Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - IMHT Stafford

Bidvane; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvane is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for a 12-month maternity-cover post in Stafford. The role focuses on psychological care for adults in the community and supporting the team with therapy, supervision and service development.

You will work within the Integrated Mental Health Team, employing CBT, EMDR, ISTDP, CFT, ACT and MBT, and you may contribute to leadership and training. HCPC registration is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology, or equivalent training, accredited by the BPS and covering at least two therapies.
• Good undergraduate degree, preferably relevant to psychological therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological care through evidence-based individual and group therapies
• Support psychologically informed care across the team through consultation, training, supervision and service development
• Work with psychology colleagues using therapies such as CBT, EMDR, ISTDP, CFT, ACT and MBT
• Contribute to psychology team meetings, reflective practice and shared learning
• Contribute to psychological services leadership and development

Skills

Therapy delivery

Consultation

Team training

Education

Postgraduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology

Bachelor's degree in psychology

Job description

This 12-month fixed-term maternity-cover post is for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in the Integrated Mental Health Team in Stafford. The work centres on psychological care for adults in the community and helping the team provide psychologically informed care through therapy, consultation, training, supervision and service development. The psychology group uses approaches including CBT, EMDR, ISTDP, CFT, ACT and MBT, and welcomes newly qualified or soon-to-qualify psychologists. HCPC registration is required, and visa sponsorship is unavailable.

What the job involves

• Provide psychological care through evidence-based individual and group therapies
• Support psychologically informed care across the team through consultation, training, supervision and service development
• Work with psychology colleagues using approaches including CBT, EMDR, ISTDP, CFT, ACT and MBT
• Contribute to psychology team meetings, reflective practice and shared learning
• Contribute to psychological services leadership and development

Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology, or equivalent training before 1996, accredited by the BPS and covering at least two distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental…
• Good undergraduate degree, preferably relevant to psychological therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration and eligibility for registration as a Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
• Current registration or accreditation with the appropriate body and a current practising certificate

Experience

• Work in NHS mental health teams
• Work with a wide range of client groups, including people with psychosis or severe mental health problems, across the lifespan, levels of clinical severity and outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and…
• Take full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and intervention as a qualified key worker and within multidisciplinary care plans

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge and skills in working with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties

Checks & eligibility

• Visa sponsorship is not available

Nice to have

• Postdoctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Assessed experience working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
• Experience working with trauma and psychosis
• Experience representing psychology in multidisciplinary care

What’s offered

• In-house training, including accredited EMDR and leadership training
• Supervision and specialist interest groups
• Collaborative appraisal process
• Career development, coaching and ongoing training and support