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Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Training Lead

Band 8C, £70,417 - £81,138 per annum pro rata

15 hours per week

We are looking to appoint a driven and dynamic individual with experience in the delivery of education and training in the field of psychological practise.

This is a new post within our organisation,  and will involve responsibility for the line management and support of our trainee clinical psychologists, as well as supporting us to develop our wider training offer across North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust.

The position will be attached to the Head of Psychological Professions within corporate services, however, the work itself will be targeted towards building strong connections with our clinical areas and university partners.

Main duties of the job

• In agreement with the Head of Psychological Professions, to provide clinical leadership and direction in the designated area (teaching/training) .
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of trainees, colleagues, clients, their carers and families.
• To provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues and to other healthcare professionals across the organisation.
• To provide leadership in the continual development and provision of excellence across the speciality and to provide operational line management to the NSCHT Trainee Clinical Psychology cohort.
• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to (and/or advice regarding) clients with severe and enduring mental health conditions or learning disabilities (which include significant challenging behaviours and risk of physical aggression), as well as for the delivery of highly specialist education and training processes.
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health, physical health or learning disabilities.
• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust

Working for our organisation

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is a leading provider of mental health, social care, learning disability and substance misuse services in the West Midlands.

We are a forward-thinking Trust and are extremely proud to have attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), one of only two specialist mental health Trusts in England to achieve this.

We’re also delighted to have won the prestigious award of ‘Trust of the Year’ at the national Health Service Journal Awards 2022.

Our vision is ‘To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it’ and the way we do inclusion is no exception. As a ‘Disability Confident Employer’, we very much believe that inclusion is something that you feel when you work at the Trust and we are continuously developing our culture of inclusion. Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.