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Principal Psychologist EIT (Secondment/fixed term)
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Main area: Principal Psychologist Early Intervention Team Band 8b Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Secondment: 18 months (also available as a fixed term option)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref: 311-O618-25
Site: The Beeches Town Oldham
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/02/2025
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople.
Main duties of the job
The Principal Psychologist will lead the development of a culturally competent Psychological Therapy Service for individuals at risk of mental states (ARMS) and those experiencing first episode psychosis (FEP). The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of psychological interventions within the Early Intervention Team.
Please see job description for further details of duties.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job description for detailed roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* Doctorate level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS or a BPS.
* Or, a post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996).
* Statement of equivalence.
* Accredited membership of an appropriate psychological therapy professional body.
* Additional further training and qualifications in a range of therapeutic models (e.g. CBTp, CAT, EMDR psycho-analytic therapies).
* Additional further training in the use of specific psychometric and/or neuro-psychological assessment tools.
* Training in supervision of trainee psychologist and other professionals within the MDT.
* MBA or other management/leadership qualification.
* Additional qualification in clinical supervision.
* Full accreditation with BABCP.
Experience
* Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
* Demonstrable experience of working as a highly specialist clinical psychologist with clients presenting with psychosis.
* Experience of working with service users who are complex within a community and/or acute care pathway.
* Experience in engaging with ethnic minority communities to understand their needs, reduce stigma, and improve access to mental health services.
* Experience of the application of psychological therapy in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
* Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and full range of settings including community, inpatients and acute care settings, primary care, residential.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological care and treatment as an autonomous practitioner with complex and challenging service users within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
* Competence in providing training on cultural competence and sensitivity to clinical staff.
* Experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating mental health services, with a focus on accessibility and effectiveness for diverse populations.
* Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
* Experience in developing research and development programmes within psychological therapy services.
* Experience in teaching and training qualified psychological therapy and non-psychology staff.
* Experience in undertaking line management of psychological therapies staff.
Knowledge
* In-depth understanding of psychosis, including first episode psychosis (FEP) and at-risk mental states (ARMS).
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis.
* Evidence of continual professional development as recommended by the appropriate professional body.
* Knowledge of contemporary legislation relating to the delivery of mental health and psychological services and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
* Knowledge of professional issues in psychology and psychological therapies.
* Knowledge and experience of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies and procedures for the maintenance and improvement of psychological services.
* Understanding of cultural differences and how they impact mental health and treatment. Awareness of specific cultural factors that may influence the experience and presentation of psychosis.
* Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.
* Familiarity with computing technology including spreadsheets and databases.
* Knowledge of SPSS or other statistical software packages.
Skills and Abilities
* Proficiency in implementing evidence-based psychological therapies for psychosis (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), family interventions).
* Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds, acknowledging and valuing their cultural identities and experiences.
* Skill in adapting therapeutic interventions to be culturally relevant and effective for different ethnic and cultural groups.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Highly developed skills and experience of working with complex, sensitive or contentious information.
* Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive, antagonistic or hostile atmosphere and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information.
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professionals including medical staff and non-professional groups.
* High level skills in providing complex clinical and professional supervision including medical staff.
* Keyboard skills and skills in using word-processing, email and internet software.
* Ability to work independently on a day-to-day basis and use own initiative.
* Ability to set and work towards agreed goals, reviewed regularly in management supervision.
* Commitment to quality improvement in psychological services through multiprofessional evaluation and audit of psychological services.
* Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to ‘hold’ the stress of others.
* Ability to sit in constrained position for client therapy and for computer work.
* Ability to manage frequent periods of prolonged concentration in service users’ sessions, meetings and during computing tasks.
* Ability to move equipment (including casefiles, self-help materials, audio-visual equipment) between office base and other work settings.
* Ability to work face to face with potentially aggressive service users in isolated settings (including domiciliary visits) without other team members being nearby and in accordance with the Trust Lone Worker Policy.
* Ability to work to professional guidelines.
* Record of having published research/review academic or professional journals and/or books.
Work Related Circumstances
* Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
* Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
* Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will be used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offered a position and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider the brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
* Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
* We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure your application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.
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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