Clinical Associate Psychologist - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP):
Band 6:
Main area
- Clinical Associate Psychologist
Grade
- Band 6
Contract
- Permanent
Hours
- Full time hours per week (Please note some flexability is required regarding working pattern with a move towards 7 day working)
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Site
- Banham house
Town
- Bodmin
Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 per annum
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Salary period
- Yearly
Closing
- 18/04/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
_ Strategic Themes_
_ Great Care_:
- We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._
_ Great Organisation__ _**:
- We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._
_ Great People _:
- We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._
_ Great Partner_:
- With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._
_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._
Job overview:
We are looking for a qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist to work five days per week in the North Cornwall ICMHT
Applicants will need to be self-motivated, ideally have prior experience of working in an acute mental health ward and have completed the MSc course in Clinical Associate Psychology to be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job:
To offer psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to an identified person in the community under the supervision of the lead psychologist.
- To communicate constructively with a range of healthcare professionals including nurses, social workers, allied health professionals (AHPs) and medical colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Play an active role in the wider inpatient psychology team, attending meetings and CPD as required.
- Liaise with relevant external agencies to facilitate psychological intervention.
- Communicate new learning approaches and provide constructive feedback to challenge and overcome barriers to implementation of best psychological practice.
- Communicate to others the core concepts of psychological theory, research and practice in order to enhance their delivery of psychological interventions.
- Provide advice, consultation and training for others to inform and support psychological models of change and interventions.
- Provide training within teams to enhance delivery of clinical interventions appropriate to the psychological needs of patients across a range of service settings.
- Understand the impact of multiple perspectives within the context of multidisciplinary teams.
- Explain the rationales to individuals, groups and other healthcare colleagues, for evidence based psychological treatment models and protocols.
Working for our organisation:
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us.
As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
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