We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and inspiring HCPC Registered Consultant Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to welcome into our Senior Leadership and Management Teams in Bedfordshire & Luton. With specific responsibility for the professional and clinical leadership of psychological professions within Bedfordshire Adult Community Mental Health Teams (not including Luton), you would work in a job share with a very experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has responsibility for psychological professions within Countywide Adult Inpatient and Early Intervention Services. Together with other senior psychological professions staff, the post holder will be responsible and accountable for the development and direct delivery of specialised programmes of innovative and evidence-based psychological interventions in the Bedfordshire directorate. There are opportunities for excellent CPD that supports the Trust Strategy. Much of the work is in person and you will be expected to travel across the County and on occasion to London. Main duties of the job
Liaising with operational line managers, the postholder will be responsible for robust governance systems to assure expected standards of performance and clinical safety and effectiveness of psychological service provision. The post holder will not have line management responsibility but will hold devolved responsibility to manage and co-ordinate the workload of qualified psychologists, assistants, trainee psychologists and other psychological practitioners within their area. As such, they may be required to support line managers with any disciplinary, capability or sickness processes as necessary. They will be skilled in service development, audit and research, and be able to engage their staff group at all levels to nurture a culture of continuous quality improvement. A key priority for the the role will be the creative transformation of pathways to build capacity and increase access to psychological therapies and interventions. The postholder will contribute senior psychology representation at the Bedfordshire Directorate Management Team and regional representation at the Trust Psychological Professions Board. As a senior clinician in the directorate, they may also be required to undertake serious incident, disciplinary and other investigations. About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Job responsibilities
The full job description and person specification can be viewed in the attached documents. We develop and deliver our services through co-production with people with lived experience. We would expect you to be fully committed to partnership working and co-production. Person Specification
Education/Training
oProfessional Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology & HCPC Registration oCompleted training course in clinical supervision oFurther training or qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. oManagement and/or Leadership training. oQuality Improvement Training. oReflective Practice and/or working with group dynamics training. Experience
oSignificant experience of working under supervision as a qualified Principle Clinical/Counselling Psychologist including substantial post-qualification experience with adults within secondary mental health and multidisciplinary team settings. oSignificant clinical experience working with adults offering specialist psychological assessment, treatment and interventions for people with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature. This should include working with adults who have experienced significant trauma and adults who may present with behaviours that challenge others and their carers/support networks. oWorking with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. oThe application of psychological interventions within diverse cultural contexts and a passion to improve inclusivity and diversity. oDeveloping and delivering therapeutic interventions in various formats including individual, family, group and community. oCo-production with service users. oContributing a psychological perspective in work with other professionals through teaching, training, consultation and staff reflection using a variety of resources and technology creatively. oSupervision of qualified and unqualified psychological professionals including psychologists and other staff working in mental health settings. oRecruitment of psychology and psychological professions staff. oLeading or contributing to research, audit, service development, redesign and improvements in secondary mental health services that impact beyond own service area. oUndertaking leadership roles. oOperational management and/or professional supervision of psychological professional staff including psychologists, pre-qualification psychologists and other staff. oApplication of psychology in different cultural contexts. oProviding specialist group supervision. oUse of psychological models for consultation, reflective practice and supervision with staff teams, notably relating to trauma informed care and behaviours that challenge staff and services. oLeading and/or teaching on a range of topics including trauma informed care oRepresenting the profession in National or Professional Organisations. oApplication and supervision of others using neuropsychological assessments and psychometrics. Knowledge & Skills
Ability to contribute substantively to the work of Directorate and Trust level senior management teams and to engage effectively with commissioners. Knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced specialist psychological assessment and therapies in complex developmental trauma, and stigmatised individuals attracting labels and diagnoses of for example complex needs, personality disorder, psychosis, dual diagnosis. Persons with additional disabilities. Knowledge of legislation in relation to adult mental health. Understanding of audit and clinical effectiveness issues. Experience of research projects in relation to this client group or other relevant research. Active research interests and record of published research. Other
Able to work to professional guidelines and Trust policy. Able to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others. Willing and able to travel between work sites and to community settings for the delivery of services across Bedfordshire & Luton and London. Driving license, access to a vehicle and insurance for business travel. 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. Deputy Director of Psychological Professions £79,504 to £91,609 a yearper annum pro rata
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