Senior Clinical Psychologist
- NHS
- Full Time
- Accrington
- 53755.00 - 60504.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The post will based with the East EIS team (The Mount, Accrington), although there will be an expectation that people may need to offer a service across the whole of Lancashire dependant on service demand.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed individual to join a well-established Early Intervention Service. The Lancashire Early Intervention Service (EIS) specialises in working with individuals aged 14 and upwards who are at risk of, or currently experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
Our team provides a range of specialist psychological services including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Family Interventions. So the applicant would require some competencies and confidence in either or both of these models. There are four multi-disciplinary early intervention service teams covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint in which the therapists are integrated, offering input into the multi-disciplinary teams.
The East Early Intervention Service is based within East Lancashire and is hosted by The Bay locality within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust.
Minimum professional qualifications:
o Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Please note this post is subject to Enhanced DBS. This post is also subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Main duties of the job
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The post holder will support the provision and delivery of high quality clinical psychology services within their specific geographical area and work closely with senior psychological colleagues to achieve this. The post holder will provide psychological advice, consultation, training and supervision to non-psychological colleagues in addition to the direct provision of psychological advice and where appropriate clinical support for pilot projects and clinical developments across the business unit. The post holder will liaise closely with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and other key senior staff within the business unit to support the implementation of agreed system changes and service developments within the network.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
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Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Formal training in the use and interpretation of neuropsychological assessments.
- Formal training in assessment tools for the assessment of children and young people with suspected ASD.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed specialist knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, particularly the literature pertaining to two or more distinct psychological therapies for use with children, young people and their families/carers.
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of child protection and other key legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and supervision regarding work with children, young people and their families/carers.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of 2 years at a specialist level.
- Experience of working with children, young people and their families including extended family, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including community, in-patient and residential.
- Experience of working systemically with family and carer groups and establishing the most effective methods of working with children, young people and their carers.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified autonomous practitioner and also within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to sit in constrained positions when working with clients.
- Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
- Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
- Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions.
- Ability to cope in, and deal with highly distressing emotional circumstances.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Working to professional guidelines.
- Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-meAbility to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. dia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to articulate and interpret clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy.
- Willingness to undergo an enhanced CRB check.
- Ability to drive or access suitable transport in order to work from different bases within the working week.
Personal
Essential
- Ability to sit in constrained positions when working with clients.
- Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
- Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
- Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions.
- Ability to cope in, and deal with highly distressing emotional circumstances.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Mount
Whalley Rd
Accrington
BB5 5AD
