Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist in Gateshead

We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.

Opportunities for you include:

• Flexible working to help work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs.
• Benefits such as lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel, and a cycle to work scheme.
• A vibrant workplace supported by various staff networks including Cultural diversity, Disabled staff, and LGBT+ staff networks.
• Access to staff support groups, including Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Network, Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community, Menopause toolkit and cafes, and staff carer support group.
• Personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

The main duties of the role involve providing one-to-one assessments, therapy, and group interventions. Other tasks such as supervision and training can be considered depending on need and experience. You will receive regular supervision and the chance to engage in ongoing continuing professional development.

Opportunities for the successful applicant include varied work on well-established intervention pathways, offering appropriate evidence-based psychological treatments and care, supporting a range of colleagues, and enabling service development. You will be working alongside other therapists and MDT colleagues, as part of a Community Mental Health Service at an exciting time of Community Transformation and change in terms of psychological interventions.

If you’re interested in working within psychology services in a busy multi-disciplinary team, based in the centre of Tyne & Wear, for a large Mental Health Trust, then please don’t hesitate to apply, and/or contact us to find out more.

Qualifications required include:

• An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society, or RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification.
• HCPC registered practitioner psychologist, or registered member of an appropriate professional body e.g., BABCP registered CBT practitioner.
• Post-graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the designated pathway.

Experience required includes:

• Experience in psychological therapy in the field of the designated speciality, including assessment, formulation and interventions.
• Experience of model-specific psychological assessment of clients across a wide range of care settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).