Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Accredited Living Wage

Financial wellbeing support

Development opportunities across the\n

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the MHTR team seeks a psychologist for a 0.6 WTE fixed-term post. The role centers on psychological assessment, therapy and a caseload of people with complex mental health needs and forensic histories.

The post requires working within HCPC and BPS guidelines and liaising with probation and criminal justice agencies to support treatment linked to community sentences.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing psychological therapy to people with complex trauma or personality difficulties.
• Experience of working with people who present with high levels of risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments using complex data from varied sources, including risk assessments and self-report measures
• Offer psychological therapy, with a focus on complex presentations and trauma
• Hold a client caseload of people with complex mental health needs and forensic histories
• Work autonomously within HCPC and BPS guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
• Support the senior management team in clinical leadership on mental health matters
• Contribute to supervision, clinical responsibilities, audit, policy and service development and research
• Consult on and promote psychologically informed approaches within the multidisciplinary team
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings with probation staff and service users
• Liaise with the court, criminal justice agencies and other professionals involved in cases

Skills

Complex MH knowledge

Risk awareness

Supervision

Job description

This 0.6 WTE psychology post is fixed term for 12 months, based in the Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) team at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on psychological assessment, therapy and a caseload of people with complex mental health needs, with a focus on complex presentations and trauma. The team is one of five national pilot sites for MHTRs, which link community sentences to treatment for offenders with mental health problems, so the role liaises closely with probation and criminal justice agencies.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist psychological assessments using complex data from varied sources, including risk assessments and self-report measures
• Offer psychological therapy, with a focus on complex presentations and trauma
• Hold a client caseload of people with complex mental health needs and forensic histories
• Work autonomously within HCPC and BPS guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
• Support the senior management team in clinical leadership on mental health matters
• Contribute to supervision, clinical responsibilities, audit, policy and service development and research
• Consult on and promote psychologically informed approaches within the multidisciplinary team
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings with probation staff and service users
• Liaise with the court, criminal justice agencies and other professionals involved in cases

Experience

• Experience of providing psychological therapy to people with complex trauma or personality difficulties
• Experience of working with people who present with high levels of risk

Skills & knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of complex mental health problems and awareness of risk to self and others
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in personality disorder and complex trauma
• Supervising junior members of the service, with examples

Other

• Demonstrated keen interest in working with people with complex mental health needs and forensic histories

Nice to have

• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis in clinical psychology
• Completed or undertaking a supervisor course

What’s offered

• Accredited Living Wage employer
• Support for financial wellbeing
• Opportunities for development and growth across the workforce