Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Job Description
Job summary
As part of this role, you will also be part of a psychology hub that supports each other and works together to provide a service across the areas whilst having a specified and main base to work in, which is Westlands female unit in Hull.
Your clinical work will comprise the assessment of need and risk, formulating with and for the MDT, delivering bespoke highly specialist psychological interventions and liaising with community and IP colleagues to ensure a joined up patient journey through our services. You will be supervising doctoral level psychology trainees on placement and assistants when they are in post.
Your role will involve shadowing and then deputising for the Principal Psychologist as agreed and representing psychology in meetings as appropriate. You will be supported through clinical, professional and managerial supervision and we support and encourage CPD relevant to your clinical area. Accessing forums that support your role is encouraged such as Action Learning Sets, coaching, The Trust Proud Leadership Course and mentoring; attendance is expected at AMH Specialty meetings as well as Psychology Department CPD days as they keep you connected and supported professionally. Providing clinical leadership alongside the clinical and team leads to the teams will be a strong part of your role and you will be encouraged to engage in CPD and research /audit .
Main duties of the job
Your clinical work will comprise the assessment of need and risk, formulating with and for the MDT, delivering bespoke highly specialist psychological interventions, running reflective practice groups, providing in house training and supervision to the team, running group psychological debriefs when needed and liaising with community and IP colleagues to ensure a joined up patient journey through our services. You will be supervising doctoral level psychology trainees on placement and assistants when they are in post.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job responsibilities
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Completed post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if qualified before 1996)
- To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC
Desirable
- Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex PTSD, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc)
- Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of neuropsychological assessment tools as applied in mental health work
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical or counselling psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific field where the post is held
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
Desirable
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Westlands Inpatient Unit
Wheeler Street
Hull
HU3 5QE
