Principal Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate and experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our Pennine Care Learning Disability Care Hub .

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join us. We are passionate about staff well-being and compassionate leadership in the Learning Disability Care Hub. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone's value should be recognised and respected. We proactively challenge injustices, and publicly recognise our commitment to becoming anti-racist and supporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues. We also have thriving staff networks to make sure everyone has a voice.

Main duties of the job

The Learning Disabilities Care Hub includes five Community Learning Disability Teams across the footprint of Pennine Care. Clinical Psychology is valued locally within our community teams and within the wider Trust. Working base will be discussed at interview.

We offer a robust supervision and development structure. You will be part of an expanding, energetic, innovative Learning Disability Care Hub team that values coproduction and working alongside people with lived experience and promotes trauma informed care.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-agency team, working alongside clinical psychologists, community learning disability nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, and other multidisciplinary mental health practitioners. The Learning Disability Care Hub consists of community learning disability teams delivering services to adults aged 18+ years and with some provision to children and young people.

The postholder will collaborate with other Clinical Psychologists from across the Learning Disability Care Hub to take an active role in coordinating service development and engagement by supporting:

Service delivery including development and delivery of psychological pathways Development and delivery of training Conducting research, audit, and evaluation

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS Current registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

Completion of further post qualification training within psychological therapies ( DBT, CBT, CAT, CFT, MBT etc.).

Experience

Essential

Experience of clinical leadership within a previous role. Demonstrable experience of providing clinical supervision to psychologists, psychological therapists or other core health professions. Demonstrable experience of providing teaching/ training upon clinical interventions. Demonstrable experience of managing demand for psychological services and supporting other professionals in their provision of direct psychosocial work

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the national and regional legislation, guidance and policy directives in relation to the development and delivery of psychological therapies with people with a Learning Disability Knowledge of legal frameworks, other guidance and processes around safeguarding adults. Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Knowledge of relevant national and local service drivers for transformation and service development within Learning Disability services. Evidence of post- qualification CPD as recommended and/or accredited by the BPS, or other professional body. Up to date knowledge of evidence based psychological practices for adults with a Learning Disability Awareness of the principles of a trauma informed care approach

Desirable

Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and approaches for adults with a Learning Disability Publication of training, service evaluation, clinical audit and research material.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail, and internet software Ability to work with service users, carers and families to engage with their needs and provide them with appropriate psychological support and intervention Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional group Well developed, effective communication skills, both oral and in writing, enabling complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to be shared with service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues within the NHS and other agencies. Ability to prioritise work, operate a waiting list, meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern that requires regular revision of plans Ability to sit in constrained position for service user assessment, formulation, individual and group therapy sessions and for computer work. Ability to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi- disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression. Able to sustain the intense concentration necessary for service user assessment and formulation, individual and group therapy sessions. Ability to work and communicate highly sensitive, contentious information effectively in a highly emotive or hostile atmosphere, and to overcome barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to potentially threatening information Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to staff and carers exposed to highly distressing situations. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials, suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill in therapeutic intervention. Ability to move equipment (including case files, bulky neuropsychological tests, self-help materials, audio-visual equipment) between office base and other work settings

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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