Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist King's Lynn, England
Job description
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Job overview
8b clinical/Counselling/Practitioner Psychologist post (1.0wte)
We have an exciting opportunity for an 8b Clinical/Counselling/Practitioner psychologist to play a lead role within the CMHT in Kings Lynn in the West and South Care group. This is a fixed term year long contract to cover maternity leave.
The post holder will be working alongside the other psychologists and psychological therapists in the West CMHT. We have a range of expertise in various psychological therapies including CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, MBT, SCM and the post holder will have the opportunity to work alongside these languages responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the West Adult CMHT.
Main duties of the job
To carry a caseload of our most complex cases for assessment, formulation, consultation, and treatment.
To provide line management, clinical and professional supervision for staff in the Psychology team and placements for trainee clinical psychologists.
To support non-psychologists to deliver psychologically informed interventions and provide training for the CMHTs to support their work.
Working for our organisation
The West Norfolk CMHT Teams are located at Chatterton House, Kings Lynn. They are a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary teams and offer specialist interventions (e.g. CBT, CAT, ACT, DBT, MBT;EMDR; etc). We also provide brief psychoeducational workshops and a supported psychoeducation programme. Psychology Services within the Trust have strong links with partners including UEA, and NSFT's Recovery College, in which they play an active role.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- Staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide clinical leadership to the Psychology team and to the West Adult CMHT and help embed formulation-led care across our service.
To provide data around our service’s activity levels, waiting times and outcomes.
To further develop and consolidate service provision and treatment pathways within our service.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity
- Relevant experience in service area
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training
Desirable criteria
- Working in the relevant service to support specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential criteria
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Two Ticks - Guaranteed Interview Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
