8a/8b Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist
Band 8a
Main area: Psychology
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment opportunity)
Hours:
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
32 hours per week
Job ref: 270-TF487-MH-A
Site: Meadowbank Rehabilitation Unit
Town: Northampton
Salary: £53,755 - £72,293 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/11/2024 23:59
We are looking for an 8a/8b psychologist to provide 9 months maternity cover to our 12 bedded rehabilitation and recovery unit. This is an integral role within the Mental Health Recovery Pathway and offers an exciting opportunity to further develop the unit’s psychological provision and ethos.
Meadowbank is a 24hr, 7 day a week provision for men with diagnoses such as schizophrenia and personality disorders, and comorbid difficulties such as forensic issues, drug and alcohol problems and neurodevelopmental conditions including ADHD and Autism. It is situated on the Berrywood Hospital site in Northampton. Its primary role is to re-integrate individuals back into the community, to regain a meaningful life by supporting and enabling them to develop recovery goals (based on the CHIME framework), their daily living skills, develop their understanding of their diagnosis, undertake relapse prevention work, and increase responsibility for self-management.
There are a significant number of psychologists within NHFT working across different specialties and there are also excellent opportunities for professional development through regular monthly trust wide psychology meetings and active peer supervision networks. The Trust enjoys good links with both Oxford and Leicester Doctoral training courses.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone to join the unit’s leadership team and to work alongside the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist in providing high-quality, person-centred rehabilitation.
The successful candidate will have experience of using robust psychological formulations to enhance the care offered by themselves and the wider MDT. Previous work with people with severe and enduring mental health problems, comorbid drug and alcohol problems, forensic issues or neurodevelopmental conditions would be an advantage, as would a recovery or rehabilitation ethos.
We are also looking for someone who can offer service users direct psychological intervention to meet their needs and work indirectly with the staff team, leading positive changes, offering 1:1 clinical supervision, peer supervision/reflective practice and teaching.
Supervision and line management for this post is provided by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for the Recovery Pathway. There are monthly meetings with psychology colleagues in the pathway to discuss cases, receive CPD and explore organisational issues. Job planned time for training and research is available and encouraged.
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. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means 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, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Psychologist’s role in Meadow Bank includes:
* Forming part of the leadership team on the unit, working closely with the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist
* Screening and developing in-depth psychological formulations for people on the unit
* Taking a prominent role in the assessment of risk, including forensic risk
* Carrying out psychological assessments and interventions focused on promoting rehabilitation and recovery
* Running an established group programme and supporting the development of new ones
* Offering direct supervision to clinical leads and where available an Assistant Psychologist/Trainee Psychologist
* Facilitating peer supervision for the unit
* Supporting a recovery ethos within the unit
* Liaising with a broad range of services and advocating for the correct pathway for service users
* Overseeing the use of outcome measures
* Service evaluation/Audit
* Attending psychology wide meetings and fulfilling additional trust wide leadership roles (e.g. offering supervision to inpatient psychologists, supporting in investigating complaints)
Person specification
Education
* Additional training in one or more treatment modality/assessment approach
Skills/Experience
* Experience of working with people with SMI
* Mental health recovery ethos
* Forensic experience
* Understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions
* An understanding of the CHIME model
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise 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, which aims 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 we 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 promise to 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 yearly basis whilst 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. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
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