Job Overview As part of this role, you will also be part of a psychology hub that supports each other and works together to provide a service across the areas whilst having a specified and main base to work in, which is Westlands female unit in Hull. Your clinical work will comprise the assessment of need and risk, formulating with and for the MDT, delivering bespoke highly specialist psychological interventions and liaising with community and IP colleagues to ensure a joined up patient journey through our services. You will be supervising doctoral level psychology trainees on placement and assistants when they are in post. Your role will involve shadowing and then deputising for the Principal Psychologist as agreed and representing psychology in meetings as appropriate. You will be supported through clinical, professional and managerial supervision and we support and encourage CPD relevant to your clinical area. Accessing forums that support your role is encouraged such as Action Learning Sets, coaching, The Trust Proud Leadership Course and mentoring; attendance is expected at AMH Specialty meetings as well as Psychology Department CPD days as they keep you connected and supported professionally. Providing clinical leadership alongside the clinical and team leads to the teams will be a strong part of your role and you will be encouraged to engage in CPD and research /audit. Main duties of the job Your clinical work will comprise the assessment of need and risk, formulating with and for the MDT, delivering bespoke highly specialist psychological interventions, running reflective practice groups, providing in house training and supervision to the team, running group psychological debriefs when needed and liaising with community and IP colleagues to ensure a joined up patient journey through our services. You will be supervising doctoral level psychology trainees on placement and assistants when they are in post. Working for our organisation We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs. Person specification Qualifications And Knowledge Essential criteria Completed post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if qualified before 1996) To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC Desirable criteria Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex PTSD, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc) Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of neuropsychological assessment tools as applied in mental health work Experience Essential criteria Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical or counselling psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific field where the post is held Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings Desirable criteria Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships Skills And Competencies Essential criteria Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity Desirable criteria Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level Applicant Requirements 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.