Pennine Care NHS FT
Location
Rochdale, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Join us be You and make a difference to a child's life.
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CAMHSis a high-performing and dynamic child and adolescent mental health service, working closely with commissioners and with our partners in Children’s Services, education and the VCSE sector to develop models of care within the principles of the i-thrive framework. Our vision is for our local community to be well-equipped to support children and young people, the adults of tomorrow, to grow up with good emotional health and well-being. In addition to the successes of ourEarly Attachment service,Mental Health Support Team (schools), and innovative#Thrive team(emotional well-being service for children and families), Rochdale has recent experience of establishing Our Place, an integrated multi-agency “No Wrong Door”approach to supporting children and adolescents with complex needs who are on the edge of care or cared for. Clinical psychologyis integral to the No Wrong Door model. As a borough, we are committed at a commissioning and senior leadership level to continue to build on this experience and we aspire to provide our children and young people in care with high quality, trauma-informed services, including access to assessment and psychological therapies provided in a timely manner. We are pleased to offer this fixed term opportunity to lead our recently commissioned team inRochdalewhich is co-located withinChildren’s Services. We are looking for a dynamic and clinically experienced 8bclinical psychologistto lead this initiative and to work closely with the Head of Service for Cared for Children and Youth Justice in developing this offer. In particular, the post-holder will provide highly specialist advice and consultation to managers, social workers and other professionals around the needs of children in care; will work closely with commissioners and the local authority to advise on placements and/or support packages for children presenting with complex needs, and will provide advice and oversight to inform effective decision-making around any funding requests for external therapeutic provision for this cohort. The successful post-holder will provide specialist consultation to the network around the child/ young person, including foster carers, parents and family and friends carers; will develop and deliver training for foster carers and/or professionals; will liaise closely withCAMHSto ensure timely access to services for vulnerable children and families in line with i-thrive; and will take a lead in service development for this team, working alongside the CAMHS operational manager and lead clinical psychologist as well as external stakeholders. This is the place in the North West of England, It’s ace, it’s the bestThose are the words of poet Tony Walsh, and we couldn't agree more, but then again, we are biased. Greater Manchester has everything from the hustle and bustle of city-centre living to rolling hills and beautiful green spaces. Our patch covers towns such as Stockport with over 380 listed buildings, 6 ancient monuments and one of the most iconic viaducts in the UK. Then there's Tameside with its urban centres, moorland and the spectacular vistas of Werneth Low. Over in Oldham you'll find the beautiful Dovestone Reservoir. Rochdale is home to the stunning Hollingworth Lake Country Park; visit Rochdale Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of its kind in Europe; and the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, home of the worldwide Co-operative movement. Finally, a visit to Bury isn't complete without a vist to Bury market and testing its world-famous black pudding. As well as the usual work perks, we have a number of staff networks that you can attend and participate in to include faiths & beliefs, LGBT+, men's wellbeing, positive ability, race equality, women's network & neurodiverse. We offer flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance. Most of all, it's our #PennineCarePeople that really do make it a great place to work. Clinical Psychologyis well-integrated and highly valued within the multi-disciplinaryCAMHSteam locally and across the broader Specialist Services Directorate in Pennine Care. There are currently progressive psychological therapies and research work-streams running across the Directorate. The support, development and well-being of our workforce are the foundations on which we continue to develop services to ensure children and young people receive optimal care. We have strong links with local universities and are active in the Clinical Psychology Training Programmes. This advert closes on Thursday 14 Mar 2024Job tags
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