Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

2 x 37. 5 Hours Per Week

1 x 26 Hours Per Week

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Clinical/ CounsellingPsychologist to work in the South Kirklees Core Team: a well-establishedCommunity Mental Health Team for adults.

The post offers a wonderfully diverseworking role encompassing individual, group, multi-disciplinary, supervisoryand consultation work. The Core Team, inconjunction with the Trauma Informed Personality Disorder Pathway, aims toprovide trauma-informed care to individuals with complex needs.

The post-holderwill have the opportunity to work within a friendly, fully integrated multi-disciplinaryteam who are dedicated to developing better services guided by trauma-informedprinciples of care. This has included the further development of a robustDialectical Behaviour Therapy programme; Structured Clinical Management; and a MentalisationBased Therapy provision.

It also includes various other 1:1 psychological modalities( Integrative, CBT, Compassion Focussed, ACT, Psychoanalytic psychotherapy andEMDR). We also run various therapeuticgroups.

Importantly,this is a fantastic opportunity for an established psychologist with suitablepost qualification experience or as a preceptorship post for a newly qualifiedpsychologist.

Ifemployed on a preceptorship basis, the candidate would be expected toundertake a development plan in order to successfully complete the competencyframework required for band 8a.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is interested in positively influencing systems through promoting psychological ways of working, and who is flexible and creative in response to service pressures and patient needs.

The role will involve a wide range of activities, utilising various psychological models. This will include providing consultation, assessment, formulation, individual therapy, group-work and contributing to service developments and research. You will be working with a range of professionals from diverse backgrounds, including psychological therapists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Support Workers and Occupational Therapists.

There is professional and clinical support from other Clinical Psychologists, as well as opportunities for you to develop your clinical interests in CPD and team is known for being supportive - encouraging self-care, flexible working, and professional development.

There are strong links with the University of Leeds Doctoral Training course, offering ample opportunities to develop your supervisory skills. Audit and evaluation are encouraged and supported across the Trust.

For further detailsplease contact Dr Rebecca Shaw (Principal Clinical Psychologist) on part time working pattern can be considered.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Thisjob description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertakeother duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with thepost holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

The post holderwill provide specialist clinical psychology skills within a multidisciplinaryteam. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical service to the usersof the service.

They will provide highlyspecialist psychological assessment and intervention while workingcollaboratively with non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from otheragencies and carers.

They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinicalpsychologist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical leadin the service.

The job plan willbe delivered in the services the post is based.

The post holderwill work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall frameworkof the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.

The post holder will provide support to Assistant Psychologists andDoctoral trainees. They will utilise research skills in audit, servicedevelopment and research relevant to the post.

To offer consultation, supervision and training when required by otheragencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being ofpeople referred to the service.

To provide consultation, assessment and intervention in the service.

To work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary context.

To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe and complex mental health problems .

To exercise expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence based practise.

To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.

To be proficient in the use of Psychometric testing appropriate to the age range.

To provide specialist risk assessment of and intervention to people who present to the service.

To follow appropriate Adult and Child Protection guidelines in all Clinical work, including close liaison with all agencies.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Desirable

Physical Attributes

Essential

Experience

Essential

Desirable