Clinical Psychologist - Homeless Psychology - Fixed Term 12 months

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Pension & holidays

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join the Homeless Mental Health Service (HMHS) in Leicester. The 12-month fixed-term post offers 15 hours per week, based at OSL House (LE19 1XU).

The role includes street outreach and clinical work in venues serving rough sleepers with substance use issues. You will work with two senior psychologists, receive regular supervision, and contribute to teaching and research within a nationally recognized

Qualifications

• PhD or DClinPsych or equivalent in Clinical Psychology including models of psychopathology and neuropsychology.
• Experience in complex psychological assessment and risk management.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; experience consulting to other staff groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to service-users.
• Undertake indirect work: reflective practice, training and supervision of others.
• Contribute to service development and a psychologically-informed culture; lead in multi-agency partnerships.

Skills

Complex assessment

Communication skills

Staff consultation

Research methods

Education

PhD / DClinPsy in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job Overview

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Job Overview

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an excellent opportunity for a Part time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join our Planned Care services providing input to the Homeless Mental Health Service (HMHS) specifically supporting people with substance use difficulties.

This is a 12 month, fixed term post, with a 15 hour work week, which can be worked flexibly, based at OSL House, LE19 1XU.

The post sits within our award-winning Homeless Mental Health Service (HMHS) supporting a Public Health initiative to reach those who are rough sleeping with substance use difficulties within the City. This role is expected to include some street outreach work and clinical work in venues where those experiencing homelessness feel comfortable (e.g. frequently from city centre hostels and day centres).

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

We Also Offer

A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service.

• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Various Staff Support Networks.

Contact Details

Dr. Dani Harker-Brown [e-mail] / Dr. Suzanne Elliot [e-mail]

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

You will work alongside two established 8b Clinical Psychologists who will offer regular clinical supervision, line management and ad-hoc support.

You will offer specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to service-users. Indirect work will include reflective practice and psychologically-informed training and supervising others. You will play a key role in service development, including in further nurturing a psychologically-informed service culture.

The post offers the opportunity to develop leadership qualities and a substantial part of the indirect work will be multi-agency partnership working. Crucially, these services view the difficulties faced by service-users within the socio-political context of their lives and you will be able to develop this aspect of your psychology praxis.

We have strong links to the University of Leicester DClinPsy course; offering teaching sessions, trainee placements and input to the development of the curriculum. Our service is also part of a network of LPT clinical psychologists representing adult mental health, child, learning disability, neuropsychology, health psychology and forensic mental health, and you will be encouraged to be a part of this forum. The Trust has excellent on-line and face to face training sessions and applications for external training are welcomed. There is a substantial range of staff well-being initiatives within the Trust which you will be supported to take up as appropriate. You will also be encouraged to evaluate and research with a Trust QI objective and offer to support staff to publish.

LPT's Homeless Mental Health Service is nationally recognized for our work over three decades with people experiencing homelessness and other forms of severe and multiple disadvantage. You will be encouraged to contribute to the development of the national Psychology in homelessness network and the faculty of homeless mental health.

Shortlisting criteria

Qualifications (Essential Criteria)

PhD or DClinPsych or equivalent in Clinical Psychology including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS/HCPC.

Experience (Essential Criteria)

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of risk

Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing

Experience of providing consultation to other staff groups outside clinical psychology

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.