Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Band 8b
Job Overview
We are delighted to be able to recruit to two 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist posts:
0.6 WTE Greenwich Older People's Mental Health (OPMH) Services (Memorial Hospital).
These posts offer flexible working and can be combined and structured to take into account the postholder's personal and professional interests and preferences. Please state any preference in terms of the post/sessions in your application.
These positions would suit experienced psychologists looking to develop their skills in a senior role. They involve leadership tasks, including operational management, contributing to strategic development within Greenwich and/or Bexley OPMH Psychological Therapies, and supporting provision in our CMHT, Memory Services, and Care Homes Team. The successful candidate will have substantial NHS experience including supervision and management, experience of delivering care in secondary mental health services, and proven skills in a range of clinical models.
The post holder will join well-established and friendly multi-disciplinary teams including professionals from psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and admin alongside well-regarded psychological therapists who are embedded in each team. There is a broad range of clinical work and opportunities for professional development.
Main Duties of the Job
This is a varied role, which includes providing specialist individual, family and group interventions, neuropsychological assessment, as well as contributing to the therapeutic functions of the teams. You will support the teams with oversight and embedding of NHS transformation and exciting developments in more diverse and new psychological roles, and will contribute to service planning and development, including attendance at relevant management meetings. You will be professionally accountable to the Greenwich or Bexley OPMH Head of Psychological Therapies, and specialist clinical supervision will be provided within the OPMH service. You will also be supported by team managers.
As well as service development and clinical governance roles, we welcome and encourage research and audit interests, including co-producing research with our service users through our programme of service user involvement. Supervision and CPD are prioritised in the Trust, with a range of training and specialist supervision opportunities available. The Trust Psychological Therapists boast a variety of therapeutic skills including CBT, ACT, CAT, DBT, EMDR, Systemic and Art Psychotherapies, and Neuropsychology, with access to the appropriate specialist supervision. We welcome and train students across professions. The successful candidate will be encouraged to consolidate and develop their skills and expertise in a friendly, supportive multi-professional, multi-agency context.
Working for Our Organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for full details of role requirements.
Clinical:
1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the Older Peoples Mental Health service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources.
2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems.
3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.
4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models.
5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals.
7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients.
8. To act as care coordinator, where appropriate.
9. To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
10. To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care.
Person Specification
* Work with older people
* Training and experience in clinical supervision
* Experience of leadership in service development
* Training and experience of an additional modality of therapy
Professional Registration
* HCPCC/ BABCP registration
Experience in Supervision and Management
* Has provided clinical supervision and management
* Has provided clinical supervision and management of qualified PT staff
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know.
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