Job overview
Would you like to develop a high level of skill and expertise to support staff working in the NHS, supported by a friendly and experienced team?
We are delighted to be looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable Clinical Psychologist to join our thriving Staff Psychology Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
The post is suitable for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist at Band 7 up to 22.5 hours per week for 6 months. This fixed term post forms part of the proactive offer for emotional wellbeing support provided to all our Trust colleagues.
Some training or placement experience with staff patients in acute hospital settings would be desirable, along with familiarity of psychological assessment and formulation in health care, as well as planning and delivering psychological interventions to individuals and teams. An interest and some experience around training and teaching would be of benefit, but there will be many opportunities for ongoing development and support in key areas within this supportive team. The base will be in York, but travel across the Trust sites such as Scarborough, Bridlington, Malton and Selby will be required.
Can you bring your passion and skills to contribute to our goal to positively promote psychological wellbeing to all staff across our organisation?
If so, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological input to individuals and teams through the provision of reflective practice, psychological skills training and consultation. There will be opportunities to lead various projects and service developments and to work with colleagues to deliver innovative staff wellbeing initiatives
You will be supported by colleagues in the Staff Psychology Team as well as the wider department of Psychological Medicine, which includes the provision of regular high quality clinical supervision and management support, alongside other forms of continuing professional development
The post will involve providing individual psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to staff patients, and providing varied interventions to support staff teams throughout the Trust. The post holder will work alongside Staff Psychological Wellbeing colleagues to offer psychological insight and knowledge and advise non-psychology staff on psychological principles and psychological understanding.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
If you are wishing to apply on a secondment basis you must seek approval from your current line manager before applying.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
9. Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, (or about to qualify) including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies as accredited by the HCPC.
Desirable criteria
10. Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
12. Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
Desirable criteria
13. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
14. Experience of working with Clinical Health populations.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
15. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
16. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
Aptitude & personal qualities
Essential criteria
17. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
18. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
19. Ability to work as a team member and show flexibility and adaptability.