Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialized Applied Psychologist to join our mental health services and contribute to making a meaningful impact on the lives of older people and their families. This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a range of skills both embedded in a multi-disciplinary team and as part of a wider group of Psychological Therapies staff. Suitable candidates should be a suitably qualified psychologist and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. You will contribute to the timely delivery of specialist psychological assessment and treatment, and/or neuropsychological assessments, across a range of care settings. The postholder will be based in at least one CMHT but will provide clinical input across the wider Doncaster Care Group CMHTs (as part of a wider psychology hub) and as service needs require. We are keen to hear from anyone who has a passion for working in a trauma informed way with older people experiencing complex mental health challenges and/or neurodegenerative conditions, and has a collaborative, team-orientated approach.
Main duties of the job
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Deliver trauma-informed and evidence-based interventions, consultations, and psychological and neuro-psychological assessments.
Provide psychological input to multi-agency risk management / treatment plans.
Offer consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues and external agencies to promote psychological understanding.
Contribute to service delivery, development and quality improvement initiatives.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached for detailed job description and person specification.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached for detailed job description and person specification.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working as an 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 key worker/care coordinator, 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
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience in the designated clinical specialism
- Project Management
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence- based practice relevant to the role, e.g., older adult needs, complex emotional needs, neurodegenerative conditions
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat/complex conditions e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour (2 points)
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 registered as practitioner psychologist
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees (Essential at Band 8a)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice, e.g., EMDR, Schema, neuropsychology, DBT, CFT
- Registration with BPS
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric and neuropsychometric tests competently
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
- 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.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working as an 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 key worker/care coordinator, 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
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience in the designated clinical specialism
- Project Management
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence- based practice relevant to the role, e.g., older adult needs, complex emotional needs, neurodegenerative conditions
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat/complex conditions e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour (2 points)
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 registered as practitioner psychologist
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees (Essential at Band 8a)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice, e.g., EMDR, Schema, neuropsychology, DBT, CFT
- Registration with BPS
Skills
Essential
- Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric and neuropsychometric tests competently
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
- 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.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.
Desirable
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
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address
RDaSH Doncaster Community Mental Health Team
Tickhill Road Hospital, Weston Road
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
Employer's website
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
