Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to join the psychology bank at Rampton Hospital in the National High Secure Healthcare Service for Women (NHSHSW) to cover gaps within service until January 2026.
The role will involve providing a comprehensive clinical and forensic psychology service to a named caseload of patients and ward team(s) within the NHSHSW, as part of an integrated trauma informed care pathway.
The post holder will have the opportunity to gain wider post-qualification experience of trauma-informed and gender sensitive psychological provision, as part of an agreed personal development plan. This includes opportunity to develop expertise in the delivery of highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, as well as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to other members of the clinical team.
We welcome applications from practitioner psychologists, including clinical, forensic, counselling and health. We will consider applications from candidates who are close to qualification (within six months).
Main duties of the job
To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, and provide advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to other members of the clinical team.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for a more detailed overview of the main duties of the job.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide psychological assessments to patients within the NHSHSW, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from various sources.
2. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessments and interventions with patients on their caseload.
3. To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems.
4. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions, individual and group, within and across teams.
5. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering theoretical and therapeutic models.
6. To liaise closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team, giving authoritative specialist advice on psychological aspects of care.
7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care.
8. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients.
9. To communicate information concerning assessment formulation and treatment plans of patients.
10. To disseminate knowledge and skills in forensic clinical psychology.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
* Good honours degree in psychology, accredited by the British Psychology Society.
* MSc or Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology (applicants with equivalent training will also be eligible).
* Must be HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
* Chartered status or eligibility for chartered status with the BPS.
* Further relevant post-qualification training/qualifications.
Training
* Training includes models of psychopathology, psychometric assessment, and therapeutic intervention.
* Training and supervised practice within forensic mental health services.
* Evidence of CPD.
* Advanced knowledge and expertise in at least one specialist area of clinical/forensic practice.
Experience
* Experience of working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
* Experience of working with people in gender sensitive ways.
* Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for psychological care.
* Experience of Risk Assessment.
Contractual Requirements
* Ability to carry out all mandatory training.
* A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use.
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
* Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Depending on experience Band 7-8a £27.01-£30.94ph + £4012 pa pro-rata Secure Allowance.
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