Job summary
Clinical / Counselling Psychologist. Band 8a.
Hertfordshire Community Perinatal Team (0.7WTE, 26.25 hours per week)
Applications are welcomed for a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist post in the Hertfordshire Community Perinatal team (CPT). The CPT is a specialist multidisciplinary perinatal team serving the county of Hertfordshire. The team supports women with complex and significant mental health needs, through pregnancy and the postnatal period as well as working closely with maternity staff and providers of primary, secondary and inpatient care.
The post-holder will have varied responsibilities; offering psychological assessments, the delivery of individual and group evidence-based psychological interventions in order to support the mother-infant relationship, offering supervision and reflective practice to a range of junior psychology colleagues and the wider MDT, service development and audit, teaching and training to MDT and healthcare colleagues as well as liaison and consultation.
A driving license and access to a car will be essential for this position.
Please note - applications from newly qualified psychologists for a band 7-8a preceptorship post will also be considered.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the running of a highly specialised perinatal psychology service for women who are pregnant, or up to 2 years postnatal, with, or at risk of, a wide range of mental health problems including complex and severe difficulties, such as Complex Trauma, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.
To aid in the assessment, formulation and care planning of women in the perinatal period, as well as the mother-infant dyad and to provide and evaluate a range of high-quality, evidence-based perinatal-specific psychological interventions; individual and group, for service users and families. Experience across a range of therapeutic models is essential including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other models such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Systemic Therapy and Mindfulness.
To be responsible for offering liaison and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with colleagues within the inpatient mother and baby unit, the community psychology and psychotherapy service, local maternity services, as well as non-professional carers and other agencies on matters related to the psychological needs and issues relevant to the service and its users
To offer high-quality clinical and professional supervision to junior psychology colleagues and trainee clinical/counselling psychologists
To utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development and research within the service
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex 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
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.
- At least two years full-time post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
- Full registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
- Experience in neuropsychological assessment.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. Typically this would involve a minimum of 2 years at specialist level, or its equivalent demonstrated through CV and interview.
- Experience of working with complex and enduring mental health problems including: severe depression, psychosis and personality difficulties.
- Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counselling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical psychology trainee(s).
- Experience working within a multi - disciplinary therapy service.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively and well, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, caress and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non -professional groups.
- Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service
- Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi -disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical / counselling psychology.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to older people
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non -professional groups.
- Experience of working within a multi cultural framework.
- Well -developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. dual diagnoses, people with co -morbid conditions: physical health, social complexity, psychologically complex histories)
- Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations to large groups.
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail, and internet software.
- Skilled in appropriate and up to date disengagement techniques.
Desirable
- Experience of working with women who are pregnant or up to 1 year postnatal, who have, or are at risk of a range of complex mental health problems (such as post natal depression and post partum psychosis) .
- Training and expertise in the theory and application of Parent -Infant therapies, such as VIG and Circle of Security
- Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books .
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.
- At least two years full-time post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
- Full registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
- Experience in neuropsychological assessment.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. Typically this would involve a minimum of 2 years at specialist level, or its equivalent demonstrated through CV and interview.
- Experience of working with complex and enduring mental health problems including: severe depression, psychosis and personality difficulties.
- Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counselling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical psychology trainee(s).
- Experience working within a multi - disciplinary therapy service.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively and well, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, caress and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non -professional groups.
- Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service
- Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi -disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical / counselling psychology.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to older people
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non -professional groups.
- Experience of working within a multi cultural framework.
- Well -developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. dual diagnoses, people with co -morbid conditions: physical health, social complexity, psychologically complex histories)
- Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations to large groups.
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail, and internet software.
- Skilled in appropriate and up to date disengagement techniques.
Desirable
- Experience of working with women who are pregnant or up to 1 year postnatal, who have, or are at risk of a range of complex mental health problems (such as post natal depression and post partum psychosis) .
- Training and expertise in the theory and application of Parent -Infant therapies, such as VIG and Circle of Security
- Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books .
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).
