Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist/ Counselling Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-CCG24-030-JW
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Portland Square
- Town
- 12 Portland Square, Carlisle,
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist
Band 8a
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychological practitioner to be part of a psychological intervention team offering a range of therapies to those presenting with significant mental health difficulties as part of a community adult multi-disciplinary team (MDT). We would welcome those considering a preceptorship/ developmental opportunity.
We have clinical pathways for Psychosis, Complex Emotional Difficulties (including Personality Disorder) and other presentations (such as Bipolar, OCD, PTSD, Severe Depression and Anxieties). We work alongside a range of specialist, NHS and third sector services, such as for those presenting with an Eating Disorder or First Episode Psychosis.
North Cumbria has two Community Treatment Team/ CTTs, which offer Community Mental Health to adults within the region, and have flexibility such that the successful candidate will be able to consider their preferred base, with most staff for the two teams based in Carlisle. We offer evidence-based treatments to those within our service, such as CBT and FI to those presenting with a psychosis and have a well-established pathway incorporating SCM and MBT for those presenting with needs relating to their personality. We are open to evidence-based therapies that would best serve our population. You will be working alongside committed psychological therapies staff, supported by a dedicated and experienced MDT, with strong, progressive and supportive leadership from senior psychological staff.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing a qualified specialist psychological therapy to clients, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions. This is in addition to offering clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues, and others on psychological aspects of evidence-based assessment, formulation, care and treatment.
The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered, which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
The post-holder will provide clinical supervision and clinical consultation/ advice in accordance with service needs.
The post-holder will take a lead role for psychological treatments in the pathway, including responsibility for checking adherence to NICE guidance through clinical supervision and monitoring.
The post-holder will provide compassionate and trauma-informed care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
The post-holder will contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.
The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and other research within the remit of the post.
The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Opportunities for the successful applicant include varied work on well-established intervention pathways, offering appropriate evidence-based psychological treatments and care, supporting a range of colleagues, and enabling service development. You will be working alongside other therapists/ psychological practitioners and MDT colleagues, as part of a Community Mental Health Service at an exciting time of transformation and change in terms of psychological interventions, owing to the IAPT-SMHP initiatives and Long-Term Plan. These improvements will lead to the further development of psychological therapies within the CTTs.
There are opportunities for personal development, including through our strong links with local supervisors and training initiatives, as well as WETD (HEE)-funded training courses that are currently linked with CMH Community Transformation.
If you’re interested in working within psychology services in a busy multi-disciplinary team in an area of outstanding natural beauty with very good transport links (road and public transport) with the North West and North East of England and beyond, for a large Trust rated as Outstanding by CQC, then please don’t hesitate to apply, and/ or contact us to find out more.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 7th May 2024
Closing date : 21st May 2024
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society. HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings. Demonstrate further specialist training and experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months or an alternative agreed by the Psychological Services Professional Lead. Experience of providing clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups relevant to the community pathway, e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. Formal training in clinical supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and other staff. Skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure of highly emotive behaviour. Able to meet the travel demands of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Joanne Green
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 603850
- Additional information
David Rawlinson (Consultant Psychological Therapist)
Danny May
Portland Square - 01228 603850
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