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Clinical Psychologist/Lead Psychological Therapist
The closing date is 06 July 2025
We are excited to be offering this opportunity for a clinical psychologist/ lead psychological therapist to join the Bradford District and Craven Integrated Rehabilitation Pathway.The Integrated Rehabilitation Service is an experienced, supportive multidisciplinary team leading the way in complex rehabilitation delivery. We provide a holistic service putting self-management and rehabilitation at the centre of the care, supporting people with management of Fatigue, Breathing Pattern Disorders, Stress, Pain, Symptoms of Dysautonomia. We support a mixture of home, virtual and out-patient clinic-based working with a personalised approach to patient care, providing individual and/or group sessions.As a team we are consistently striving to innovate and improve to achieve the best for people using our services. We welcome and encourage staff at all levels to contribute to service development. We are committed to supporting you to build your clinical rehabilitation skills in symptom-based management and Vocational Rehabilitation.You will have the opportunity to run and continue the development of group-based interventions alongside 1:1 work with patients for a more individualised psychological assessment and formulation based on a biopsychosocial model where required.
Closing date: 6th July 2025
Shortlisting date: W/C 7th July 2025
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Work with autonomous professional judgement, together with other psychological therapists, to deliver evidence-based therapy to individual and groups of patients.
Manage a designated caseload of patients with responsibility for their assessment, implementation and evaluation of therapy.
Supervise and support Lead/Psychological Therapists.
Proactively contribute to the achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This will include conducting evaluations using clinical outcome measures and satisfaction surveys.
Communicate effectively with patients, relatives/carers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a manner that is sensitive, open, welcoming and person-centred.
- Act as a mentor to students, support newly qualified staff and be responsible for implementing the appraisal process.
- Maintain accurate, up to date clinical records in accordance with Trust policy.
- Provide clinical leadership to the Psychological Therapists.
- Support the Team Manager with operational duties, including appraisal, caseload management and providing cover in the absence of the Team Manager.
- Delegate tasks to staff within their competency and ensure that the delegation/escalation process forms part of the culture of the service.
Flexible working patterns will be considered for the role and can be discussed on an individual basis.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersWe will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :Increase mileage rates for > 3500A wide range of health and wellbeing support packagesA range of internal and external development and learning opportunitiesPlus many more.We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with current HCPC registration and / or core profession / completed KSA portfolio plus postgraduate qualification (postgraduate diploma or masters) in CBT with current BABCP accreditation or Professional background in a mental health or health discipline requiring training to at least first-degree level. AND Registration with own core profession. AND Specialist post graduate training to masters' level or equivalent in CBT AND Accreditation from a recognized Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP.
* Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate.
Experience
* Experience in relevant area of mental health practice
* Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service
* Clinical leadership experience
* Supervision experience - individually and in group format
* Involvement in innovative clinical practice
* Experience delivering psychological therapies to groups of patients
* Experience in applying specialist psychological therapies with long-term conditions
Knowledge
* Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service
* Relevant specialist clinical courses/training
* Research Awareness
* Involvement in clinical research programmes
Skills
* Be able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
* Communication: written and verbal Articulate and meaningful, legible
* Able to autonomous decisions using judgement
* Ability to work without direct supervision
* Supervising learners and other staff
* Competent clinical skills i.e. assessment, therapeutic interventions and management.
* Planning and organizing skills for caseload management
* Skills in self-management including time management
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.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata
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