Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced 8b clinical psychologist to lead the Initial Response Service (IRS), a 24/7 access point for mental health care. The role focuses on triage, formulation, risk management and staff support, with one day of direct clinical work weekly.

The post holder will deliver expert consultation, supervise IRS staff, and drive service transformation with NHS 111, primary care and crisis pathways. Flexible, around-the-clock work is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological leadership within IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 mental health option services.
• Lead psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and risk management for complex, urgent and crisis presentations.
• Deliver expert clinical consultation regarding managing crisis presentations.
• Provide structured consultation and supervision to IRS staff.
• Support NHS 111 clinicians with formulation, risk assessment and psychologically informed decision-making.
• Develop and align psychological practice across IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 to evidence-based and best-practice standards.
• Provide training, reflective practice sessions and post-incident reflections to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support the delivery of trauma-informed, autism-informed and psychologically informed care.
• Contribute to patient safety processes, after-action reviews and the production of reports.
• Provide one day a week of direct clinical work.
• Develop integrated pathways with system partners including NHS 111, primary care, crisis services and acute care pathways.
• Lead and support urgent care service transformation, pathway development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote a standardized approach to safety planning, clinical decision-making and risk formulation across services.

Job description

Are you ready to lead transformation at the front door of mental health care?

We are seeking an experienced and innovative 8b clinical psychologist to play a key leadership role in our Initial Response Service (IRS) – a 24/7 single point of access service. The role focuses on psychologically informed triage; formulation; risk management; staff support and service transformation, to ensure people receive the right help at the first point of contact. The postholder will need to have the ability to work flexibly, as IRS is 24/7, where peak demand is expected to be outside of normal working hours.

• Provide psychological leadership within IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 mental health option services.
• Lead psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and risk management for complex, urgent and crisis presentations.
• Deliver expert clinical consultation regarding managing crisis presentations.
• Provide structured consultation and supervision to IRS staff.
• Support NHS 111 clinicians with formulation, risk assessment and psychologically informed decision-making.
• Develop and align psychological practice across IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 to evidence-based and best-practice standards.
• Provide training, reflective practice sessions and post-incident reflections to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support the delivery of trauma-informed, autism-informed and psychologically informed care.
• Contribute to patient safety processes, after-action reviews and the production of reports.
• Provide one day a week of direct clinical work.
• Develop integrated pathways with system partners including NHS 111, primary care, crisis services and acute care pathways.
• Lead and support urgent care service transformation, pathway development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote a standardized approach to safety planning, clinical decision-making and risk formulation across services.

As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Laura Capellino Job title: Director of Psychology Email address: [e-mail]