Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Forensic qualification) to join us at Wold View Ward at Foss Park Hospital in York. The post is for 0.7 wte/26.25 hours. The ward provides care for Older Adults with organic (dementia and neurodegenerative) conditions as well as directly supporting their families and carers.

The post would suit an enthusiastic Psychologist who would value the opportunity to work collaboratively with members of a well-established multi-disciplinary team, where psychology input and clinical leadership is a core component. As a service, we are keen to support and invest in the ongoing development of our Psychologists through CPD opportunities, so an interest in developing clinical skills across a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches is essential.

Main duties of the job:

• The successful post holder will be part of the ward multidisciplinary team providing assessment, formulation and interventions for patients and their families/carers.
• A key component of this role involves providing clinical leadership as part of a multi-disciplinary collective leadership team and implementing pathway-based approaches with respect to behaviours that express need, sleep disturbance and also supporting carers and staff.
• You will supervise Assistant Psychologists, trainees and other members of staff, as required.
• You will be involved in audits, service improvements, service evaluation and research.
• The post holder will contribute to teaching and training and work closely with other psychological professions staff in the specialty.

Our service has strong links with the Doctoral Clinical and Counselling Psychology Programmes at Teesside, Hull, and Leeds Universities. The post holder will be involved in offering trainee placements and University teaching. There are excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, training, research, and audit within the wider trust and psychological professions network.

About us:

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -- our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help.

In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities:

Please refer to the attached job description and person specifications for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Psychologists and Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this, we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a.
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
• Trained in care co-ordination.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Registration with BPS.

Experience:

• Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team.
• Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
• Research and development.
• Quality and service improvement and evaluation.