Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Job overview
Are you a clinical psychologist with consultant level experience ready to lead and shape the future of psychological services within Central Norfolk? We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Psychology to join our Psychology Team in Adult Acute Services. You will be joining a well‑established team working across the largest Acute service in NSFT that comprises five inpatient wards, three of which are part of the new build, a crisis resolution home treatment team and a further new ward. You will also have oversight of the psychological provision within the wider emergency care pathway which includes the Mental Health Liaison Service.
You will be supported in this role and CPD relevant to the role will be available and encouraged.
The work is challenging, fast paced and rewarding; our Psychology team bring a range of specialist interests and therapy expertise and have strong links to the UEA doctorate course. There will be the opportunity for training and development as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
* You will provide professional, strategic and clinical leadership across Acute Services and ensure psychological approaches are embedded within multidisciplinary teams, delivering safe, effective and compassionate care.
* Ensure performance targets are met and undertake direct clinical work to support the teams with the most complex cases.
* Provide clinical supervision and line management responsibilities and support the transformation of services aligned with the Trust's objectives, driving innovation, collaboration and excellence in psychological care.
* Lead the development and implementation of specialist psychological pathways for people with complex difficulties requiring inpatient admission.
* Contribute to workforce development, supervision and training.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who value sharing experiences and learning from each other. Ongoing training and development opportunities are available and the environment encourages you to thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide professional leadership for all psychology staff in the clinical network.
* Provide professional advice on psychological practice and assure delivery of psychological approaches.
* Develop psychological approaches and interventions and support care delivery across the clinical network.
* Contribute to the effective clinical and professional supervision of staff, including appraisal and identification of CPD needs.
* Lead on policy development and implementation of psychological service provision within the clinical network.
* Work with the multi-professional leadership team to embed the Trust shared culture and values.
* Undertake audit, teaching and research activities and promote research activity within the clinical network.
* Ensure systematic governance of psychological practice within the clinical network.
* Provide specialist clinical service directly to clients and through provision of expert advice, consultancy and supervision to professional colleagues.
* Work closely with the director of psychology to ensure the development and governance aims of psychological services are met within and across clinical networks and other functional departments of the Trust.
* Lead and participate in Trust‑wide initiatives and projects.
* Initiate and implement service developments and projects within the service.
* Manage complex audit and service evaluation projects to improve services to clients and their families.
* Oversee implementation of the Trust’s research plan to facilitate participation of psychological professionals and research projects.
Qualifications
* Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology that confers HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist.
* Post‑doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
* Assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist for a significant period, including post‑qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.
* Substantial demonstrable experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life‑course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment within the content of a multi‑disciplinary care plan.
* Experience of working as a consultant clinical psychologist.
* Experience of implementing clinical governance procedures.
Skills
* Expertise in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Ability to produce reports and documents for Boards and Committees using relevant technology to present complex data and strategy with clarity.
* Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/or other psychological professionals.
* Skills and experience of using leadership models and the application of models of change at a service level.
Knowledge
* Doctoral level (or equivalent) knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
* Knowledge and understanding of the current change agenda within mental health.
* Knowledge of integrated governance and quality governance.
Other
* Seek out and act on performance feedback and continually build capability as a leader.
* Resilient and self‑motivated with drive and vision, able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.
* Ability to travel independently.
Note: Due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Besides its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust makes its best effort to create a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). Candidates are encouraged to indicate their eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must hold appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.
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