Job summary
Development Opportunity - Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with progression to Band 8a
Part time - 0.7 WTE/ 7 sessions per week/26.25 hours per week.
Come and work in our friendly team based in Adult Community Mental Health Services based at Watford! We are an outstanding Trust!
To ensure the systematic provision of a specialist clinical / counselling psychology service across the MHLT service for the provision of psychological interventions for service users with complex MUS and severe and enduring mental health problems presenting to Watford General Hospital and Lister General Hospital.
To provide expertise, advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the teams
To work closely with the MHLT and the range of multi-disciplinary colleagues within the service setting
To work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams
Main duties of the job
To ensure the systematic provision of a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to clients with complex MUS and severe and enduring mental health problems within the MHLT services.To provide expertise in a specialist clinical or research area and to offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the teams in relation to the area of expertise.To work closely with the MHLT, and the range of multi-disciplinary colleagues within the service settingTo work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams
About us
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, Direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients complex mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions including CBT and Systemic approaches for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
For a more indepth person and Job Description please read the attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, Direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients complex mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions including CBT and Systemic approaches for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
For a more indepth person and Job Description please read the attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- Professional qualification doctoral level or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health lisaison services
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups
- Knowledge of and some experience of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
- Knowledge of dementia and psychological issues associated with ageing
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one evidence based psycholgocial therapty
Desirable
- Knowledge of physical illness and impacts of psycholgocial health
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- Professional qualification doctoral level or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health lisaison services
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups
- Knowledge of and some experience of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
- Knowledge of dementia and psychological issues associated with ageing
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one evidence based psycholgocial therapty
Desirable
- Knowledge of physical illness and impacts of psycholgocial health
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).
