Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a qualified Principal Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join an enthusiastic and cohesive team on a fixed-term contract of 12 months. Applications for a secondment will also be considered.
The post is based within the Mental Health Service at Rampton Hospital. It offers the opportunity to develop skills and competencies working with male service users with complex mental health difficulties who are detained in high secure care. Applicants should be keen to utilise a trauma-informed approach to make a positive difference to service user experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a specialist multi-disciplinary team providing psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for a variety of presenting difficulties.
The role will be supported by senior staff experienced in providing a range of therapeutic modalities and psychological approaches for this population.
Successful applicants will contribute to the development and evaluation of specialist therapy programmes, tailored to the complex mental health and offending behaviour needs of this population.
Successful applicants will be required to provide clinical supervision and line management to junior psychology staff members.
Successful applicants will be encouraged to conduct service evaluation and research, promoting the service as a centre of excellence.
Professional development is actively supported, and clinical supervision is a priority.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy service to the male Mental Health Service.
The post holder will offer advice and consultation on patients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the Hospitals policies, procedures and service priorities and exercising responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
The post holder will participate fully in multidisciplinary clinical teams, often leading them, in providing a psychological service to their patients.
The post holder will develop knowledge and skills in general aspects of forensic clinical psychology and in particular, the assessment and treatment of patients who are legally detained as mentally disordered under the MHA (1983).
The post holder will be capable of conducting projects, working largely independently, with only general briefings and working directly to Trust senior managers.
For full details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy service to the male Mental Health Service.
The post holder will offer advice and consultation on patients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the Hospitals policies, procedures and service priorities and exercising responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
The post holder will participate fully in multidisciplinary clinical teams, often leading them, in providing a psychological service to their patients.
The post holder will develop knowledge and skills in general aspects of forensic clinical psychology and in particular, the assessment and treatment of patients who are legally detained as mentally disordered under the MHA (1983).
The post holder will be capable of conducting projects, working largely independently, with only general briefings and working directly to Trust senior managers.
For full details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post. However, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- MSc / Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology.
- Must be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist: Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of post-qualification training, experience and developing expertise in a highly specialist area of clinical and forensic psychology, specifically applied to psychosis and/or complex trauma.
- Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in at least one highly specialist area of clinical forensic practice gained through specialist training and supervised practice (e.g., psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, clinical and forensic supervision).
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist experience and expertise in clinical and forensic psychology practice, specifically applied to psychosis and/or complex trauma.
- Significant experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of providing and evaluating highly specialist evidence based psychological interventions.
- Significant experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of post-qualification knowledge and skills in forensic service evaluation, audit and/or research, including evidence of publication.
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership roles e.g., in leading projects within the service or Trust.
- Clinical and professional supervision of a psychological therapies team.
- Co-ordination and supervision of candidates undergoing professional qualification.
- Experience of facilitating and leading on reflective practice.
- Experience of management duties, commensurate with grade.
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate highly specialist knowledge across a range of aspects of clinical and forensic psychology.
- Knowledge and demonstrated awareness of how diversity issues must be considered in service provision.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work intensively, demonstrating highly specialist knowledge and skills with people who present challenges in the complexity of their difficulties and needs, including offending, self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
- Skills in providing advice and/or training to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- High level ability to plan and organise clinical service provision to meet service demands, whilst maintaining high quality professional practice.
- Record of clinical effectiveness.
Desirable
- Presentations / dissemination of material at conferences / senior management meetings.
- Highly developed research skills.
- Proven skills and competency in more than one model of therapy.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Person Specification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post. However, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- MSc / Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology.
- Must be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist: Clinical or Forensic Psychologist.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of post-qualification training, experience and developing expertise in a highly specialist area of clinical and forensic psychology, specifically applied to psychosis and/or complex trauma.
- Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in at least one highly specialist area of clinical forensic practice gained through specialist training and supervised practice (e.g., psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, clinical and forensic supervision).
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist experience and expertise in clinical and forensic psychology practice, specifically applied to psychosis and/or complex trauma.
- Significant experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of providing and evaluating highly specialist evidence based psychological interventions.
- Significant experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of post-qualification knowledge and skills in forensic service evaluation, audit and/or research, including evidence of publication.
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership roles e.g., in leading projects within the service or Trust.
- Clinical and professional supervision of a psychological therapies team.
- Co-ordination and supervision of candidates undergoing professional qualification.
- Experience of facilitating and leading on reflective practice.
- Experience of management duties, commensurate with grade.
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate highly specialist knowledge across a range of aspects of clinical and forensic psychology.
- Knowledge and demonstrated awareness of how diversity issues must be considered in service provision.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work intensively, demonstrating highly specialist knowledge and skills with people who present challenges in the complexity of their difficulties and needs, including offending, self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
- Skills in providing advice and/or training to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- High level ability to plan and organise clinical service provision to meet service demands, whilst maintaining high quality professional practice.
- Record of clinical effectiveness.
Desirable
- Presentations / dissemination of material at conferences / senior management meetings.
- Highly developed research skills.
- Proven skills and competency in more than one model of therapy.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
