Specialist Clinical Psychologist - Community LD Team (Staffordshire)
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking a highly motivated, person centred individual with excellent communication skills to work with us in our well established Community Learning Disability Team.
We aim to provide high quality, community based, integrated services for adults with learning disabilities. We are seeking a specialist psychological practitioner with a passion for working within and improving learning disability services.
You will have experience of working therapeutically with people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings and of working with people who have complex mental and/or physical health needs, autism and complex behavioural needs. You will be an experienced psychological practitioner who relishes multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, who can work creatively to secure good outcomes and embrace new ways of working. An active interest in academic research is also highly desirable.
The Team are clinically and professionally supportive, pro-psychology and provide frequent opportunities for creative and collaborative joint working. MDT colleagues include nurses, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychiatry. You will be an important member of the MDT.
You will work County-wide across South Staffordshire with a base at St George's Hospital Stafford. MPFT is embracing blended ways of working, combining face-to-face work with service users alongside the use of digital platforms (as appropriate).
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE:
To provide highly specialist clinical psychology input to South Staffordshire's Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT). Working as a psychologist within a multi-disciplinary team to offer effective and evidence based psychological assessments and interventions with the aim of improving quality of life, skill level (autonomy) and psychological wellbeing and to reduce the risk of placement breakdowns and the use of restrictive practices.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation to non-psychology colleagues and other non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
2. To use research skills in audit and policy development within the area covered by the service.
3. To further contribute to the service by teaching, publishing research and providing clinical supervision to Psychologists undertaking doctoral clinical and/or counselling psychology training, assistant psychologists, community nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.
MPFT is committed to the well being and professional development of its staff. You will be offered opportunities for personal/professional development in order to support you to develop your own potential, the quality of our services and ultimately the outcomes for our service users, their carers and their families.
Please note the job description attached for this post is as an 8A Psychologist if the successful candidate is appointed as preceptorship an individualised progression plan will be agreed.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Diane Goodwin, Clinical Team Lead on 0300 790 7000 or email Diane.Goodwin@mpft.nhs.uk
Or
Dr Jo Thacker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 0300 790 7000 or email Jo.Thacker@mpft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psycho-pathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
* Trained in clinical supervision of doctoral trainees.
* Currently registered with the HCPC.
* Eligible for BPS Chartered Status. Eligible for full membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP).
Experience
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, seeing service users presenting with a wide variety of mental health and behavioural needs in a range of settings. Offering evidence-based psychological interventions and adhering to appropriate best practice and professional guidance as a qualified clinician.
* Experience of working therapeutically with services users with a learning disability and with people on the autistic continuum; including those presenting with behavioural needs which challenges services.
* Demonstration of current KSF/core competencies consistent with the 8a profile or the ability to develop into this role.
* Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team.
* Providing psychological advice and consultancy to others as part of a community learning disability team.
* Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
* Research and development.
* Quality and service improvement and evaluation.
* Undertaking multi-dimensional risk assessment, developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
* Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of clinical supervision of others.
* Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies.
* Post doctorial experience in one or more highly specialist areas of psychological practice, for example, Applied Behavioural Analysis, Forensic Psychology and Positive Behaviour Support.
* Experience of working in services for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges services.
* Experience of working with offenders or those at risk of offending.
* Experience of post-doctoral project management/leadership.
Skills and Knowledge
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological approaches for working with complex behavioural needs, people on the autistic continuum, and with people with complex mental health difficulties.
* 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, including Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding.
* Advanced skills in the assessment, formulation, and treatment of people with learning disabilities.
* Well-developed skills in risk assessment and risk management including skills to prevent, de-escalate and manage verbal and physical aggression from service users on a day to day basis.
* Ability to engage hostile and reluctant clients and to communicate unwelcome news sensitively and with respect and compassion, in hostile, antagonistic and emotionally charged situations.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
* Knowledge of the current policy content and relevant legislation for people with a learning disability and complex behavioural and/or forensic needs; including DSR processes, CTR/CETR & LAEPs.
* Knowledge of MHA and MCA. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
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
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