This role involves working in a new and developing psychology interface team. This friendly Psychology team provides a broad range of psychological services including therapy, supervision, training, and consultation.
The team works closely with Primary Care Networks and GP's, providing psychological therapies to service users that fall in the gap between NHS Talking Therapies and secondary care mental health services.
This is an exciting opportunity, and you will work under the supervision of experienced colleagues.
This post provides a real opportunity to be involved in service delivery that puts the people who use our services at the very heart of them.
We welcome informal queries should you wish to explore whether this is the post for you.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are to provide assessment, formulation, and psychological intervention to service users and carers within the psychology interface team, as well as clinical supervision. You will provide evidence-based interventions for individuals and groups.
You will support colleagues in the Primary Care Network and G.P's with consultation and training as necessary. There may also be opportunities to take part in quality improvement projects as part of a supportive and dynamic psychology team.
About us
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, dining options, top-ranking schools, and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details regarding job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
* Experience of working with a variety of client groups and clinical presentations
Desirable
* Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist within an MDT.
Qualifications
Essential
* Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
* Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
* Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
* Experience of working with Adults presenting with complexity.
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
The City Anchorage
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TD
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