Lead Clinical Psychologist Inpatient Adult Mental - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Bodmin, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Lead Clinical Psychologist Inpatient Adult Mental Health Services:

Band 8b:

Main area

Lead Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist Inpatient Adult Mental Health Services (East/West)

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Grade

Band 8b

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Bodmin or Longreach

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Town

Bodmin or Longreach

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Salary
- £56,164 - £65,262 Per Annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

20/03/2023 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._

- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ 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:

To provide clinical psychology leadership within the Inpatient service line.
To take a key role in leading, managing, supervising and supporting a team of Clinical/Practitioner Psychologists across the inpatient mental health wards.
In collaboration with the service line clinical leads, Consultant Psychology Leads and managers, lead on service development projects relating to inpatient provision that supports the organisation's strategic direction and enhances service delivery.
To deliver agreed clinical input to areas where there are gaps in provision.
To participate in key service line strategy and service developments.
To work collaboratively across the service line to develop safe and effective psychological thinking and interventions, across all professional groups including nonregistered staff.

Main duties of the job:

The post holder will take a key role in the development of high quality inpatient mental health services via the provision of a clinical psychology service to each ward.
The postholder will provide a high level of specialist expertise for complex and /or challenging cases within the inpatient wards.
The post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients and their families and to colleagues and will be responsible for ensuring that referrals requiring psychological interventions are allocated to staff with the appropriate skills and support.
The post holder will undertake direct provision of an autonomous and highly specialist clinical psychology service, including assessment, interventions and evaluation of psychological packages of care.
The postholder will work with all key colleagues and agencies to ensure robust and effective care and treatment for service users.
The post holder will contribute to the development of psychological packages of care for adults with mental health problems and/or severe challenging behaviours.
The post holder will offer consultation on complex cases.
The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, service development and will propose and implement service policy changes within the clinical psychology service.

Working for our organisation:

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based