Principal Clinical Psychologist

4 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Psychologist / Family Therapist to join us as in a full-time role in our cross county Adult Eating Disorders pathway. This is post was developed at a time when the pathway teams are expanding, both to meet the demands of the service, broaden the clinical expertise in our treatment offer and to support the ongoing alignment of our new model of working cross the county of Suffolk.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity for you to be part of an established pathway but to have the added benefit of making a significant impact on the shape of the service for the future.

You will ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of all other psychologists within the pathway. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a major requirement of the job, you will conduct training in specialist psychotherapies for staff as well as offering clinical supervision to all grades of staff. You will support the Service Manager, Clinical Team Manager and the senior clinical team in providing clinical leadership and advice within theeating disorders pathway. This may include offering senior clinical cover for the service, responding to queries or FOI requests, undertaking complaints and serious incident investigations and 1:1 management supervision.

We have a strong culture of research and a continuous drive for improving quality, which you will be expected to lead on within the service. Youwill be expected to contribute to the running of the service and to lead on specific areas of clinical relevance.

We want to invest in you and your career, but also want to gain from your experience and innovations.

The post is working from bases in both East and West Suffolk (Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds), although you may be required to attend other sites as part of your role.

There will be the expectation to weigh and take blood pressure as part of treatment and you will receive the appropriate level of training in this which willinclude when to report on to other colleagues for further action.

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

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.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or it's equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity Teaching, training and delivering clinical supervision Relevant experience in service area

Desirable

Representing psychology within MDT setting(clinical and organisational contexts). Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post.

Skills

Essential

Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology Well developed skills in the ability to effectively communicate complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

Desirable

High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies

Knowledge

Essential

Well developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups ( personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.) Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable

Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems
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