Job summary
The Psychology service for the Nottinghamshire Adult Mental Health Inpatient settings provides high quality psychological assessment, advice and intervention within local adult open and locked rehabilitation wards.
We are seeking a Qualified Psychologist with a keen interest in enduring adult mental health to join our enthusiastic and supportive MDT. The rehabilitation inpatient roles form part of the Acute Care Network which consists of a team of Qualified Practitioner Psychologists, Assistants and Trainees . We pride ourselves on taking care of one another and nurturing personal and occupational wellbeing and growth. As a close knit and supportive team, we recognise the importance of one another's lives out of work and are considerate and flexible of the personal responsibilities that individuals hold. Recognising individuals' strengths, ambitions for CPD, and learning are all high priorities for the leadership team and opportunities for specialist training are supported financially and logistically. The post is line managed within the profession and clinical supervision will be provided by a senior psychologist in the service. This fixed term maternity cover post is suitable for recently qualified individuals or those with some experience who are interested in gaining experience in a rehabilitation setting.
Main duties of the job
Bracken House is a locked rehabilitation unit for men and women aged between 18 and 65 and those over 65 who are already accessing adult mental health services. Bracken House supports patients with mental health difficulties through a period of recovery. This allows them to achieve their potential in physical and mental wellbeing, work, education and social networks and activities.
The post holder will work together to provide psychological assessment and a range of therapeutic modalities to a complex client group. The post holders will need to be highly motivated and able to work with complex cases, provide consultancy and supervision but within the guidelines, policies and procedures of the department and the Trust. They will need to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, or eligible for registration, and able to meet the travel needs associated with the post.
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 our 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
This post holders will provide a full range of psychological support and leadership of psychological interventions to both Bracken House and 145 Thorneywood Mount our locked and open recovery units within Adult Mental Health services. The post holders will also contribute to audit, research, teaching, consultation, policy and service development within the rehab wards and the wider Adult Mental Health Service.
The main responsibilities of the job are:-
To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to the staff, patients and carers involved with the Rehabilitation Wards.
To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to staff from other disciplines and non-professional carers.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the rehabilitation inpatient settings.
To utilise research skills for audit and research and contribute to policy and service development across Adult Mental Health.
To undertake relevant teaching, training and supervision both within the rehabilitation wards as well as more broadly across AMH as appropriate
For further details please see full job description attached.
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
This post holders will provide a full range of psychological support and leadership of psychological interventions to both Bracken House and 145 Thorneywood Mount our locked and open recovery units within Adult Mental Health services. The post holders will also contribute to audit, research, teaching, consultation, policy and service development within the rehab wards and the wider Adult Mental Health Service.
The main responsibilities of the job are:-
To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to the staff, patients and carers involved with the Rehabilitation Wards.
To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to staff from other disciplines and non-professional carers.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the rehabilitation inpatient settings.
To utilise research skills for audit and research and contribute to policy and service development across Adult Mental Health.
To undertake relevant teaching, training and supervision both within the rehabilitation wards as well as more broadly across AMH as appropriate
For further details please see full job description attached.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Post-doctoral training in one or more specialisms
Experience
Essential
- Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching, training, and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Research and development
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation
Desirable
- Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Experience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role, risk assessment and risk management, clinical governance, legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, audit and research methodology, social inclusion agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of trauma informed approaches
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties/learning disabilities
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care coordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
- Undertake complex multi-agency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric tests competently
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions/means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work
- Use appropriate breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings
Contractual Requirement
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Post-doctoral training in one or more specialisms
Experience
Essential
- Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching, training, and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Research and development
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation
Desirable
- Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Experience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role, risk assessment and risk management, clinical governance, legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, audit and research methodology, social inclusion agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of trauma informed approaches
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties/learning disabilities
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care coordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
- Undertake complex multi-agency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric tests competently
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions/means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work
- Use appropriate breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings
Contractual Requirement
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.
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).
