Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Associate Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) to join our Primary Care Mental Health Hubs in Doncaster. This is an exciting time to join our service as transformation across our mental health services progresses, we continue to develop our intervention offer and the way we deliver them.
We are looking for a CAP with excellent clinical skills, and a passion for working with people with a broad range of mental health needs across the lifespan. The successful candidates will have a strong drive to work collaboratively to enhance services. They will be committed to the principles of recovery, have effective interpersonal and time management skills, as well as being a responsive and motivated team player.
We are strongly invested in supporting staff and development through continued professional development training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Within the Primary Care Mental Health Hubs you would provide support across our locality hubs to clients with a range of complex mental health problems, undertaking specialist psychological assessment, developing formulations, delivering structured evidence-based intervention and supporting our group delivery.
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team promoting a strong formulation based approach to the causes and maintaining factors of mental health difficulties.
Please see Job description for full details.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
- meets qualification and registration criteria
- experience of working with complex mental health difficulties
Desirable criteria
- evidence of CPD
- experience of delivering groups
knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- knowledge and skills of case conceptualising and formulation using a variety of psychological theory and models
- deliver evidence based interventions
- use of supervision
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
- Angela Newman
- Job title
- Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 211083
- Additional information
Natalie Turner, Clinical Associate Psychotherapist
Tel: 03000 211083
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