Job summary
The Durham (Covid) Resilience Team is looking to appoint a Principal Applied Psychologist. This is a permanent full time position working 3 days in the Durham (Covid) Resilience Team and 2 days working in the Stanley/Consett Mental Health Adult Community Team. Following wider community transformation, the role has scope to become full time linked to a Primary Community Mental Health Team.
This is an excellent opportunity to build experience in clinical supervision, professional supervision, collective leadership and service improvement. The team was set up during covid to support the Durham population and frontline workers in relation to the pandemic. The team is transitioning into a wider resilience service, embedding in wider community mental health transformation for adults of all ages. The post holder will work for Tees Esk and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Pioneering Care Partnership and a range of voluntary sector organisations across County Durham.
For applicants wanting the post as a secondment, please seek the support of your line manager.
If appointable you may be offered a similar role.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will have significant experience of working psychologically with people who experience mental health problems and competencies in evidence based psychological interventions and therapy. They will contribute to the collective clinical leadership of the service. They will be responsible for the provision of psychological assessment, formulation, training, delivery of evidence based psychological interventions and provide clinical supervision. They will supervise the two Assistant Psychologists in the team and support the reporting of outcomes. The post holders will contribute to service development .
Applicants will be required to have post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and be registered in as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC. Significant experience and competencies in delivering and supervising evidence based psychological intervention for Psychosis is also essential.
Psychologists provide key leadership roles within the trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS jobs. You can find more information about the NHS leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership model and the profiles at their website. Leadership skills will play a part in the interview process.
About us
The Durham (Covid) Resilience Team employs resiliency workers, project leads, a principal psychologist and assistant psychologists. There are further developments to recruit to a Health Living Advisor and Occupational Therapy. The post holder will work within a multi-agency service in partnership with voluntary sector organisations across County Durham coordinated by Pioneering Care Partnership and the team is keen to continue to develop their psychological thinking and working.
Additional contact details:
Donna Sheavills - donna.sheavills@pcp.uk.net
01325 321234
Dr Jo Nadkarni, Director of Therapies- Durham, Tees Valley and Forensics
jo.nadkarni@nhs.net - 07810500508
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical supervision as key part of the role. The post holder will take a lead on developing formulations with clients and their families. Further to this, this job will involve the organisation of psychological resources, training and support the development of psychologically informed intervention plans. The delivery of psychological therapy and interventions is also a component of the role. Collective leadership is established within the team and as part of this the post holder will have leadership responsibilities within the service but also as part of the wider Durham Mental Health Community Transformation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical supervision as key part of the role. The post holder will take a lead on developing formulations with clients and their families. Further to this, this job will involve the organisation of psychological resources, training and support the development of psychologically informed intervention plans. The delivery of psychological therapy and interventions is also a component of the role. Collective leadership is established within the team and as part of this the post holder will have leadership responsibilities within the service but also as part of the wider Durham Mental Health Community Transformation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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.
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team.
- Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Research and development
- Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence- based practice relevant to mental health need, resiliency and wellbeing
- Providing effective training, teaching and supervision
- Undertake complex multiagency 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.
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities
- Risk assessment and management
- Quality Improvement systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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.
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team.
- Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Research and development
- Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence- based practice relevant to mental health need, resiliency and wellbeing
- Providing effective training, teaching and supervision
- Undertake complex multiagency 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.
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities
- Risk assessment and management
- Quality Improvement systems
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).
