Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic clinical/counselling psychologist/senior psychological therapist (please see job descriptions), across our North East and North West Adult Community Mental Health Teams in the Central Norfolk Locality
Main duties of the job
Main duties include formulation, assessment and psychological intervention to service users and carers within a face paced CMHT context. You will provide evidence-based individual and group interventions as well as supporting the broader team deliver psychologically informed interventions through consultation, supervision and by delivering training.
About us
The North East and North West CMHTs are based at the Peddars Centre at Hellesdon Hospital. With a large-scale community transformation project taking place across the locality, it is an exciting time to join the Adult CMHT Psychology and Therapies Teams.
There is a positive culture around formulation led and trauma-informed care and we provide a broad range of NICE-endorsed therapeutic approaches. We are pro-active in developing staff around our identified service needs, supported by further training and project work. Psychology Services within the Trust have strong links with partners including UEA, and NSFT's Recovery College, in which they play an active role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide psychological consultation, formulation, assessment and intervention for our service users and carers. They will be expected to attend relevant weekly team meetings and psychology meetings. Further training opportunities will be encouraged to develop a therapeutic model or specialism to augment provision of evidence-based therapies.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more details on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide psychological consultation, formulation, assessment and intervention for our service users and carers. They will be expected to attend relevant weekly team meetings and psychology meetings. Further training opportunities will be encouraged to develop a therapeutic model or specialism to augment provision of evidence-based therapies.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more details on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) OR
- Postgraduate qualification/Post Graduate training in a specific therapy (e.g. CBT, CAT)'
- Core Mental health professional training and registration or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
- Highly specialised experience of developing and delivering specialised treatment packages with individuals and groups/families
- Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
- Experience of working with Adults presenting with complexity.
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) OR
- Postgraduate qualification/Post Graduate training in a specific therapy (e.g. CBT, CAT)'
- Core Mental health professional training and registration or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
- Highly specialised experience of developing and delivering specialised treatment packages with individuals and groups/families
- Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
- Experience of working with Adults presenting with complexity.
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
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).
