Job overview

We are delighted to advertise a Principal Practitioner Psychologist post for the Central Norfolk Children and Young Persons Youth Service. In our service we support young people who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.

The CYP services in Central Norfolk provide specialist mental health interventions to young people up to 25 in the central Norfolk area, as well as providing specialist intervention to Looked After and Adopted Children across Norfolk and Waveney. Currently the CYP services in Norfolk and divided into an under 14 CAMHs Service and a 14 – 18 Youth Service and this is in the process of being remodelled into a under 18 CAMHs Service and an 18 – 25 Youth Service. This role will initially be focused on the 14 – 18-year-old age group as part of the youth service, with the expectation that once the remodelling is complete it will become a part of the newly formed under 18s service.

The area includes a mix or urban communities as well as including the University of East Anglia and the Norwich University of the Arts, both of which bring large student communities into the area.

Main duties of the job

• Providing consultation to indirectly support the delivery of treatment by others.
• Providing clinical supervision to practitioners within the team.
• Progressing staff development in the team, informing and being informed by wider strategy.
• Collaborative and shared leadership of the team with the Community Team Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
• Establishing and leading on a psychologically safe and informed environment for teams and staff through positive leadership values and behaviours, including integrity, respect, compassion and curiosity.
• Providing a key role in team containment, working with professional systems, having difficult conversations, managing team emotions, and thinking clinically and systemically simultaneously.
• Running, contributing to or supporting service development projects in liaison with the Associate Director of Psychology or other staff from the Senior Leadership Team.
• Providing and contributing significantly to the psychological practice of the team with a focus on quality, efficacy and increasing improvement.
• Working alongside the Associate Director of Psychology for CFYP services across Suffolk and Norfolk in developing clinical pathway intervention packages.

Working for our organisation

As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.