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Clinical Psychologist 7-8a Inpatient and Community
The closing date is 07 July 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and innovative clinical or counselling psychologist to join our Adult Mental Health Acute Care Pathway in Rotherham (0.8wte). The post also includes one day in the community (0.2wte) working into the Psychological Therapies Hub within Adult Mental Health, delivering evidence based Psychological Therapies.
We have a clear commitment and passion for developing Psychological thinking and ways of working within our inpatient wards and this post provides an opportunity to work within multi-disciplinary teams where Clinical Psychology is valued, focusing on improving Psychological care for Service Users. The post holder will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary teams and will form part of the senior leadership team, contributing to the development of inpatient pathways aimed at improving care.
At the Swallownest site, we have two acute wards and a PICU. The post-holder will offer time (0.8wte) into the Acute wards and also have a day (0.2wte) in the Community working into the Psychological Therapies Hub offering Psychological therapy assessment and intervention. The split post gives an opportunity to develop skills working in both Acute and Community teams and to develop skills in both longer term and shorter-term Psychological interventions and therapies.
Main duties of the job
At the Swallownest site, we have two acute wards and a PICU. The post-holder will offer time (0.8wte) into the Acute wards and also have a day (0.2wte) in the Community working into the Psychological Therapies Hub offering Psychological therapy assessment and intervention. The split post gives an opportunity to develop skills working in both Acute and Community teams and to develop skills in both longer term and shorter-term Psychological interventions and therapies.
Rotherham Care Group has invested in expanding leadership across the teams in order to provide greater oversight and development of both community and inpatient services, working to developing a trauma informed workforce and develop a strong multi-disciplinary team approach; of which you will be a key component.
The post holder will offer individual clinical work (specialist assessment, formulation and psychological intervention) with service-users and develop team based formulations. This post also offers a valuable opportunity to develop skills in consultation to enhance psychological thinking in the inpatient teams. A key role of the post-holder will therefore be to offer consultation and supervision, opportunities for reflective practice, alongside promoting staff wellbeing and resilience. There will be opportunities for research and service evaluation as part of the role. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
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 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:
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:
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The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person Specification
Experience
* Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
* Research and development
* 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.
* Experience of working in an Acute setting
Qualifications
* Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS- already qualified or due to qualify in 2025
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
* Trained in care co-ordination
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.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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