Job Description

We are excited to be recruiting to a fixed term (24 months) Band 4 Assistant Psychology post in the Lincolnshire Children & Young People's Complex Needs Service.



Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) and Lincolnshire County Council's Future4Me service have successfully developed a clinical psychology-led consultation, training, assessment and intervention model of working to enable Local Authority staff working with young people with the most complex needs (e.g. young offenders, Children in Care), to access timely clinical psychology consultation and formulation. The psychology consultations and formulations aim to help staff consider the possible impact of developmental trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) on a young person's emotional and/or behavioural presentation, and help staff tailor their interventions accordingly and/or identify if additional help is needed.



The Service currently includes a Clinical and Strategic Lead, Specialist Clinical Psychologists, Speech & Language Therapists, Harmful Sexual Behaviour therapists and Children in Care workers.



You will support qualified staff in offering assessment, case formulation, consultation and training to all staff working with these complex and vulnerable young people and their families. You will also hold a small caseload of client based activities, depending on confidence and experience. You will have experience of working with young people or adolescents, preferably in a therapeutic setting, with experience of vulnerable populations being advantageous. Good communication and interpersonal skills will be essential as the post will involve offering training and psychological support to workers across the service.



The post is county wide and full time and the ability to travel across the county is essential although we will support you to keep this manageable.



There will be an expectation for some face to face work with children and young people and their carers and families. Your work base will be Sleaford Area Office, Eastgate, Sleaford, although some of your duties will be possible to undertake remotely, i.e. from home.



Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.



You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!



We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.



Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .



Please see the job description and person specification for more detail.



When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.



We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:



Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy Competitive annual leave allowance Car leasing scheme NHS pension scheme Free eye tests Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Dr Nicola Silvester, Clinical & Strategic Lead, at nicola.silvester@lincolnshire.gov.uk or Rachel Smith, Team Coordinator at rachel.smith82@lincolnshire.gov.uk.