Clinical ,Counselling or Forensic Psychologist

Humber Youth Action Group; West Carr; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Humber Youth Action Group in Hull is seeking a psychologist to join our community mental health service (PCMHN). The 1.0 wte 8a psychology role sits in a diverse team with a Principal Clinical Psychologist supporting clinical practice across PCMHN and CMHTs.

You will perform highly specialist assessments, formulate care plans, and provide leadership within a trauma-informed framework. The post offers opportunities for supervision, research, audits and service development as we align to a

Qualifications

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessments, joint assessments, formulations and care planning with evidence-based interventions.
• Provide clinical leadership and consultation to MDT colleagues with risk management.
• Engage in research, audits, service evaluations and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical supervision of trainees, CAPs, MHWPs and qualified psychologists.
• Assist in planning and organisation of community psychological services.
• Support staff development and psychological safety within the team.
• Contribute to service developments and Neighbourhood Teams alignment.

Skills

Specialist assessment

Clinical leadership

Clinical supervision

Research & evaluations

Job description

This is an opportunity to join our community mental health service and PCMHN delivering services across 2 bases within an inner city setting in Hull. This is a 1.0wte 8a psychology role working within a psychology team comprising Practitioner Psychologists, CAPs, MHWPs, MBT Practitioner and Assistant Psychology with the support of a Principal Clinical Psychologist embedded in the team. The role will offer a supported clinical pathway within the PCMHNs but also into other services and the CMHTs if indicated. We are looking for someone with prior experience of working within mental health community setting for adults with trauma, severe mental health difficulties and complex needs. Please see the role summary in the JD and PS for a picture of what the role entails as well as the additional document attached to the advert. We have attempted to provide a full picture but please come and talk to us about this new role. It will be a role that provides you with great deal of interest and variety in clinical input across PCMHN and CMHT as well as service and staff development, having the potential for significant impact in supporting patient recovery and staff psychological safety. We are in the process of aligning our psychology delivery to a Neighbourhood Teams model and we want you to have a voice in supporting this and wider service developments in the delivery of psychological care across the division.,

• Delivering systematic provision of highly specialist psychological assessments, joint assessments, formulation, care planning and individual group interventions by providing strong, effective professional direction, ensuring the delivery of evidence based psychological interventions and practice.
• Working autonomously and within a supportive team, you will provide clinical leadership and consultation with evidence based and bespoke psychological care to people assessing the service.
• To contribute to the planning and organisation of community psychological services.
• To provide clinical supervision and offer advice and consultation on psychological care and risk management to MDT colleagues.
• To provide clinical supervision to trainees, assistants, CAPs, MHWPs and clinical and professional supervision to qualified psychologists in the speciality.
• To engage in research, audit, service evaluations, service developments and quality improvement initiatives.
• We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development.

We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work.

If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.