Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Psychologist, providing clinical services to individuals facing complex challenges such as substance misuse and mental health issues. You will enhance the well-being of service users and their families through expert assessments, treatment plans, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent benefits, including flexible working options and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous leave policies

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing support

Free parking at trust sites

Qualifications

• Conduct assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Provide trauma-informed psychological interventions.
• Deliver specialized clinical psychology services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert psychological assessments and reports.
• Manage a specialist caseload independently.
• Contribute to a psychologically informed framework of care.

Skills

Communication

Psychological Assessment

Clinical Judgments

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

Job summary

The Shropshire Reset/Rough Sleepers service offers an opportunity for a Psychologist to provide clinical services directly to individuals with complex alcohol/substance misuse, mental health issues, homelessness, and their families or carers. The role involves supporting the service and its staff.

You will employ strategies to enhance the psychological well-being of service users and their families or carers. Participation in multi-agency RESET meetings is expected to provide guidance, signposting, and clinical expertise to the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Your responsibilities include conducting assessments, formulating treatment plans, providing trauma-informed psychological understanding and interventions, and offering reflective supervision and staff support.

You will deliver specialized clinical psychology services within the Substance Misuse pathway for adults, working independently at the team base, NHS settings, or clients' homes as needed. Effective communication of complex information in emotive situations and overcoming psychological resistances are essential skills.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert psychological assessments and reports to referrers, adhering to professional ethics.
• Deliver high-standard psychological formulation and therapy for clients with various mental health issues.
• Develop and implement plans for psychological interventions based on appropriate frameworks and proven methods across diverse care settings.
• Manage a specialist caseload independently, making priority decisions and clinical judgments.
• Act as a care coordinator when appropriate, planning and reviewing care plans under enhanced CPA.
• Risk assess clients with complex needs and advise other professionals on psychological risk management.
• Contribute to a psychologically informed framework of understanding and care across all service settings and agencies.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be supporting your communities, and in return, we offer:

• Career development opportunities
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous leave policies including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Flexible working options
• Up to 27 days annual leave, increasing with service up to 33 days
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• Travel time reimbursement for community team members
• Lease car options if exceeding 500 business miles/year, fully insured and maintained
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes
• Free parking at trust sites
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Citizens Advice support and a Hardship Fund up to £250

We pride ourselves on being a diverse and inclusive organization with staff networks to foster community.

Please note: The use of AI in application forms will be monitored for fairness. If AI is used, it must be disclosed.

Note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received.