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Clinical Psychologist Mental health
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Job ref
346-NYC-055-24-A
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Worsley Court
Town
Selby
Salary
£58,972 - £68,525 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Principal Applied Psychologist

Band 8b

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

Selby CAMHS community mental health team are looking to appoint a band 8b Principal Applied Psychologist to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team.

Applicants will be required to have post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and be registered in as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC. Significant experience and competencies in delivering and supervising evidence based psychological intervention.

Main duties of the job

A key part of the role is to provide direct clinical work, promote psychological thinking with all members of the team by helping staff to develop formulations for clients, offering supervision and joint work with the team, supporting staff wellbeing and providing training in psychological theory and its implementation. 

Selby CAMHS team offers intervention and diagnosis for a range of mental health condition's including low mood, anxiety, Autism and ADHD .

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working psychologically with people who experience severe mental health problems and competencies in an evidence based psychological therapy for SMHP. They will contribute to the collective clinical leadership of the service. They will be responsible for the provision of specialist psychological assessment and formulation, and the delivery of evidence based psychological therapy and clinical supervision.  The post holder will contribute to service development and improvement within the locality and the professional leadership of psychological professions.

Working for our organisation

We provide excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, teaching/training, and research and audit in line with strategic developments.  There are also strong links to the local Hull and Teesside D Clinical Psychology Programme as we are key providers of academic and clinical experience components both in terms of teaching and supervision. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants need to be motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resilient. Knowledge and experience of working with people with complex mental health issues including psychosis and personality disorders is essential.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Additional contact details:-Tine Blee Consultant psychologist Selby CAMHS- [email protected] or Selby CAMHS on 01757 241070

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
  • HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
  • Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
  • Trained in care co-ordination
Desirable criteria
  • Registration with BPS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must have substantial experience of:Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a full range of clinical severity
  • Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
  • Research and development experience
  • Must have experience of providing clinical and professional leadership to other qualified and non-qualified members of the profession
  • Working within mutli agency service delivery models
  • Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Teaching, training, clinical supervision for postgraduate psychology qualifications
  • Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Doctoral level knowledge of evidence- based practice relevant to the role
  • Risk assessment and risk management
  • Clinical governance
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
  • Knowledge of the current practice in psychological interventions in AMH

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to provide effective clinical leadership
  • Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
  • Adapt creatively the evidence base for the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental difficulties/social communication difficulties
  • Provide consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
  • Articulate the value added by applied psychology within the context of multidisciplinary team.
  • Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
  • Utilise psychometric tests competently
  • Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
  • Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for families and carers
  • Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
  • Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rob Berry
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01757 241070
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