Clinical / Counselling / Practitioner Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Learning and development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join a Community Mental Health Team on a non-psychosis pathway in Royal Leamington Spa. You will lead specialist assessments and formulations, provide individual and group therapies, and supervise junior staff as you progress from Band 7 to 8a.

Responsibilities include team formulation, teaching, supervising trainees, and contributing to audits and service development while maintaining professional HCPC

Qualifications

• HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
• Post-graduate doctoral training in applied psychology (or equivalent)
• Experience meeting Band 7 preceptorship requirements

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and formulations for service users on the non-psychosis pathway
• Deliver evidence-based individual and group psychological interventions
• Hold own caseload with regular clinical supervision
• Take on supervisory responsibilities for other members of the team
• Contribute to team formulation, staff training, support and consultation on psychological issues
• Take part in reflective practice
• Supervise trainee clinical and counselling psychologists
• Support placements for students from MSc and NHS England funded courses
• Take part in audit, service development, evaluation and research

Skills

Team working

Clinical supervision

Written communication

Research knowledge

Education

HCPC registered psychologist

Post-graduate doctoral training in applied psychology

Job description

Permanent development post in a Community Mental Health Team's non-psychosis pathway, working with people with complex and enduring difficulties. The core work is specialist assessment, formulation and individual and group psychological therapy, with team formulation and staff consultation. It carries its own caseload, a structured move from Band 7 to Band 8a, and supervisory duties for others, with links to a local doctoral course. HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist is required.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and formulations for service users on the non-psychosis pathway
• Deliver evidence-based individual and group psychological interventions
• Hold own caseload with regular clinical supervision
• Take on supervisory responsibilities for other members of the team
• Contribute to team formulation, staff training, support and consultation on psychological issues
• Take part in reflective practice
• Take part in supervising trainee clinical and counselling psychologists
• Support placements for students from local MSc and NHS England funded courses
• Take part in audit, service development, evaluation and research

What’s required

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral training in applied psychology approved by the HCPC, or equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK
• Training in clinical supervision for doctorate-level trainees

Registration & licences

• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC

Experience

• Assessed post-qualification experience as a qualified clinical psychologist, sufficient to meet Band 7 preceptorship requirements
• Experience working with people and their carers in SCMH
• Experience working with a range of clients across clinical severity, maintaining professionalism in challenging circumstances
• Experience tailoring psychological services to individual needs
• Experience exercising full clinical responsibility for work
• Experience teaching, training and supervising doctoral-level trainees

Skills & knowledge

• Experience of in-patient ward work
• Experience of team working
• Experience providing consultancy to colleagues
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job
• Excellent written communication skills

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service
• Flexible working opportunities
• Learning and development, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car or vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, and gym membership
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues via the Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service and external helpline
• Staff networks and support groups