Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Framwellgate Moor; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate psychologist to join Mental Health teams based at HMP Frankland, Durham. The post emphasises collaborative practice within multi-disciplinary teams, with leadership to embed formulations and psychosocial interventions.

We support ongoing CPD development and clinical skills growth across evidence-based therapies. Trainees and qualified psychologists alike can apply, with progression planned toward senior roles.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist or eligibility.
• Experience in mental health settings and MDTs.
• Interest in developing clinical skills across evidence-based therapies.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation work and embed psychosocial interventions in daily practice.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient care.
• Support CPD opportunities and skill development for psychology staff.
• Engage trainees with progression planning toward senior roles.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Formulations

Psychosocial interventions

Team collaboration

Job description

We are looking for a compassionate psychologist to join us in the mental health teams in HMP Frankland in Durham.

The post would suit an enthusiastic Psychologist, valuing the opportunity to work collaboratively with members of well-established multi-disciplinary teams. A key part of this role will be using clinical leadership skills to influence teams to embed formulations, psychological understanding and psychosocial interventions in everyday practice.

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. The Psychologist would have the opportunity to gain experience working with a diverse population that includes mental health, learning disability, autism and older adults, including those who may have experienced trauma and/ or neurological difficulties.

Main duties of the job

This post is advertised as 8a post, however we are willing to consider applications from Psychologists who do not yet meet the essential criteria for a Band 8a, but who would be interested in undertaking the post at a Band 7 initially, with a supportive plan for development and progression in due course.

We welcome applications from those who are currently coming to the end of their training in psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.

Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours)

Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course.

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.