2 x 37. 5 Hours Per Week
1 x 26 Hours Per Week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist to work in the South Kirklees Core Team: a well-established Community Mental Health Team for adults.
The post offers a wonderfully diverse working role encompassing individual, group, multi-disciplinary, supervisory and consultation work. The Core Team, in conjunction with the Trauma Informed Personality Disorder Pathway, aims to provide trauma-informed care to individuals with complex needs.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to work within a friendly, fully integrated multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated to developing better services guided by trauma-informed principles of care. This has included the further development of a robust Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme Structured Clinical Management and a Mentalisation Based Therapy provision.
It also includes various other 1:1 psychological modalities (i.e. Integrative, CBT, Compassion Focussed, ACT, Psychoanalytic psychotherapy and EMDR). We also run various therapeutic groups.
Importantly, this is a fantastic opportunity for an established psychologist with suitable post qualification experience or as a preceptorship post for a newly qualified psychologist.
If employed on a preceptorship basis, the candidate would be expected to undertake a development plan in order to successfully complete the competency framework required for band 8a.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is interested in positively influencing systems through promoting psychological ways of working, and who is flexible and creative in response to service pressures and patient needs.
The role will involve a wide range of activities, utilising various psychological models. This will include providing consultation, assessment, formulation, individual therapy, group-work and contributing to service developments and research. You will be working with a range of professionals from diverse backgrounds, including psychological therapists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Support Workers and Occupational Therapists.
There is professional and clinical support from other Clinical Psychologists, as well as opportunities for you to develop your clinical interests in CPD and supervision.The team is known for being supportive - encouraging self-care, flexible working, and professional development.
There are strong links with the University of Leeds Doctoral Training course, offering ample opportunities to develop your supervisory skills. Audit and evaluation are encouraged and supported across the Trust.
For further detailsplease contact Dr Rebecca Shaw (Principal Clinical Psychologist) on - 01484 343746.Full/ part time working pattern can be considered.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
The post holder will provide specialist clinical psychology skills within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical service to the users of the service.
They will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention while working collaboratively with non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from other agencies and carers.
They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinical psychologist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical lead in the service.
The job plan will be delivered in the services the post is based.
The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.
The post holder will provide support to Assistant Psychologists and Doctoral trainees. They will utilise research skills in audit, service development and research relevant to the post.
To offer consultation, supervision and training when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being of people referred to the service.
To provide consultation, assessment and intervention in the service.
To work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary context.
To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe and complex mental health problems.
To exercise expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence based practise.
To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.
To be proficient in the use of Psychometric testing appropriate to the age range.
To provide specialist risk assessment of and intervention to people who present to the service.
To follow appropriate Adult and Child Protection guidelines in all Clinical work, including close liaison with all agencies.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Caring.
* Team Player.
* Commitment to supervision and support.
Desirable
* Flexible.
* Committed to client group.
Qualifications
Essential
* Hons. Degree in Psychology.
* Doctoral qualification clinical or counselling psychology.
* Appropriate safeguarding training.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.
Desirable
* 2:1 min.
* Eligible for chartered status.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Communication skills.
* Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
* IT Literate.
Desirable
* Research skills.
* Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
* Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.
Physical Attributes
Essential
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
* A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Experience
Essential
* Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
* Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
Desirable
* Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post.
* Different theoretical approaches.
* Work with other disciplines.
* Work with people who have disabilities.
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Folly Hall Mills - SK Core, 4th Floor
St Thomas' Road
Huddersfield
HD1 3LT
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