Clinical Psychologist

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job Share welcome

Job summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a qualified clinical psychologist to analyse complex client data, refine formulations and evaluate treatment options. You will work across settings, maintaining professional boundaries while adapting to service needs.

Applications welcome from those ready to contribute to a diverse mental health team. This NHS post requires doctoral training and HCPC registration, with experience across care settings and with children, young people and

Qualifications

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment across care settings including outpatient, community, and inpatient.
• Experience of working with children, young people and families and carers.
• Knowledge of legislation relating to mental health and client groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Analyses complex client information from tests, interviews and observations.
• Adjusts and refines psychological formulations using multiple models.
• Evaluates treatment options considering theoretical and developmental factors.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with service users.
• May undertake duties not specified, commensurate with the role and service need.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Analyses complex client information, derived from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with the client, family members and others involved in the client's care.

Adjusts and refines psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Evaluates and makes decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

Responsible for maintaining appropriate boundaries with service users.

The post holder may be required to undertake duties not specified in the job description, but which are commensurate with the role and/or band as required by service need.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, inpatient settings. Some experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Experience of working with children, young people and families and carers.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Doctoral level knowledge of Evidence-based practice relevant to the role

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS

• In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
• Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
• All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
• All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.

Canvassing of members of the Trust or of any Committee of the Trust directly or indirectly for any appointment under the Trust shall disqualify the candidate for such appointment. The Trust does not pay travel expenses for candidates attending interviews.

ALL POSTS INVOLVING ACCESS TO PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A DISCLOSURE & BARRING SERVICE DISCLOSURE.