Practitioner Psychologist (Full time, band 8a or band 7) or CBT/Systemic therapist (band 7) in the Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Service (DOPMHs), Chichester, West Sussex
We are very excited to offer this maternity cover 0.5wte Band 8a Psychology Practitioner or 0.6wte Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist/ CBT therapist/ Systemic therapist post working with people with dementia and older people with mental health problems in Worthing, Shoreham and Littlehampton. The post is suitable for an HCPC registered Psychology Practitioner with post qualification experience or accredited CBT/Systemic therapist.
The post will be based in our DOPMH community team which provides assessment and intervention to people with dementia and their families presenting with more complexity and for people over 70 with other mental health issues. You will be part of a highly-skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Worthing.
Main duties of the job
You would be working alongside other Practitioner Psychologists, Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, and trainee Clinical Psychologists. The post-holder will ideally be familiar with working in an NHS setting. We would welcome applicants able to provide both direct and indirect psychological work, preferably with experience of team consultant/formulation and working in care home settings. Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology would be welcome but not essential.
The post holder will be expected to travel across the geographical area covered by the team. We are keen to discuss with applicants how we can use their interests and experience to develop the role.
About us
The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic community of psychologists in West Sussex SOAMHS services across our community and acute teams. In West Sussex Psychology services, we are keen to offer development opportunities to our newly qualified staff. You will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced clinical psychologist and DOPMH specialist as well as a commitment to your own continuing professional development.
Our Trust has an exciting range of CPD opportunities and the post-holder will be encouraged to develop special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives. We have set up a newly qualified peer support group and the Trust is focused on developing staff wellbeing initiatives.
Job description
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services in and across Sussex. The Trust has teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts. Psychological therapies are highly valued in Sussex Partnership and Psychological therapists occupy a range of senior positions across the Trust. Working here offers continued training and development, variety, plus all the benefits of living in Sussex. Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities, rural areas, and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs.
We would welcome informal visits and/or a telephone call to tell you more about our service and this post. The Trust has been rated by the CQC as Good overall and Outstanding for care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK*] as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
* For forensic psychologists working in forensic settings: Masters degree (with the award of the British Psychological Society qualification in forensic psychology or equivalent)
* Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
* Demonstrate specialist experience gained post-qualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours).
* Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
* Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
* Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
* Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service.
* Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
* High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
* High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
* Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Swandean Old HQ
Swandean site, Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
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