Job summary
We are looking for a principal clinical psychologist to join their acute mental health service. The role is an interesting and exciting opportunity to develop clinical skills, leadership and service development.
The post will provide you with the opportunity to support service users with intensive psychiatric care needs within an established psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) through direct work, consultation, formulation, supervision and care planning. You will support other staff on the ward including CAPs to deliver patient care within the MDT.
We are dedicated to providing compassionate care and is part of NHS England's Culture of Care developments aimed at assuring safe, effective, compassionate care. The Trust has a strong focus on human rights and restriction reduction and you will be supported to leader in these areas.
The post will provide opportunities to take a lead in developing safe, effective and evidence-based psychological service across the acute psychology team which includes acute wards, liaison and home treatment teams. The psychology team is research active and has close links with Sheffield University. The successful candidate will support the consultant psychologist in providing supervision and support to the team. Secondment for internal candidates would be supported.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified highly specialist clinical psychology service to service users of the psychiatric intensive care unit, Endcliffe ward. To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to psychologist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.In common with all Clinical Psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To provide clinical supervision to less experienced practitioner psychologists, therapists, assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals. The postholder is responsible for the co-ordination and organisation of the work of other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BPS professional 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 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 take time to review the job description and person specification attached to find out more about the role and contact Jo Varela with any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please take time to review the job description and person specification attached to find out more about the role and contact Jo Varela with any questions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Additional further training and qualification in area of relevant clinical experience
- Formal training in leadership or management relevant to healthcare
- training in an area relevant to acute mental health presentations
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in working with acute mental health, risk or behavioural distress
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary teams
- Significant experience in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of complexity
- Experience of reducing restrictive practice
Desirable
- significant experience of team formulation and care planning of complex presentations
- experience of adapting psychological work and including patients from diverse backgrounds
Theory
Essential
- Experience of leadership and serivice development
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI
- Experience of working within MHA/ MCA safeguarding legislation
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering formal CPD to others
- Highly specialist knowledge in 2 or more modalities of assessment or intervention
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Additional further training and qualification in area of relevant clinical experience
- Formal training in leadership or management relevant to healthcare
- training in an area relevant to acute mental health presentations
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in working with acute mental health, risk or behavioural distress
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary teams
- Significant experience in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of complexity
- Experience of reducing restrictive practice
Desirable
- significant experience of team formulation and care planning of complex presentations
- experience of adapting psychological work and including patients from diverse backgrounds
Theory
Essential
- Experience of leadership and serivice development
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI
- Experience of working within MHA/ MCA safeguarding legislation
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering formal CPD to others
- Highly specialist knowledge in 2 or more modalities of assessment or intervention
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).
