Job summary
Employer heading
Band 8a Counselling or Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Would you like to work alongside friendly, enthusiastic and supportive psychological therapists in Adult Community Mental Health in beautiful Derbyshire in Buxton ?
We are looking for a Counselling or Clinical Psychologist, Band 8a, who we would like to support to progress in their career. We will provide relocation costs for the right candidate.
Our team of Psychologists & Psychological therapists are passionate about developing services that create meaningful change based on lived experience, so that people flourish, feel connected and empowered to pursue their aspirations.
This permanent role can be offered as a part-time opportunity. We can offer a variety of flexible working options and welcome opportunities to work into other localities and specialisms.
We warmly welcome enquiries for a chat about the options and your interests.
Main duties of the job
Join our friendly Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies (DPPT) at a truly exciting transformational time for us with our focus on ‘Living Well’ Community Mental Health Framework changes and trauma-informed care in our CMHTs. Together, these developments have collaboration, lived experience and compassionate relationships at the core and DPPT Services have a pivotal role.
You will provide individual & group clinical work with your colleagues, promoting psychological ideas by offering advice and consultation in addition to supervision and training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary practitioners, the wider organisation and contribute to service development.
We support and develop our staff to work with complexity, eg, by access to training to support work with complex trauma & offer specialist supervision 1:1 or in facilitated groups for DBT, CFT, complex dissociation, Psychodynamic, CAT, CBT or EMDR. We are strongly committed to research, there are many opportunities in our newly formed Division.
Working for our organisation
You will be based in High Peak Living Well Community Mental Health Team at Buxton.
You will be joining a dynamic group of over 250 staff in our Division of Psychology & Psychological Therapies.
You will be joining us at a time of exciting, innovative and values-based transformation for place based and needs led integrated care across our localities, with trauma informed and trauma sensitive practice at the forefront of these developments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Join our Psychology Services and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’. CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.” Our team reports feeling valued and supported working in services focused on staff well-being and service transformation.
To support career progression, we offer leadership and project management training:
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Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTQI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and well-being opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above). Eligibility for Graduate membership of BPS
- Post–graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S./HCPC
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist by the HCPC
- Eligible for Chartered status of BPS
- Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
- Post qualification specialist training/experience of assessment/intervention for people with complex mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification training in a therapy model
- Chartered status with BPS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with clients across a variety of settings
- Commitment to developing specialist area of expertise relevant to the post through significant training, personal study, etc
Desirable criteria
- Expertise and interest in specialist area relevant to adult mental health
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Very high level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling written and oral presentation and receipt of complex and sensitive information, to facilitate acceptance, and relate effectively in an emotive and hostile environment
Desirable criteria
- Ability to process text, set up and use databases and spreadsheets
Personal
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for psychology in relation to MH Problems. Interest in developing/consolidating skills in working with complex trauma and associated diagnoses
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Paul Croucher
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07810552836
- Additional information
Andy Reeve, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, 07584 773 721
or Rachel Sabin-Farrell, Principal Clinical Psychologist
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 135638
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