<div><h3>Role Overview</h3><p>An interesting opportunity has arisen in our Primary Care Mental Health Service in Hemel Hempstead, West Hertfordshire, for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or CBT therapist to provide psychological interventions in primary care. This full‑time position will involve working alongside a peer senior psychological therapist.</p><p>The post holder will be at the forefront of reviewing and leading the psychological provision offered within primary care to meet the needs of the local population. Psychological therapists undertake an integral role supporting the wider multidisciplinary team and are highly regarded within the Trust.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non‑psychological therapist colleagues and to other non‑professional carers within community mental health services, primary care and other agencies.</li><li>Provide supervision to band 7 psychological therapists, trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and other psychological therapies practitioners as required.</li><li>Work closely with the local and quadrant‑wide psychological therapy teams, as well as a range of other psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting.</li><li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.</li><li>Utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.</li><li>Play an important role in the day‑to‑day running of local psychology provision, providing supervision to qualified and trainee psychological therapists and practitioners, overseeing psychology referrals and waiting list, and providing support and consultation to MDT colleagues.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p>Experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or CBT therapist. Please be clear in your application form on how you meet the essential qualification criteria.</p><h3>Contact Details</h3><p>Tamara Morrison, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – <a href="#">tamara.morrison@nhs.net</a>– 07770 682816.</p><p>Corrin Smith – Service Manager, West Primary Care Mental Health Services – 07814 352281.</p></div>