Counselling/Clinical/Forensic Psychologist in Scunthorpe

Join us as a Psychologist in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. We are currently recruiting for a qualified Counselling, Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join us in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. Are you interested in being a key player in our exciting initiative to support the whole organisation to lift its ability to respond effectively to underlying trauma and other psychological issues within those accessing our drug and alcohol services? Do you want to enable our recovery workers to move people through their substance use recovery journey more effectively? If you are looking to join a forward-thinking, values-driven charity that treats our people with warmth, compassion and respect, we’d love to hear from you.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Our Psychologists are an integral part of our team. Your role is to grow and support the team’s ability to respond effectively to individuals' past trauma, to also help build motivation and develop resources to assist people to change the way they think, feel and behave. As part of your role, you will hold a specialist caseload of service users with co-existing substance use and mental health needs, including trauma. This is a permanent, part time role, working 22.5 hours per week, with exact days of work to be agreed with the service and your line manager. Hybrid working can be discussed. We offer a salary of up to £52,530 dependant on experience, pro rata.

Company Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role!

We are excited to hear from Psychologists with a range of experience - if you are HCPC registered and have demonstrable experience as a Practitioner Psychologist for a minimum of one year, we would be interested in speaking with you to find out more. As part of our Clinical team, you will receive regular clinical supervision and will be working in a supportive environment, where you will be encouraged to develop your clinical skills as well as providing an opportunity to develop leadership skills, making a difference beyond your own individual practice. There will also be the opportunity to engage in regular CPD and updates, in line with WithYou policy and professional registration requirements.

We are looking for Psychologists with strong CBT and motivational interviewing practice, who not only possess expertise in their work within drug and alcohol services, but have a passion for developing skills and supporting and supervising others in the delivery of psychologically informed work. You will be a compassionate and empathetic individual, with the ability to connect quickly with the people we support. We’ll be looking for evidence of the following in your application:

• Post graduate Doctoral level training (BPS accredited) in clinical or counselling psychology, or equivalent.
• Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development
• Demonstrable experience of having worked as a qualified practitioner psychologist (e.g. clinical, or counselling) under the supervision of a more senior member of the profession for a minimum of 1 year
• Post qualification experience of psychological assessment and treatment of service users with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature and including substance misuse for a minimum of 1 year
• Accreditation with BABCP (or working towards BABCP accreditation, achieved within 6 months), although this is not essential

Creating an Inclusive Environment:

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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