Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced 8b Clinical Psychologist to work within NSFT in the East Suffolk Older Adults acute ward (Willows, Ipswich Hospital) and Dementia Intensive Support Service (DISTE), in Ipswich and the local area.
This role will include taking a lead in strengthening and developing the older people's mental health pathway, being part of an experienced and dedicated MDT, and supporting mental health recovery in older people. You will also have the direct support of a qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist and psychological therapists, and be a part of a large and friendly team of experienced and supportive psychological therapists and psychologists in the older adult mental health services across East Suffolk.
You will be instrumental in continuing to develop the pathway further in line with our transformation objectives.
Main duties of the job
This is a clinical leadership role, in which you will be supported to develop your potential. You will help us to deliver and further develop high quality assessment and treatment with a focus on formulation, within our older people's mental health pathway in Ipswich. You will offer supervision, training and reflective practice to other staff.
Through a visionary and dedicated approach, you will be supported to champion a culture based on principles of recovery, compassion, choice and personalised care, providing a role model for the team. You will be committed to providing evidence-based practice and will be aware of current national models, relating to mental health services.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Developing your individual interests is important to us, whether that be therapy skills, leadership, or research. If you have an interest in neuropsychology, you will be supported to complete the QiCN specialist training and clinical supervision. You will be a truly valued member of staff within NSFT; your experience and perspectives will be welcomed, you will be well supported to continue to develop, and training opportunities will be available to support you and help develop your career.
Flexible working arrangements are possible. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome diversity in our team.
All requests for flexible, part-time and consolidated working hours will be considered.
Whether you are an experienced 8b looking for a new challenge in 2025, or an experienced 8a ready for your next career step, we would love to hear from you!
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS.
* Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Experience
Essential criteria
* Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
* Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
* Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy.
* Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
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
* Band 8b Clinical Psychologist Job Description (PDF, 265.6KB)
* Values Based Recruitment - Candidates Guide (PDF, 360.6KB)
* Reasonable Adjustments - NSFT (PDF, 197.5KB)
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