.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of and contribute toa developingand innovative service.
These are important posts at the interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS.
• Toassistin the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
• To undertake protocol-based service evaluation, which will include gathering data, using self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with professionals, clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. Toassistin assessments for the service.
• Toassistwith other staff in clinical consultation and assessments and review care asrequired.
• Toassistin the development of a psychologically based framework for the understanding of patient care across all settings where care takes place including in a community setting.
• To attend and contribute toappropriate multi-disciplinary meetings, referral assessments and multi-agency meetings.
• Toassistin the design and implementation of service development and quality improvement projects within the service asrequired.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The4“must haves” for this role:
• Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties/Learning disability
• Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care
• Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
• Ability to travel between multiple sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunitiesand welcomeapplications fromall sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected inour accreditations:Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Jenny Murrayon07825 865192or email:jenny.murray@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024
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