Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

Care Plus Group; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization is seeking a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist in Grimsby. This role involves supporting service users within the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service and working with a psychology-led, multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must have a relevant qualification and experience with complex cases, particularly in Learning Disabilities and Autism. Competitive salary offered, with provisions for flexible working.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Extensive CPD/development opportunities

Family friendly and flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification and HCPC registration required.
• Experience with complex cases in Learning Disability or Autism is essential.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload and provide clinical oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychology input to support service users.
• Work within a psychology-led, multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in selection processes and peer-led forums.

Skills

Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist

Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups

Advanced practice skills

Full understanding of relevant policy and legislation

Expert in clinical interventions relevant to the clinical area

Education

Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical or forensic psychology

Current HCPC registration

Job description

The CPG works in partnership with Navigo andFaraway, a Peer-Led Organisation, to deliver Neurodiversity Services for peoplewith Learning Disabilities and Autistic people within North East Lincolnshireand across the Humber TCP. Theseservices aim to meet the unique needs of these populations through theprovision of various Assessment and Treatment, Intervention and SupportPathways using a Psychology-led, Multi-Disciplinary, needs-led, person-centredapproach and Peer-Led Offer. TheAdult Neurodiversity Services (ANDS) based at Val Waterhouse Centre in Grimsbycomprise of an Intensive Support Team (IST),Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS), Adult Autism Service (AAS) andan ADHD Service. Faraway is also based here and works in partnership with thestatutory services.

You will join a well-established specialist communityservice within the Adult Neurodiversity Services in North East Lincolnshire (NEL) and toprovide specialist Clinical/ForensicPsychology input to support service users within the Forensic OutreachLiaison Service (FOLS).

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Clinical/ForensicPsychologist (FOLS)

Val Waterhouse Centre,Grimsby

30 hrs a week

Flexible workingconsidered Monday to Friday.

This is an excitingopportunity for either a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join awell-established Community Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS). You willwork within a psychology-led, multi-disciplinary team that uses PositiveBehaviour Support, Active Support and Trauma Informed Care approaches within acommunity forensic setting.

A relevant professionalqualification and HCPC registration together with a good working knowledge ofthe Mental Health Act and health and social care pathways is essential as wellas experience of working with complex cases in the field of Learning Disabilityand/or Autism. The ability to be an autonomous practitioner, manage aclinical caseload and provide clinical oversight of all cases within theservice are essential as is the ability to work in partnership with otherorganisations.

Applicantswill take part in a two-stage selection process and must be available to attendboth stages. Dates will be confirmed following shortlisting, you will becontacted directly with the dates and times.

Stage One: Attendance at apeer-led forum with individuals who use our services, held at the ValWaterhouse Centre.

Stage Two: Candidatessuccessful in the first stage will be invited to a panel interview, alsoat the Val Waterhouse Centre.

About us

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NE Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback. Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awards including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Job responsibilities

The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification - please refer to this for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
• Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
• Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Evidence of policy implementation and development

Skills & Knowledge

• Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Ability to effectively Chair meetings
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of psychometric and other objective assessment tools, such as is used in neuro-assessment, as applied in clinical area
• Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the specialist service area
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
• Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level
• Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)
• Expert in understanding and application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctoral level training in either clinical or forensic psychology or its equivalent accredited by the BPS. Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice
• Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees
• Current HCPC registration
• To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical advanced/specialist knowledge/skills in this clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Member of a special interest group/network, locally or nationally

Other

• Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values
• Ability to transport self and others around the area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£50,225 to £60,273 a yearRange 8a, pro rata.