Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

3 weeks ago

Ashington, United Kingdom Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and creative Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Older Adult Pathway in Northumberland. This post will largely be based at Ashmore House in Ashington, covering South Central Northumberland, but with flexibility to pick up cases as required across other Northumberland areas.

The post is a permanent Band 7 preceptorship post, progressing to Band 8a upon completion and qualification in relevant training. We are keen to recruit a clinician with an interest to train and qualify in either a relational therapy (for example, Cognitive Analytic Therapy or Systemic Therapy) or in Neuropsychology. If successful at interview, this will be outlined and agreed with the Professional Lead. The post-holder will be supported to develop additional competencies for working at 8a level, for example providing specialist therapy supervision.

The person appointed will be working across the Community Treatment Team and the Northumberland Memory Service. As part of the Community Treatment Team the person appointed will be providing psychological assessment, formulation and treatment for older adult clients and families experiencing a variety of complex mental health difficulties. In addition, they will provide supervision and scaffolding to members of the Community Treatment Team.

Main duties of the job

A substantive part of this post will also be as part of the Northumberland Memory Service, providing detailed and comprehensive neuropsychological assessments and reports as part of the diagnostic pathway. In addition, the person appointed will also provide neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning as part of the Community Treatment Team to inform formulations and care plans. Experience and confidence in conducting and interpreting neuropsychological assessments is an essential competence. Specialist supervision to support neuropsychological skills development is available in the pathway.

The post provides substantial scope and opportunities for developing special interests in particular psychological approaches, teaching/training, clinical supervision, research, as well as involvement in service development. The Psychology Network is friendly and supportive. The Psychology Team is embedded within a thriving network of clinicians providing services to Older Adults in Northumberland, and there is a very active local FPOP branch. Additionally, we have close links with the Newcastle upon Tyne and Teesside Doctorate training courses and regularly have Trainees on placement as well as contributing to the course teaching.

About us

At Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to developing services of the highest quality that consequently enable and empower our service users to reach their potential and live fulfilling lives.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 23rd May2024

Closing date : 14th June 2024

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC. HCPC registered practitioner psychologist

Desirable

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

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