Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; North End; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Psychologist or Forensic Psychologist to deliver psychological assessment and treatment within primary care networks. This role includes providing consultation to staff and developing treatment pathways for patients. The successful applicant will join a diverse team and will have opportunities for training and career development within the trust's psychology team.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological assessments in primary care settings.
• Ability to provide evidence-based treatment for complex clinical situations.
• Skilled in providing consultation and supervision to clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to service users.
• Support PCN-MHP with clinical issues.
• Initiate discussion on treatment pathways for service users.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Evidence-based treatment

Clinical supervision

Consultation skills

Education

Clinical Psychologist qualification

Counselling or Forensic Psychology qualification

Job description

As part of the NHS long term plan Norfolk and Waveney have implemented a model of care and support based around integrated care and support delivered around primary care networks. This role is to link with the four primary care networks across the West Norfolk locality and deliver psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to service users who sit in this space. The role will further require the successful applicant to provide consultation and supervision related to psychological approaches to staff working in the primary care network space. The successful applicant will work closely with both the adult CMHT and primary care in West Norfolk., The post is based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn, working across the West Norfolk Locality. The role will predominantly involve working with the primary care network in West Norfolk. The post holder will hold a number of responsibilities including:

• Providing a timely and considered evidence based psychologically informed response and treatment to clinically complex situation in primary care.
• To provide clarity for service users on their difficulties and what might be most helpful for them.
• To support the PCN-MHP in their role with clinical issues
• To initiate thinking from service users and clinicians about consistent treatment pathways for the persons difficulty
• Develop links between primary and secondary MH care.
• Attending meetings that are within scope of the interface psychology team such as initial assessment meetings, interface and triage

This advert details an exciting opportunity for career development for Clinical Psychologists or suitably trained and experienced Counselling or Forensic Psychologists, or Psychotherapists to join NSFT. The post-holder will be part of the wider Norfolk Psychology team and will receive clinical supervision, professional and governance support from within the team. Within the West Norfolk psychology team, we employ a diverse and supportive team of psychologists, including clinical psychologists, CBT, CAT and DBT therapists, Art Therapy, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists and we are able offer our team members the opportunity to continue to develop their expertise via training and development opportunities in different parts of our service.