Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Principal Applied Psychologist to be part of the newly developed and co-produced Complex Emotional Needs Pathway, a key element of the Black Country Community Transformation Program. The Pathway aims to improve experiences and outcomes for service users who frequently attract a diagnosis of Personality Disorder, who have histories of multiple traumas and often co-existing secondary difficulties, such as neurodiversity or drug and alcohol abuse. You will be part of a new and virtual multi-disciplinary team that will be integrated into the CMHTs across the Trust, providing bespoke and wrap around care. The post holder will demonstrate a keen interest in working specifically with Complex Emotional Needs. They will have developed a skill set that will enable them to work clinically in an evidence-based way, promote psychological and formulation driven care and tackle stigmatising practice and negative attitudes towards people with Complex Emotional Needs.
Main duties of the job
In terms of leadership, you will be supporting service development initiatives, delivery and evaluation of this new pathway. You will be responsible for providing high-quality psychological assessments, leading on formulation driven care and risk management planning and providing specialised and evidence-based psychological interventions to clients and their families. You will have the opportunity to integrate psychological treatment approaches and work for medium to longer term durations with service users. Your caseload will be realistic so that you can provide and plan training, supervision and reflective practice to colleagues both in and outside the Trust. Where possible you will work alongside and support Lived Experience Consultants and carers.
Job Purpose
* Be part of the leadership forum of the CEN Team, responsible for service innovation, efficiency and development in accordance to evidence base and models of recovery.
* Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist psychological care to clients with complex emotional needs who have, frequent primary diagnoses of Personality Disorder, significant secondary diagnoses and whom are challenging to engage and present with significant risks of self-harm.
* To work flexibly adjusting your role in accordance to the demands of the service users but also within the context of organisational pressures and considering that this is a new Pathway/role – this may involve working outside a typical 9am to 5pm framework, for example and out of hours rota.
* To provide specialist assessments and bespoke formulation driven risk assessments in collaboration with the Team and our service users and their families.
* To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families and provide hope and optimism on their journey towards recovery.
* To promote psychological approaches to recovery within the wider Team and whole system, by offering Reflective Practice, training and supervision.
* To promote at all times a positive image of people with Complex Emotional Needs and challenge stigma where appropriate.
* To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.
* In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:
o Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists and trainees.
o Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development.
o Provide leadership in service audit and development.
o Provide leadership in service evaluation and research.
o Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change.
Person specification
Qualifications and Professional Registration
Essential criteria
* Doctorate in Applied Psychology or equivalent e.g. Msc. in Applied Psychology.
* HCPC Registration and Practising Psychologist.
Desirable criteria
* BPS registration.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Years of experience and applicable/transferable previous roles.
* Experience of working in the community with adults with MH problems.
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of working with Complex Emotional Needs.
* Using CEN specific evidence based psychological approaches.
* Experience of creating formulation driven assessment and risk/safety plans.
* Experience of planning and delivering teaching and training.
* Experience of giving and receiving supervision.
* Containing and managing high levels of complexity and risk.
Desirable criteria
* Facilitating Reflective Practice Groups.
* Research and development.
* Project Management.
* Formally trained in CEN specific therapies, e.g. DBT, SCM, MBT, CAT or SFT.
* Highly developed knowledge in delivering CEN specific psychometrics/assessments e.g. HCR 20 MCMI V.
Skills and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Effective and skilled communicator.
* Adapt creatively the evidence base for the interventions relevant to the client group.
* Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems.
* Respects and has awareness of the advantages of joint working with other experienced professionals in a multidisciplinary setting.
* Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in highly distressing and challenging circumstances.
* Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team.
* Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently.
* Self-aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.
* Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, theories and application.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £62,215.00-£72,299.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave.
* Bereavement leave.
* Canteen.
* Childcare.
* Company car.
* Company events.
* Company pension.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Discounted or free food.
* Employee discount.
* Employee mentoring programme.
* Enhanced maternity leave.
* Enhanced paternity leave.
* Financial planning services.
* Flexitime.
* Free flu jabs.
* Free or subsidised travel.
* Free parking.
* Gym membership.
* Health & wellbeing programme.
* On-site parking.
* Referral programme.
* Relocation assistance.
* Sabbatical.
* Sick pay.
* Store discount.
* Transport links.
* UK visa sponsorship.
Schedule:
* Day shift.
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Dudley: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required).
Experience:
* Post qualification: 1 year (preferred).
* Working in community mh with adults: 1 year (required).
* Complex emotional needs: 1 year (required).
Licence/Certification:
* HCPC Registration as an Applied Psychologist (required).
* Registration with BPS (desirable) (preferred).
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required).
Work Location: In person.
Reference ID: 285-4812-MH
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