Main area: Clinical Psychology
Grade: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent, 0.6 WTE
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Weekdays)
Job ref: 270-TF434-ACS
Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Mary's Hospital
Town: Kettering
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/10/2024 08:00
Consultant Psychologist
Band 8c
Job overview
We are looking for a compassionate, highly skilled and motivated Consultant Psychologist to work within the CYP ADHD & ASD multidisciplinary team. You will supervise and professionally lead junior colleagues and work closely with other senior colleagues to form part of the overall leadership of the team. While the team has a specialist remit, presentations have become more complex, so a broad range of experience would ideally place you to manage this job. The specialist aspect of the role can be developed within the team if necessary.
You will join a team of Consultant Psychologists working within Children’s services, benefiting from robust peer support. This team meets at least once a week. You will be supervised and professionally managed by an experienced Consultant Psychologist/Consultant Systemic Therapist, who is the Clinical Director for Children’s services.
We recognize that the NHS context is challenging, but you would be joining a dedicated multidisciplinary team passionate about Children & Young people's ADHD & ASD services. We strive to maintain close working relationships with operational colleagues, envisioning you having a very close relationship with the relevant service manager.
We want to hear from you if you are interested in working with a fantastic group of young people and their families alongside passionate colleagues.
Main duties of the job
For the main duties of this role, please refer to the job description attached for further information.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. We focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible, meaning many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, focusing on those who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ section of the document.
Person specification
Education
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
* Formal training in supervision.
* Post-doctoral training in specialty.
* Evidence of experience in areas of neuro-developmental assessments.
Experience
* Evidence of a passion to work with CYP within the SEND population.
* Evidence of completing complex assessments and formulation.
* Evidence of leadership skills.
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system. By completing an application, you authorize the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorize us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, including factual reference, occupational health clearance, and statutory and mandatory training records.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, aiming to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT, we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours, and part-time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three-year basis while employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position, then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr