Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider based in Ipswich is looking for a Clinical Psychologist to support foster carers and social workers in delivering therapeutic support. The ideal candidate will hold a postgraduate degree in clinical psychology, be registered with the HCPC, and have experience with complex cases. The role includes providing clinical supervision, training, and forming therapeutic relationships. Benefits include an NHS pension, comprehensive training programs, and generous annual leave.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programs

Career progression

27 to 33 days annual leave

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and adults in care.
• Experience exercising clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
• Ongoing specialist training or accredited courses.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to therapeutic relationships.
• Provide clinical supervision to the team.
• Support and train foster carers and social workers.

Skills

Therapeutic parenting techniques

Clinical supervision

Experience with complex behaviors

Education

Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology

Registered as a practitioner psychologist

Job description

Job summary: The Suffolk Therapeutic fostering team provides a county-wide therapeutic support service to Suffolk foster carers. Alongside you, there is a Lead Clinical Psychologist who will offer clinical support and advice to the team, other professionals, and to foster carers as well as developing and delivering therapeutic courses and training days.

Main duties of the job: Exciting and unique opportunity to work alongside adults, social workers, and children in care in a variety of ways. The post holder will have experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviors exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

About 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.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the therapeutic relationship between carers, children, and professionals.
• Provide Clinical supervision to some of the STF team and be part of the group training service offer.
• Support and train foster carers and Social Workers in therapeutic parenting techniques.

Benefits

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programs
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person Specification

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses