Clinical & Counselling Psychologist - Development Role

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Holt End; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Worcestershire is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join its AMH Neighbourhood Mental Health Services. The role emphasizes personal and professional development, working with a diverse service user group and complex mental health needs. The ideal candidate will engage in psychological assessments and provide interventions, contributing to community-based mental health services. The position offers flexible and agile working opportunities along with a generous benefits package including leave and NHS pension.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work with a range of complex mental health needs.
• Experience in delivering psychological formulations and interventions.
• Commitment to trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions.
• Contribute to the development of community-based adult mental health services.
• Engage in personal and professional development supported by supervision.

Skills

Clinical/Counselling Psychology core values

Psychological assessments

Interventions for diverse service user groups

Job description

Overview

We would like to appoint a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in the AMH Neighbourhood Mental Health Services (NMHS) in Worcestershire. We are a pilot site for the Transformation Model working in the community considering local need and linking with community services. The development role starts on Band 7 moving to Band 8a on successful completion of a development plan. We welcome applications for full/part time working. We provide face to face and virtual interventions as clinically appropriate. The NMHS teams have integrated psychological pathways for individuals with moderate/severe, severe/enduring and psychosis/bipolar presentations. The post holder will work on the moderate/severe pathway, applying Clinical/Counselling Psychology core values and clinical practice, working with a diverse service user group and with a range of complex mental health needs. They will encourage empowered service users to be active in their own recovery and encourage trauma informed care across the NMHS.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job: The post is integral to the NMHS, working with other psychologists and mental health professionals. They will be a valued member of the psychology provision within the Trust. As a development role, supported personal and professional development will be a priority. They will provide psychological assessments leading to the development of psychological formulations and individual and/or group interventions. They will receive both clinical supervision and line management. Across the service we offer a variety of supervision for evidence-based models and invest in model specific supervision. They will contribute to the development of community-based adult mental health services. This would be in line with key national and local priorities and with local partners. This includes contributing to the applied psychology ways of working as appropriate. This work will endeavour to include more co-produced psychologically and trauma informed service delivery.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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