Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join Sheffield Health and Social Care in the stroke psychology services based in Rotherham. This is an AfC band 7 full time role, but part time hours will be considered. We welcome newly qualified or soon to be qualified Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists. Informal enquiries about the role are welcome; please see the contact details sections.
You will be joining well established, valued services, working with multidisciplinary teams in providing high quality, evidence based care to stroke survivors across the pathway. This role will be varied and dynamic, supporting development of the range of clinical psychologist skills as well as specialist stroke skills and knowledge. The post will cover Rotherham services working as part of a stroke psychology team.
This post offers great opportunities for working with other professionals within Rotherham and the wider region, including inputting into national and regional working groups. As part of the Clinical Health psychology team you will have access to strong psychology support and leadership both locally and regionally.
Working with other stroke psychologists will provide great opportunities for support, supervision and leadership. We support training and development and there may be opportunities in postgraduate clinical neuropsychology training, other relevant areas.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology/psychological therapy service to service users of Rotherham Stroke Service. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. In common with all Clinical Psychologists/Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To provide clinical supervision to less experienced psychologists, assistant(s), trainee(s) and other professionals as appropriate to level of experience.
The postholder is responsible for the allocation of clinical work within their own team to less experienced psychologists assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC, BPS and BABCP policies/guidelines/standards. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team and service.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this post.
Clinical
- To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the Rotherham Stroke Service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the persons care.
- To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the persons problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across a full range of care settings.
- To work on a daily basis in face to face individual, family and/or in group therapy settings with service users presenting with highly complex and distressing psychological problems, which might occur following stroke, e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD, emotional lability and cognitive impairment.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of specialist psychological interventions 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 different 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.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
- To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the service user group.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- To coordinate, where appropriate, complex intervention plans, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviews of plans, and including service users, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care and to monitor progress during both the course of uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
- To receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice (HCPC), BPS, BABCP and Trust guidelines
- To provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work, as appropriate.
- To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate.
- To offer training placements to trainee CBT therapists
- To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical psychology/CBT therapy, as appropriate.
- To provide highly specialised advice, consultation and training to staff (including both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) working with the service user group across a range of agencies and settings.
- To attend supervisor training in preparation for becoming a supervisor for the DClinPsy Training Courses
Management, Recruitment, Policy, Organisational and Service Development
- To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the teams clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
- To contribute to the governance of psychological practice within their own team by developing and collecting relevant measures of outcome and audit and to provide consultation to other health and social care professionals to enable them to develop their own effective systems of governance.
- To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
- To manage any waiting lists within the team and participate as a senior clinician in the allocation of cases taking into account skill mix and caseload. To respond to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making.
- To implement the policies and propose changes to working practices/procedures concerning professional good practice for the provision of psychological services as applicable to The Rotherham Stroke Service in order to ensure the highest standards of service to the service user group.
- To propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of activity by participation inTrust working parties and other local development groups.
Research and Service Evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
- To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
- To undertake and superviseproject management, service evaluations and complex audits with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision.
- To disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations.
Working Environment
- To provide psychological care to service users in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment in a wide range of settings including inpatient wards, nursing homes, outpatient and community settings as well as clients homes.
- The job role will involve working alone in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from service users, carers, and the general public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this post.
Clinical
- To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the Rotherham Stroke Service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the persons care.
- To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the persons problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across a full range of care settings.
- To work on a daily basis in face to face individual, family and/or in group therapy settings with service users presenting with highly complex and distressing psychological problems, which might occur following stroke, e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD, emotional lability and cognitive impairment.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of specialist psychological interventions 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 different 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.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
- To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the service user group.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- To coordinate, where appropriate, complex intervention plans, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviews of plans, and including service users, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care and to monitor progress during both the course of uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
- To receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice (HCPC), BPS, BABCP and Trust guidelines
- To provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work, as appropriate.
- To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate.
- To offer training placements to trainee CBT therapists
- To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical psychology/CBT therapy, as appropriate.
- To provide highly specialised advice, consultation and training to staff (including both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) working with the service user group across a range of agencies and settings.
- To attend supervisor training in preparation for becoming a supervisor for the DClinPsy Training Courses
Management, Recruitment, Policy, Organisational and Service Development
- To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the teams clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
- To contribute to the governance of psychological practice within their own team by developing and collecting relevant measures of outcome and audit and to provide consultation to other health and social care professionals to enable them to develop their own effective systems of governance.
- To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
- To manage any waiting lists within the team and participate as a senior clinician in the allocation of cases taking into account skill mix and caseload. To respond to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making.
- To implement the policies and propose changes to working practices/procedures concerning professional good practice for the provision of psychological services as applicable to The Rotherham Stroke Service in order to ensure the highest standards of service to the service user group.
- To propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of activity by participation inTrust working parties and other local development groups.
Research and Service Evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
- To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
- To undertake and superviseproject management, service evaluations and complex audits with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision.
- To disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations.
Working Environment
- To provide psychological care to service users in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment in a wide range of settings including inpatient wards, nursing homes, outpatient and community settings as well as clients homes.
- The job role will involve working alone in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from service users, carers, and the general public.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology, including use of computerised statistical packages (eg SPSS)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups (relevant for stroke patients, e.g. stroke, physical health co-morbidities, neurological impairment, brain injury).
- oHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oPost-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS OR oa core mental health professional qualification and, where required, registration (i.e. Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Registered Mental Health Nurse) OR oRecognised qualification as a High Intensity IAPT therapist
- oRegistration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- ooProvisional/full accreditation with BABCP for CBT OR Prepared to work towards accreditation with BABCP (for Clinical Psychologists)
- Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Desirable
- oPre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology/psychological therapy.
- oAdditional, post-qualification short courses
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- oAbility to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of individuals or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- oEvidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching and/or training
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology/psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.
Other
Essential
- oPrepared to work towards accreditation with BABCP (for Clinical Psychologists)
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise own workload and that of others
- oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials including Powerpoint suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain own clinical practice and to contribute to that of others
- oAbility to deal with exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- oAbility to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis
- oAbility to exercise judgement when presented with highly complex facts or situations requiring the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
Desirable
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology, including use of computerised statistical packages (eg SPSS)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups (relevant for stroke patients, e.g. stroke, physical health co-morbidities, neurological impairment, brain injury).
- oHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oPost-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS OR oa core mental health professional qualification and, where required, registration (i.e. Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Registered Mental Health Nurse) OR oRecognised qualification as a High Intensity IAPT therapist
- oRegistration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- ooProvisional/full accreditation with BABCP for CBT OR Prepared to work towards accreditation with BABCP (for Clinical Psychologists)
- Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Desirable
- oPre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology/psychological therapy.
- oAdditional, post-qualification short courses
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- oAbility to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of individuals or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- oEvidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching and/or training
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology/psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.
Other
Essential
- oPrepared to work towards accreditation with BABCP (for Clinical Psychologists)
- oAbility to plan, prioritise and organise own workload and that of others
- oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials including Powerpoint suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain own clinical practice and to contribute to that of others
- oAbility to deal with exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- oAbility to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis
- oAbility to exercise judgement when presented with highly complex facts or situations requiring the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
Desirable
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework.
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).
