North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Principal Clinical Psychologist

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Job summary

Are you looking to further develop your career within a supportive and innovative service? If so, this post could be the next role for you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist to join the Community Mental Health directorate. Over recent months our teams have been re-shaping the way care is delivered within secondary care mental health, to offer evidence based clinical pathways and improve access to psychological therapies for those with complex mental health difficulties, including complex trauma, interpersonal difficulties and psychosis.

The post is based at the Sutherland Centre in Dresden and offers opportunity to develop skills in leadership, supervision and service development, alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and within an integrated MDT. We work closely with other services within the Trust and with VCSE partners to ensure that service users' needs are met in a timely way and to minimise unhelpful gaps between services.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities to further develop expertise in a range of psychological models as funded via NHSE, e.g. CAT, CBTp/pd, etc. Specialist supervision groups and interest groups in various models (CAT, CFT, EMDR) are also provided. As such, there is excellent support for continuing professional development, supervision and participation in quality innovations, research, and audit. We have strong links with the local Clinical Psychology Training course at Staffordshire University and host trainees on placement in the team.

We are supportive of flexible working and would welcome applications from those wishing to blend time at the office with remote working.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

232-CMT-6960453

Job locations

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex and contentious mental health conditions or learning disabilities which include challenging behaviours and possible risk of physical aggression.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To undertake formal research as a major part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.

To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To undertake formal research as a major part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.

To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

Working as a qualified 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 the full range of care settings.
Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.
Doctoral Level knowledge of Evidence-based practice relevant to the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

Working as a qualified 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 the full range of care settings.
Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.
Doctoral Level knowledge of Evidence-based practice relevant to the role

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)