Job overview Following changes to the leadership and staffing structure with Op Courage Midlands we are excited to be looking to for a Clinical Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team. Op Courage is a NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veteran’s and their families. Anyone can be affected by mental ill health, but armed forces veterans may have seen and experienced things that few others – thankfully – will. That can create a special set of challenges which working with military charities helps to overcome and that it what is at the heart of Op Courage – ensuring that the NHS is a National Hero Service. Over the last 5 years the National Health Service has expanded mental health services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The role of the team is to support veterans with their mental wellbeing as well as to navigate the NHS so that the individual can access the service that will best meet their needs. We do this via a military-sensitive and holistic assessment. Practitioners in the team will develop care plans based on this assessment and will liaise with other organisations and military charities in the development and implementation of the care plan. This is a region wide post covering the East Midlands, including Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. Advert To work clinically, offering assessment and review within the Urgent pathway caseload of patients as well as completing and supporting assessments within the Non Urgent pathway. To meet appropriate standards of practice in the quality and timeliness of the service provided. The standards of practice will include meeting the standards defined by the British Psychological Society (including the Division of Clinical Psychology and the Division of Counselling Psychology where relevant) and Lincolnshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust. To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of patient’s mental health and the presenting problem(s), based upon the appropriate theoretical and conceptual framework of the patient’s problems, via the employment of methods based upon evidence based practice and efficacy. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for patients, carers, families and groups. Adjusting and refining psychological formulations and drawing upon a range of theoretical perspectives and different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to patient’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To chair clinical meetings, developing knowledge and clinical skills of the practitioners whilst working collaboratively with Op Courage and system partners. Working for our organisation Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post. When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include: • Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy • Competitive annual leave allowance • Car leasing scheme • NHS pension scheme • Free eye tests • Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme • Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience. We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.