Job summary Would you like to be at the forefront of innovative service development? Are you good at building relationships, working with teams and promoting new ways of doing things? We are looking for forward thinking Clinical Psychologists (Band 8a) who are passionate and enthusiastic about transforming mental health services. Across Derbyshire, our newly developed Living Well service aims to offer short-term multi-agency / multi-disciplinary services to people who have complex mental health needs, and who would have previously fallen between primary and secondary care mental health services. Living Well teams have formed across the county of Derbyshire and Derby City, and NHS, Social Care and Voluntary Sector organisations work together within each team to provide person centred care and a joined up way of providing services. Joining a county wide small team of psychologists, the roles will support service developments, offer training, consultation, support and supervision to the Living Well teams to promote psychologically informed interventions and trauma informed care. You will be committed to co-production and multidisciplinary team working and have excellent relationship skills, whilst capable to manage varied work demands. We are recruiting up to 1.6 wte and welcome applications from people who would like to work full time or part time (Minimum 3 days considered for part time hours unless already working for Derbyshire Healthcare Trust in another part time role). Main duties of the job You will be part of a small psychology team which will develop, oversee and deliver short term psychologically informed offers in the Living Well teams. You will provide direct clinical work, predominantly group work, jointly with colleagues. You will promote psychological ideas by offering advice and consultation in addition to supervision and training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary practitioners, the wider organisation and contribute to service development. You will promote trauma informed care, and support the development and supervision of trauma stabilisation work in Living Well, as well as other psychologically informed interventions. You will offer research skills and service evaluation/development. There will be a small amount of provision of individual therapy within a CMHT context as part of the overall role, but group work, consultation, supervision and service development will form more of the majority of the role. We support and develop our staff to work with complexity, for example, by access to training resources to support your work. We offer specialist clinical supervision 1:1 or in facilitated groups e.g. CFT, complex trauma and dissociation supervision. Working in our friendly Directorate of Psychology and Psychological Therapies, you will be well supported in CPD opportunities. Our team report feeling valued and supported working in a service focused on staff well-being and development, and service transformation. About us Join our team of nearly 300 staff in our Directorate of Psychology & Psychological Therapies. We are committed to our compassionate framework within which your development and well-being will be nurtured. You will be joining us at a time of exciting, innovative and values-based transformation as we develop and progress our services to deliver place based and needs led integrated care across our localities, with trauma informed and trauma sensitive practice at the forefront of these developments. If you would like to join our friendly Psychological Therapies team, please get in touch to find out more about us and our Team, Directorate and Trust. We are flexible in creating mutually agreeable job plans. We warmly welcome enquires for informal discussions and around options. Date posted 28 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year pa, pro-rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 383-SPE-4529-24-B Job locations Chesterfield Chesterfield S40 1JF Job description Job responsibilities Some remote working and travel will be required by the role.We are open to discussions about flexible working options, depending on service needs. Please specify in your application your preference for full time or part time role, including preferred number of hours if part time. Please state under Supporting Information. Living Well Derbyshire :: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk) An introductory video to Living Well, and further information about the service can be found at: https://livingwellderbyshire.org.uk/ Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Job description Job responsibilities Some remote working and travel will be required by the role.We are open to discussions about flexible working options, depending on service needs. Please specify in your application your preference for full time or part time role, including preferred number of hours if part time. Please state under Supporting Information. Living Well Derbyshire :: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk) An introductory video to Living Well, and further information about the service can be found at: https://livingwellderbyshire.org.uk/ Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Good Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS and giving eligibility for membership of the Health Care Professions Council HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC Eligibility for Chartered status with the BPS Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists Able to demonstrate significant post qualification specialist training/experience through having provided assessment and intervention to people with complex, severe and enduring mental health / psychological problems including with personality disorder and complex trauma under clinical supervision Desirable Chartered status with the BPS Post qualification training in a therapy model Experience Essential Experience of working with people with a range of mental health / psychological problems and across a variety of settings Desirable Expertise and interest in a specialist area relevant to adult mental health. Experience of facilitating psychologically informed psychoeducation groups / psychological therapy groups Experience of providing training in trauma / trauma informed care to others Experience of offering supervision (ideally including trauma-related work) to other psychologists or clinical members of multi-disciplinary teams Knowledge & Skills Essential Very high level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling written and oral presentation and receipt of complex and sensitive information, to facilitate acceptance and relate effectively in an emotive and hostile environment Desirable Ability to process text, set up and use databases and spreadsheets Personal Essential Possess an enthusiasm for psychology in relation to mental health problems. Interest in developing/consolidating skills in working with complex trauma and people meeting criteria for diagnosis of 'personality disorder' Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Good Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS and giving eligibility for membership of the Health Care Professions Council HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC Eligibility for Chartered status with the BPS Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists Able to demonstrate significant post qualification specialist training/experience through having provided assessment and intervention to people with complex, severe and enduring mental health / psychological problems including with personality disorder and complex trauma under clinical supervision Desirable Chartered status with the BPS Post qualification training in a therapy model Experience Essential Experience of working with people with a range of mental health / psychological problems and across a variety of settings Desirable Expertise and interest in a specialist area relevant to adult mental health. Experience of facilitating psychologically informed psychoeducation groups / psychological therapy groups Experience of providing training in trauma / trauma informed care to others Experience of offering supervision (ideally including trauma-related work) to other psychologists or clinical members of multi-disciplinary teams Knowledge & Skills Essential Very high level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling written and oral presentation and receipt of complex and sensitive information, to facilitate acceptance and relate effectively in an emotive and hostile environment Desirable Ability to process text, set up and use databases and spreadsheets Personal Essential Possess an enthusiasm for psychology in relation to mental health problems. Interest in developing/consolidating skills in working with complex trauma and people meeting criteria for diagnosis of 'personality disorder' Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Chesterfield Chesterfield S40 1JF Employer's website http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)