Principal Clinical/forensic/counselling Psychologist - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Norwich, United Kingdom

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Join us as clinical/counselling or forensic psychologist during an exciting period of expansion and development


We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated clinical/counselling or forensic psychologist to join our well-established psychology team within the Central Cluster Adult Acute Services.


It is an excellent time to join, with a newly created consultant clinical psychologist post to provide support and lead the service.

Our passionate team works across the largest acute services at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust, comprising of a crisis resolution home treatment team and five adult inpatient wards.


Although the impression of adult acute work is perhaps only having opportunities to complete brief assessments and formulations, this is a misperception.

All of our team engage in some longer term pieces of intervention using a range of psychological therapy models.

This is interspersed with an emphasis on working closely with our multi-disciplinary team colleagues, helping to inform and engage the teams in more psychological ways of thinking and relating to our service users using a narrative of 'what has happened to you rather than what is wrong with you'.

If you'd like to work in a challenging, fast-paced and rewarding environment - we'd love to hear from you


You'll join a friendly and supportive psychology team comprising of an clinical psychologists, psychological therapists, an art therapist, a clinical associate psychologist and an assistant psychologist.


We come with a range of specialist interests and therapy expertise and have strong links to the UEA doctorate course.

There will be the opportunity for training and development as part of the role.


Within your role you will be expected to provide:

  • Clinical leadership, particularly with regards to MDT decision making, risk management and reduction in restrictive interventions
  • Promotion of a psychologically informed culture through use of consultancy, supervision, training, and team formulations.
  • Provision of specialist assessments to aid formulation and a service user's treatment plan
  • Working alongside the other psychology colleagues to aid smooth transition and coherent treatment/management plans for patients across the acute service line and wider community services.
  • Providing supervision and line management to other members of the psychology team and leading on the day to day running of the team including adherence to evidence base practice, outcome measures and audit data.
  • Working alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to help contribute to relevant service and trust wide projects including the serious mental illness and, complex needs and trauma pathways as well as overall delivery on NHS longterm plans linked to the crisis care pathways.


Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.


Why work for us?We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.

We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.


Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.

We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.


Some of the benefits you can expect:

  • NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service

  • NHS discounts and many more


We would be very pleased to talk to you about the post and though it is full time would be happy to consider part time or a split post.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY' Then ensure to tick the 're-post
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