Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in the UK is seeking caring and committed Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join their vibrant inpatient psychology service. The successful candidates will provide specialist psychological services, conduct assessments, and support the development of trauma informed approaches. With opportunities for leadership training and generous benefits, this role offers a chance to make a real impact alongside a passionate multi-disciplinary team. Candidates can apply for full-time or part-time hours based on their preferences.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

High cost allowance supplement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing services

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological services in mental health settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychology services to adult mental health wards.
• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions.
• Provide clinical supervision to colleagues.
• Support the implementation of Trauma Informed Approaches.

Skills

Empathy

Trauma informed approaches

Psychological assessment

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Here at HPFT we have a long history of delivering outstanding care, and we are taking our inpatient psychological therapies service to the next level. Through an extensive expansion of our psychology provision, we are embedding trauma informed approaches across all wards. This is an exciting time of change. We are looking for caring and committed 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in supporting change. If you have the relevant skills, are energetic, imaginative and, above all, care passionately about working with individuals and their families towards recovery, then we want to hear from you! The roles are based in the innovative and purpose-built Kingfisher Court, Radlett and/or Aston Ward, Lister Hospital, Stevenage. We will consider preference for base at application / interview stages. We will also consider preferences or part-time or full-time hours. You will form part of a vibrant, passionate, and supportive inpatient psychology service that is well established and highly valued across our inpatient services.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist psychology service to service users on the adult mental health wards.
• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions.
• Provide clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment.
• Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity, and underpinned by principles of recovery and knowledge of trauma informed approaches.
• Support the development and roll out of Trauma Informed Approaches across HPFT inpatient services as we change the question people ask from "What's wrong with you?" to "What's happened to you?"

Benefits

• Leadership and management training opportunities
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.