Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

The Darwin Centre Adolescent Tier 4 Inpatient Service:

8C Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Part Time - 30 hours per week

This position is  offering the opportunity for Agile Working and working from home options for the right candidate.

Would you like to work creatively to meet the diverse needs of Children and Young People as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team? Are you motivated by innovation and supportive of services that place Children and Young People at the centre of care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to work within the Darwin Centre.

The post-holder will be a Highly Motivated member of the Darwin Centre senior leadership team, providing clinical leadership to psychologists and psychological professionals  developing and embedding psychological and trauma-informed approaches within the service. The role will involve direct clinical work with patients, clinical consultation, leadership and oversight of the psychology team within the Darwin Centre and the Intensive Support Hub, teaching and training. An experienced and competent supervisor is required to supervise clinical colleagues and trainee psychologists.   Leadership experience is essential, including strategic and workforce planning for the psychology team and contributing to the regional clinical advisory group. Experience in DBT, working with individuals with high levels of risk and vulnerability and those with Autism is essential.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for team delivery of highly specialist psychological care to adolescent inpatients at the Darwin Centre with highly complex mental health conditions which may include challenging behaviours and possible risk of harm to self or others.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To undertake formal research as a major part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.

To lead continual service improvement within own area.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.

To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide clinical leadership to psychologists and psychological professionals working at the Darwin Centre and Intensive Support Hub (ISH) to ensure the provision of a high quality psychological services to adolescent inpatients with complex mental health conditions.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for governance of psychological and therapeutic practice at the Darwin Centre.

To provide professional appraisal and the identification of CPD needs for psychological professions within the Darwin Centre.

To ensure systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of psychologists and therapists working at the Darwin Centre and ISH.

To take the lead for workforce planning in and related recruitment and staff professional development activities within but not limited to the Darwin Centre.

To contribute to expansion of the workforce through the development of new roles within the psychological professions at the Darwin Centre and ISH.

Responsible for the highly specialist psychological assessment and care-planning of adolescent inpatients with highly complex mental health conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources.

Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.