Job summary
18.75 Hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to the implementation of the new South Tees Enhanced Perinatal Mental Health Support Service (STEPS). The post holder will join a specialist midwife to work to reduce the impact of previous or current pregnancy related trauma.
The Medical Psychology service provides psychological assessment, support and treatment to medical patients within South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
There are 2 job descriptions attached to the vacancy; one is for Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and the other is for Senior Psychological Therapist.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists and Senior Psychological Therapists to join the Medical Psychology service.
The post holder should be passionate about developing and moving the service forward in line with key recommendations, local and national agenda. The role will be able to contribute to the service development and delivery and to providing relevant training to other services.
The post holder must have relevant, evidence-based approaches and psychological knowledge and skills which they can apply to contribute to the team and to manage the impact of trauma and loss on women and birthing people's mental health and maternity experience.
The role will be based within South Tees NHS Foundation Trust and the appointee will be part of the Medical Psychology Service. It may be possible to enhance these hours with time into other clinical pathways and this can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.
We actively encourage trainee psychologists to apply. Successful candidates would be appointed at band 7 with a progression plan to meet the competencies of band 8a.
About us
Medical Psychology
The Medical Psychology service is made up of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and Counsellors. We deliver psychological assessment, intervention and support to patients with a range of medical conditions across the lifespan. We utilise third wave therapies (especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness) alongside CBT as the core therapeutic modalities, with training and supervision provided to support delivery of these approaches. We also carry out clinical audit, research and service evaluation.
We have strong links with the Doctoral Training Programmes at the University of Teesside, and we provide teaching, placements and research projects for Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology and Health Psychology trainees.
The Trust encourages innovation and service development, and we actively support this within the Medical Psychology service. All clinicians are expected to take on service development and service governance duties as part of their role, both within the Psychology service and within the wider MDTs in which we work. We provide mentoring and support to deliver this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Person Specification
Qualifications Clinical Psychologist
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS &/or HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist
Qualifications Psychological Therapist
Essential
- Completed post-graduate training as a High Intensity Therapist sufficient to meet the required knowledge, skills and attitudes at a level required for BABCP accreditation
- Current registration with the BABCP as a Psychological Therapist
Experience Clinical Psychologist
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, (including children and young people with health conditions) across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience in one or more clinical health psychology settings including maternal mental health or other relevant clinical areas
Experience Psychological Therapist
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification experience of delivering an evidence-based psychological therapy across a range of settings and with a variety of a patient/client groups including specific approaches to the treatment of trauma
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering psychological therapies within a maternal mental health setting
Key Skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to demonstrate competencies in psychological approaches relevant to medical patients (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to at least level 1
Person Specification
Qualifications Clinical Psychologist
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS &/or HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist
Qualifications Psychological Therapist
Essential
- Completed post-graduate training as a High Intensity Therapist sufficient to meet the required knowledge, skills and attitudes at a level required for BABCP accreditation
- Current registration with the BABCP as a Psychological Therapist
Experience Clinical Psychologist
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, (including children and young people with health conditions) across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience in one or more clinical health psychology settings including maternal mental health or other relevant clinical areas
Experience Psychological Therapist
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification experience of delivering an evidence-based psychological therapy across a range of settings and with a variety of a patient/client groups including specific approaches to the treatment of trauma
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering psychological therapies within a maternal mental health setting
Key Skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to demonstrate competencies in psychological approaches relevant to medical patients (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to at least level 1
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).
