Lead Clinical/counselling/forensic Psychologist - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Bodmin, United Kingdom

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Description

Lead Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist:

Band 8b:

Main area

Lead Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Practitioner Psychologist

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Grade

Band 8b

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time
Job share
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week
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Site

Mid Cornwall or North East Cornwall

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Town

Mid Cornwall or North East Cornwall

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Salary
- £56,164 - £65,262 Per annum, pro rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

17/05/2023 23:59

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Interview date

26/05/2023Thank 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:

A unique opportunity has arisen to lead on development of new psychological professions (CAPS).

We are looking for those who are innovative, flexible, and passionate about transforming and delivering services that provide trauma-informed, person-centred care in adult community mental health.

There will be opportunities to lead on and significantly contribute to the development of a new model of integrated primary and community mental health services linking Community Mental Health Teams and Primary Care Networks.

We are committed to developing our Clinical/Counselling/Forensic psychologists.

Interviews will be held in person in Cornwall on 26 May and/or 2 June 2023.

Main duties of the job:

The Lead Practitioner (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic) Psychologist role is a varied one providing balance between clinical work, supervision, consultation, leadership, and service development.

Skills and experience in supporting psychological practice in community mental health by contributing a psychological perspective to a multidisciplinary team's working and treatment planning are valued.

The Lead practitioner psychologists sit alongside the Lead psychological professionals, Lead Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Medical and Operational colleagues as part of an experienced, compassionate, trauma informed and person-centred multidisciplinary leadership team.

We are keen to support psychologists' professional development. Training and supervision in leadership, and clinical interventions to deliver and support our NICE informed care pathways is encouraged. We have a track record of being able to provide ongoing training in CAT, CBT-P, DBT, EMDR, and FIP.

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.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This