Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Due to service developments, we have a vacancy for a 0.16wte band 8b psychologist.
We are open to negotiation around how the role will look as we work in a variety of fields within physical health services using a range of therapeutic approaches. This includes requests around working hours. We are continuing to use a blended approach of face-to-face and online work.
You will join a friendly and supportive team that is well-respected and valued both within and from outside of the Trust. Learning and supervision are valued. Staff are supported to undertake training in different therapeutic approaches, as well as leadership development.
Main duties of the job
The service is regularly involved in quality improvement projects. There are good links with the local DClin Psy course and the team is involved in supervising both placements and research as well as providing teaching. Training, consultancy, and supervision of non-psychologists also feature within the varied workload.
You will provide consultation and training across all mental health pathways, Talking Therapies, and the Clinical Health Psychology Team IAPT, including providing complex information and formulating the needs of people with Long Covid.
The post-holder will provide a psychological service to the Post Covid Assessment Service, providing highly specialist assessment and formulation to the multi-agency MDT and developing and providing Post Covid intervention and consultation service. The post-holder will work autonomously and will support the Senior Clinical Psychologist.
This role will offer a service across the geographical area of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
* To provide psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention tailored to the needs of the individual.
* To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of clients' conditions.
* To evaluate and make specialist decisions about psychological treatment options.
* To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients/patients.
* To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients.
* To communicate highly complex information in a sensitive manner.
* To provide highly specialist psychological guidance and consultation to carers and families.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
* Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)
* Evidence of post-doctoral specialist training in at least 2 areas of psychological practice
* Proven ability in teaching and professional/clinical supervision
* Further training in Leadership
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of applying professional expertise within multidisciplinary teams.
* Extensive experience of teaching and professional/clinical supervision.
* Experience of leading services across a wide variety of patient groups.
* Experience of working collaboratively with service users and carers.
Knowledge and Skills Competencies
* Ability to manage difficult situations with service users.
* Exceptional interpersonal and highly effective communication skills.
* Experience of risk assessment and management.
* Ability to cope well under pressure and manage competing demands.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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