Senior Psychologist (Band 8a Equivalent)
After successful recommissioning, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychologist (Equivalent to 8a afc NHS) to join the team, overseeing the implementation of the organisational Psychological, Adversity and Trauma-informed (PAT) strategy within Step Together, and across the Somerset Housing & Homelessness system.
Job responsibilities
* Staff support and development using the PAT approach
* Provide reflective and learning contexts that support staff wellbeing and enhance quality practice, including group supervision, team formulation, reflective practice and incident debrief
* Build staff capacity through training and resources to embed the PAT informed approach across Step Together and the Somerset Housing & Homelessness system
* Offer therapeutic understanding and interventions to a small caseload of clients under supervision and direction of the Head of Psychology
* Support service development by providing a psychological perspective to enable PAT informed system change
* Oversee the development of the psychological interventions/therapy pathway and oversee student psychologists on placement from local universities
* Act as a member of the Second Step psychology team and integrate within our network of psychological practitioners across Second Step services in the South West region
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working with people with severe and multiple disadvantage, including a range of adult mental health problems, substance misuse, forensic histories, and homelessness
* Experience of formulating different ways of adapting and surviving using trauma informed and attachment frameworks
* Experience of evaluation and audit
* Experience of developing and delivering training to various audiences
* Experience and interest in group facilitation and offering support
* Experience of influencing the networks of support around individuals and creating system change
* Experience of working in NHS secondary care mental health services and in non-NHS settings
* Experience of relational approaches to therapy e.g. psychodynamic models
* Experience of creating and delivering psychological and trauma informed training to different audiences
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.
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