Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
MHST Clinical Psychologist
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Band 7 - Clinical Psychologist (MHST South)
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join HPFT MHST South team. The post is designed for a psychologist who is ready to consolidate specialist skills while developing into a senior clinician.
The role will operate across MHST South including bases in 3Rivers, Hertsmere and Watford. The post holder will be expected to work from all locations in line with clinical need, team arrangements and service priorities.
Role Responsibilities
The MHST South Clinical Psychologist will be expected to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary school's Mental Health Support Team (MHST); assisting in the provision of a high quality service to children, young people and their families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organising, reviewing and supervision.
- Supervision: The post holder should have completed or willing to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision course. This can be an EMHP supervision course, low intensity supervision course, or CYP-PT Supervision course.
- Utilisation of Skills: The post holder will utilise their skills and knowledge of CBT informed interventions and child and adolescent mental health practice, to supervise the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWPs), Senior Practitioners, and assistant psychologists in the team.
- Assessment and Intervention: To triage and provide psychological assessment and interventions for children and young people in an educational setting.
- Risk Management: Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and HPFT Safeguarding policy.
- Specialist Expertise: To provide specialist expertise and psychological support to clients, their carers and staff working with the clients.
- Consultation: To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- Consultation: To provide consultation as required to other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health issues in children and young people in schools.
- Promotion of Wellbeing: To enhance emotional wellbeing and to promote or build resilience in children and young people through educational workshops, assemblies, and PSHE lessons.
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Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gemma Antoniak-Green
- Job Title: MHST Clinical Lead
- Email Address: gemma.antoniakgreen@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07974 846599
Alternative Contact
- Name: Sade McCalla
- Job Title: MHST South Clinical Manager
- Email Address: sade.mccalla1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07483 729288
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