Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychological Services Designated Quadrant Lead to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in North Hertfordshire and Stevenage.We are seeking an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or equivalent to be Consultant Lead for the Psychological Services within our dynamic Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS).
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues.Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a "Good to Great" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role in liaison with other senior leadership roles includes:
- Responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice across the quadrant and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice.
- To ensure supervision and support for other clinical staff who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
- To act as a highly specialised resource to the team.
- To pro-actively contribute, with other senior clinical and professional leads to the development and articulation of best practice in psychological interventions and psychologically informed practice across the quadrant.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 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. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of the Multi-disciplinary Senior Leadership Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the high quality of delivery of psychological services to individuals with serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
- You will work closely with the Adult Mental Health Psychological Services Lead and will take on additional responsibilities for supporting Adult Mental Health Psychological Services across the trust alongside other Consultant and Senior Therapies Colleagues.
- You will be experienced in working with individuals with complex needs delivering therapies and also supervising other therapists and ensuring a high level of practice governance.
- You will contribute to the reduction of risk in all areas of responsibility.
- To undertake additional psychological services trust leadership duties as defined by the Head of AMH Psychological Services
- To hold a psychological therapies clinical caseload and to work as part of the multi disciplinary service.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of the Multi-disciplinary Senior Leadership Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the high quality of delivery of psychological services to individuals with serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
- You will work closely with the Adult Mental Health Psychological Services Lead and will take on additional responsibilities for supporting Adult Mental Health Psychological Services across the trust alongside other Consultant and Senior Therapies Colleagues.
- You will be experienced in working with individuals with complex needs delivering therapies and also supervising other therapists and ensuring a high level of practice governance.
- You will contribute to the reduction of risk in all areas of responsibility.
- To undertake additional psychological services trust leadership duties as defined by the Head of AMH Psychological Services
- To hold a psychological therapies clinical caseload and to work as part of the multi disciplinary service.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- FOR CLINICAL / COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGISTS : Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Further training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal postdoctoral training (diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice with an experienced clinical supervisor, at an equivalent level to a postgraduate diploma. Completion of a clinical supervision training (short course) sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.
- Registered with the HCPC
- OR FOR ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy provided by one of the Accrediting Organisations of the UKCP leading to Full Clinical Individual Membership of the UKCP, and Membership of one of the UKCP organisational members.
- Or Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy provided by one of the BACP Accredited courses and Accreditation with the BACP.
- Or Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy with a BPC Accredited provider leading to Registration with the BPC.
- Or Post-graduate training in CBT with BABCP Accreditation
- Evidence of further training in treatment techniques or areas of clinical need, and knowledge of management or research. E.g. ? Having taken the Supervisors Course for Adult Psychotherapy.
Desirable
- FOR ALL APPLICANTS :Post graduate management qualification
- Management/ leadership training
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Extensive experience as working as a qualified practitioner within Adult Mental Health Services.
- Extensive experience of specialist assessment and treatment of Adults as a full member of a multi-disciplinary team located in community services or an inpatient setting.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of Adults across the whole age range and presenting problems that present the whole range of complexity.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and working with other agencies.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and working with other agencies.
Person Specification
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- FOR CLINICAL / COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGISTS : Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Further training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal postdoctoral training (diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice with an experienced clinical supervisor, at an equivalent level to a postgraduate diploma. Completion of a clinical supervision training (short course) sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.
- Registered with the HCPC
- OR FOR ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy provided by one of the Accrediting Organisations of the UKCP leading to Full Clinical Individual Membership of the UKCP, and Membership of one of the UKCP organisational members.
- Or Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy provided by one of the BACP Accredited courses and Accreditation with the BACP.
- Or Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy with a BPC Accredited provider leading to Registration with the BPC.
- Or Post-graduate training in CBT with BABCP Accreditation
- Evidence of further training in treatment techniques or areas of clinical need, and knowledge of management or research. E.g. ? Having taken the Supervisors Course for Adult Psychotherapy.
Desirable
- FOR ALL APPLICANTS :Post graduate management qualification
- Management/ leadership training
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Extensive experience as working as a qualified practitioner within Adult Mental Health Services.
- Extensive experience of specialist assessment and treatment of Adults as a full member of a multi-disciplinary team located in community services or an inpatient setting.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of Adults across the whole age range and presenting problems that present the whole range of complexity.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and working with other agencies.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and working with other agencies.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Centenary House, Old Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JN
Old Grammar School Walk
Hitchin
SG5 1JN
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
