Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Telford

Are you an experienced clinical or counselling psychologist who is passionate about working with adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, and the systems around them? Would you like to be part of a community mental health team that values compassion, collaboration, and innovation in responding to complex challenges?

Are you looking for opportunities to contribute to service development and take on leadership responsibilities? You will be a reflective and thoughtful practitioner who enjoys working with relational dynamics and values collaborative working. You will also be a strong team player with excellent organisational and time management skills.

We are committed to investing in our team and offer a wide range of opportunities for ongoing training, professional development, and career progression. There are ample opportunities for professional and personal growth in this role. This includes the development of clinical skills, supervision of others, leadership and service development in line with the needs of the Telford & Wrekin area. We work from a range of therapeutic models such as DBT, MBT, CFT, CBT, ISTDP, ACT and CAT.

We have a fantastic psychologically minded and compassionate collective leadership team in Telford and Wrekin CMHS, and a supportive Psychology presence within the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Care Group, regular psychology meetings to keep everyone informed of developments as well as excellent training.

Main duties of the job

• To support the development of specialist assessments and short-term interventions at the 'front door' of the service, working closely alongside the assessment team to strengthen early engagement and care pathways.
• To provide specialist psychology assessment, one to one and group interventions to clients experiencing severe and enduring mental health issues that meet Trust and Directorate objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements, and user and carer needs and expectations.
• To support the development and implementation of systemic interventions, including reflective practice groups with the team, psychology consultations, teaching and training, and systemic interventions.
• To utilise opportunities for reflection and the continuing development of your own skills.
• To work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of MPFT's policies and procedures.
• The post holder will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics.
• To employ research skills for audit, policy and service evaluation and development and research.
• To work with inpatients, outpatients, staff of the primary care and various secondary care mental health services, and third sector organisations where required.
• To contribute to care group and wide trust initiatives and development projects.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. You can also contact Dr Sonia Kaur Dhinse (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) for a discussion about the post. Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Person specification

• Significant experience of working with clients with complex, severe and enduring mental health issues.
• Experience of delivering 1:1 & Group Interventions.
• Experience of working in a community mental health team.
• Experience of supervising others.
• Experience of systemic work (e.g. with teams, carers/families).

Qualifications

• It is a condition of employment that the post-holder is registered with the Health Professions Council.
• Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (or its equivalent).
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Training in Supervision.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.