Band 7/8a Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Vor Ort; GBP 52.000 - 67.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Clinical Psychologist post sits within the psychology team of the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust and works within Change Grow Live's drug and alcohol service in Norfolk on a three-year contract.

You will deliver specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use difficulties, alongside staff consultation and cross-service liaison. Travel across the county is required.

Qualifikationen

• Postgraduate degree in clinical psychology accredited by the BPS, or equivalent if trained before 1996.
• Supervisor training to supervise doctoral clinical psychology trainees, or willingness to undertake it.
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.

Aufgaben

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex co-occurring presentations.
• Provide specialist consultation on the mental health needs of service users to staff in both treatment systems.
• Facilitate joint case management and integrated care planning.
• Support referral pathways and access to mental health services.
• Contribute to service development, audit, evaluation and workforce training.
• Help shape culture change and improve the experience of care for people with co-occurring conditions across the local system.
• Provide supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• Maintain high professional standards and evidence-based, trauma-informed practice.
• Travel regularly across Norfolk in line with service requirements.

Kenntnisse

Psychological assessment

Formulation

Intervention

Consultation

Supervision

Trauma-informed practice

Stigma reduction

Ausbildung

Postgraduate degree in clinical psychology (BPS accredited)

Supervisor training for supervising doctoral trainees or willingness to undertake

Jobbeschreibung

A Clinical Psychologist post in the psychology team of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust, working within Change Grow Live's drug and alcohol service in Norfolk on a three-year contract. The work centres on specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health difficulties, alongside consultation for staff in both services. It sits at the boundary of mental health and addiction care, with joint care planning and regular travel across the county. HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist is required.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex co-occurring presentations
• Provide specialist consultation on the mental health needs of service users to staff in both treatment systems
• Facilitate joint case management and integrated care planning
• Support referral pathways and access to mental health services
• Contribute to service development, audit, evaluation and workforce training
• Help shape culture change and improve the experience of care for people with co-occurring conditions across the local system
• Provide supervision and consultation as appropriate
• Maintain high professional standards and evidence-based, trauma-informed practice
• Travel regularly across Norfolk in line with service requirements

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in clinical psychology accredited by the BPS, or equivalent if trained before 1996
• Supervisor training to supervise doctoral clinical psychology trainees, or willingness to undertake it

Registration & licences

• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC

Experience

• Working with adults with complex mental health needs and substance use
• Working with service users with complex needs and/or in settings with additional challenges
• Supervising other professionals or supporting colleagues to deliver psychologically informed intervention

Skills & knowledge

• Psychological assessment, formulation and intervention skills
• Positive attitudes towards people with personality difficulties and people with violent or sexual convictions
• Personal resilience, and ability to support colleagues to do the same
• Commitment to reducing stigma and improving access to care
• Motivation to influence practice beyond individual clinical work

Nice to have

• Applying formulation skills to violent and sexual offending and the development of personality difficulties
• Skills for liaising with health, justice and social care services
• Experience working with people on probation, in prison, or subject to forensic mental health services
• Experience of training professionals or providing consultations

What’s offered

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Strong, established professional networks