Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Applied Psychologist within the Inpatient Psychology Team!
The role is available as a Band 7 Preceptorship (progression to Band 8A upon completion of Preceptorship) or Band 8A.
The Inpatient Psychology team work proactively and creatively to embed
psychological thinking and a formulation-driven approach across a busy inpatient
unit, with rich opportunity for consultation and project-related work. We are in the early stages of introducing an
Open Dialogue approach to patient care which is an approach grounded in systemic principles, which
offers an integrated way of engaging with families and a persons social
network from the very start of seeking help.
You will be based at the
Bradgate Mental Health Unit which provides acute inpatient
care to male and female working-age adults. The unit consists of 7 acute wards
and 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Service Users within the acute
inpatient mental health service present at times of crisis, often experiencing
high levels of emotional distress, and typically have complex, severe and
enduring mental health difficulties.
The team is warm, forward-thinking, inclusive and supportive, and have fostered good links across the directorate. The directorate of mental health holds a strong commitment to encouraging career progression and development.
For an informal chat, please contact Dr Claire Hemming - 07467356781 or claire.hemming2@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To
work as an autonomous Applied Psychologist within Inpatient Psychology Service.
To
be responsible for the effective management and treatment of service users with
a range of presentations.
To
provide evidence-based psychological interventions
To
contribute to service development initiatives by means of evaluation,
innovation, and research. This includes
undertaking research leading to peer-reviewed publications
To
work with the Pathway Leads to support the delivery of a high-quality,
responsive and accessible psychological service.
Hone
skills and foster expertise in specialist areas
To
provide education, training and supervision to clinical staff working within or
external to the Trust
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Spec for full details of role and responsibilities.
Band 7 - To
provide specialised clinical psychology input on acute and mental health
intensive care wards at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital.
Band 8A - To provide a specialist psychological consultation, assessment
and therapy service to acute mental health wards at the Bradgate Mental Health
Unit, Glenfield Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Spec for full details of role and responsibilities.
Band 7 - To
provide specialised clinical psychology input on acute and mental health
intensive care wards at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital.
Band 8A - To provide a specialist psychological consultation, assessment
and therapy service to acute mental health wards at the Bradgate Mental Health
Unit, Glenfield Hospital.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 7 Preceptorship
- Honours degree in Psychology or with Psychology as the main subject.
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychology Society.
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or UK HCPC approved and recognised equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Band 8A
- Honours degree in Psychology or with Psychology as the main subject.
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Doctoral (DPsych) or recognised and approved equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Registered as a qualified Clinical Psychologist with the UK Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Experience
Essential
- Band 7 -
- Experience of highly specialist risk, psychological assessment and treatment of clients in mental health care settings.
- Experience to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression.
- Band 8A
- Experience of working in a clinically orientated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Adult Mental Health setting.
- Experience of highly specialist risk and psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings: inpatient, residential and community.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression.
- Supervision of Clinical Psychology staff and assistants.
- Supervision of staff from disciplines outside clinical psychology.
- Experience of conducting group work with adults.
Desirable
- Band 7
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary inpatient mental health rehabilitation setting.
- Supervision of unqualified clinical staff and assistants.
- Experience of conducting group work with adults.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 7 Preceptorship
- Honours degree in Psychology or with Psychology as the main subject.
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychology Society.
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or UK HCPC approved and recognised equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Band 8A
- Honours degree in Psychology or with Psychology as the main subject.
- Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Doctoral (DPsych) or recognised and approved equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology.
- Registered as a qualified Clinical Psychologist with the UK Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Experience
Essential
- Band 7 -
- Experience of highly specialist risk, psychological assessment and treatment of clients in mental health care settings.
- Experience to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression.
- Band 8A
- Experience of working in a clinically orientated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Adult Mental Health setting.
- Experience of highly specialist risk and psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings: inpatient, residential and community.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression.
- Supervision of Clinical Psychology staff and assistants.
- Supervision of staff from disciplines outside clinical psychology.
- Experience of conducting group work with adults.
Desirable
- Band 7
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary inpatient mental health rehabilitation setting.
- Supervision of unqualified clinical staff and assistants.
- Experience of conducting group work with adults.
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
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).
