At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and provide clinical support in mental health services for adults.
- Company: Join the East London NHS Foundation Trust, dedicated to improving lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, inclusive workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health care while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Post-Graduate Doctoral training in Clinical Psychology and relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 66582 - 77368 £ per year.
Looking for the next step in your career? We have an opportunity for a Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in our South Bedfordshire Adult Community Mental Health Services network in a post which has leadership elements alongside clinical and supervision responsibilities. You will provide senior clinical and strategic input into these two local services which provide care and support for people (and their families) who experience serious mental health difficulties, such as psychosis and complex emotional needs.
The main duties involve ensuring the systematic provision of a high-quality comprehensive specialist psychological service to the service users of the Community Mental Health Teams. You will work closely with the team managers and senior clinicians in leadership roles, and be part of a thriving multi-disciplinary network of mental health professionals, Peer Support Workers, VCSE partners and administrators. There is a dedicated group of psychologists (including assistant psychologists and Clinical Associates in Psychology) and therapists for whom you would provide supervision and leadership.
The candidate will be experienced in working with this client group and be familiar with NHS services, have a track record of working to develop and support multidisciplinary approaches and pathways, and have experience in the management of demand and flow through services. Experience in supervision, consultation, leadership, and service development is essential, along with highly developed clinical skills in assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for people presenting in secondary care mental health services.
The psychologists and services in our area place high value on trauma-informed care and on co-production, quality improvement and innovation, and on improving access for people in our diverse and rural communities - so we are very interested in hearing from people whose core values align with those. The post requires people to be able to travel to locations around rural South Bedfordshire.
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.
Essential Qualifications:
- Post-Graduate Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or equivalent accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Essential Experience:
- Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist including substantial post-qualification experience within speciality.
- Experience of working with teams and team leads to provide specialist psychological consultation, advice and support.
Essential Knowledge & Skills:
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS psychology careers and the barriers experienced by some socio-demographic groups.
- A knowledge and understanding of organisational development and change.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies.
- Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance.
Principal Psychologist – South Beds CMHT employer: National health service
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