Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
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We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the leadership team in our Home Treatment service in Sheffield. The team works with a range of partner agencies, including GPs and VCSE organisations, to deliver interventions and treatment to people with a range of mental health difficulties in crisis, including those with serious mental illness, with a focus on reducing risk and avoiding hospital admission. The successful candidate will join a large team of supportive multi-professionals alongside clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and clinical associate psychologists within the acute and inpatient psychology team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience of working in clinical, operational, and leadership roles. There are ongoing opportunities in the service to shape the psychology clinical pathway, and the successful applicant will be actively involved in service development. The role will involve the coordination and organisation of the work of psychologists, psychotherapists, and other clinical members of the team to provide high-quality psychologically-based care and treatment.
The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, provide clinical supervision, reflective practice, and debrief, and will actively work with other clinical leads in the service. The psychology team is research active and has close links with Sheffield University.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide clinical leadership and operational management for the Psychology team within the Home Treatment and urgent and crisis service in Sheffield.
2. Provide clinical supervision and line management to psychologists, psychotherapists, clinical associate psychologists, mental health and wellbeing practitioners, assistants, trainees, and other professionals (where required).
3. Support the team to monitor waiting lists and coordinate resources by responding to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgments, prioritising accordingly, and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making.
4. Utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development.
5. Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions in line with evidence-based practice, keeping client needs at the heart of the work.
6. Advise on and support the management of demand and capacity within the service.
7. Lead on psychological care pathways development, using best evidence and co-production to create effective, trauma-informed patient pathways.
8. Contribute to the development, evaluation, and monitoring of aspects of the team's clinical practice through research, service evaluation, and audit.
9. Coordinate the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience, and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
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