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 2025.
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.
The team currently comprises qualified Clinical and Forensic Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and Clinical Nurse Practitioners. Clinical and Forensic Trainee Placements are also supported within the service.
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)., To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, and provide advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to other members of the clinical team.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Depending on experience Band 7 £27.08 p/h - Band 8a £31.03 p/h is top end of pay