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Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist
Band 8a
Main area: Clinical and Counselling Psychology or Systemic Family Therapy
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 15 hours per week (Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours)
Job ref: 246-WSN6916245
Site: Chatterton House
Town: King's Lynn
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 18/02/2025
The 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.
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.
Job overview
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, or Systemic Family Therapist for the West Norfolk Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team. This is a substantive post funded at 15 hours (i.e., 0.40wte) per week.
Candidates trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar (CBT PB) or Systemic Family Therapy are encouraged to apply. Training in Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT) is desirable. In-house training is available for BFT if required.
Soon to be qualified psychologists and Systemic Family Therapists in training are encouraged to apply. Newly qualified candidates will receive support to achieve individual aims and goals using the Trust preceptorship programme.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will provide psychological assessment and treatment for people with psychosis and their families and carers. The post holder will form an integral part of the West Norfolk EIP multi-disciplinary team.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology, accredited by BPS
* Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
* Experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist (Band 7)
* Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems
Skills
* Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management
* Well-developed communication skills (oral and written)
Why work for us? We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss the advertised post in more detail, please contact Dr Dave Heavens (Principal Clinical Psychologist) on 07552 008106 or at dave.heavens@nsft.nhs.uk.
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