Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region seeks a Psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological interventions aimed at improving the wellbeing of service users. The ideal candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team, enhancing psychological competence and providing support through supervision and case consultations. This role emphasizes a collaborative approach in a diverse healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Ability to enhance psychological mindedness within a team.
• Skills in case consultation and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality psychological interventions to improve wellbeing.
• Support staff and trainees through supervision.
• Provide case consultation across the Trust.

Job description

Role Overview

We see the role of the LMHT psychologist as: To enhance the psychological mindedness of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and Adult Mental Health Service as well as improve the psychological competence and confidence of non-psychologists within the MDT to deliver psychological interventions.

As such we believe the role is ideally suited to someone who wants to work within an MDT setting and apply and develop their skills and interests across a broad and varied range of activities.

Step 4 Psychologist Role

To deliver high quality, evidence-based, psychological interventions to improve the psychological wellbeing and quality of life of those referred to the service and support staff and trainees within the service through supervision and provide case consultation more widely across the Trust.

About the Trust

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.