Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist, providing essential psychological assessment and treatment to young individuals in need. You will work within a skilled multidisciplinary team, engaging in innovative practices that promote resilience in young people facing complex mental health challenges. We offer a supportive environment, competitive salary, and robust opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

35 days holiday (increasing with service)

Additional day off for birthday

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Free on-site parking

Paid Enhanced DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Online shopping discounts & free eye tests

Learning, Development & CPD opportunities

Internal progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling, forensic, or health psychology.
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Experience in child and adolescent mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment for young people with severe and enduring mental health disorders.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop leadership and communication skills in a complex system.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Intervention techniques

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Research skills

Education

Doctoral level training in Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Highly Specialist Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, Forensic or Health)/Psychological Therapist

Permanent- Full Time 37.5 hours per week - Mon-Fri (Flexible working options available)

Based at our satellite hub in Warrington with travel to the Wirral and scope for some hybrid working

£47307 - £55126.50 (Dependent on skills , experience and banding.

Band 7-8a Preceptorship applicants would also be considered.

Main duties of the job

As a Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist you will

Provide psychological assessment and treatment to young people with severe and enduring mental health disorders. Holding a small clinical caseload, with young people typically remaining in placement for at least 12-18 months, you will have the flexibility to provide intensive, integrative, and innovative interventions within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service policies and procedures.

Work closely and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team that values skills and knowledge from all specialisms, including clinical nurse specialists, consultant psychiatrists, psychologists and psychological therapists, and the residential team. This will include providing psychological theory and knowledge to support assessment, formulation and management of risk within a unique and innovative service model that supports young people to develop resilience and learn to manage their risk independently.

Ensure that psychological knowledge is integrated across the residential homes through training and consultation.

Develop excellent leadership and communication skills within the context of a complex multidisciplinary and multiagency system.

Work in an environment where innovative practice is encouraged with excellent opportunities to:

o utilise research skills for audit

o develop and deliver teaching and training

o contribute to policy and service development

About us

Are you a Clinical/ Counselling/ Forensic psychologist or experienced psychological therapist interested in joining a team passionate about supporting young people with complex mental health difficulties in specialist residential placements? If so, Care in Mind offers an exciting opportunity.

You will join our supportive team of Clinical Psychologists/Clinical Nurse Specialists/Psychiatrists, providing direct clinical input, systemic interventions and assessment for young people with complex mental health difficulties, emerging personality disorder and complex trauma.

The role provides opportunities to work systemically with residential staff teams, gaining skills in supervision, consultation, teaching and clinical leadership.

You will be based at head office in Stockport but will be required to travel to our services across Lancashire for which mileage will be reimbursed.

The post is offered at 8a (Band 7 preceptorship will be considered for candidates with suitable experience)

Company Benefits

35 days holiday (increasing with service)

Additional day off each year for your birthday

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Free on-site parking

Paid Enhanced DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Online shopping discounts& free eye tests

Learning, Development & CPD opportunities (Schema therapy etc)

The opportunity for internal progression

Job responsibilities

You will join our welcoming and supportive team of seven Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists. You will work as part of a comprehensive and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team providing direct clinical input and assessment for young people with complex mental health difficulties, including eating disorder, emerging personality disorder and complex trauma.

As a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist, you will have (As a minimum):

Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling, health or forensic Psychology, including two or more distinct psychological therapies.

Current registration with HCPC

OR

a registered qualification in health care at graduate level in nursing, social work, allied health professional AND Post-qualification training in a specialised area of psychological therapy

OR

Professional training in one or more Psychological Therapies AND accredited membership of the relevant body

Minimum of twelve months post qualification experience or appropriate experience in training to join us at a preceptorship level.

Full UK Driving Licence

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including at least six months clinical experience working in child and adolescent mental health.

Experience of working multi-disciplinary team working and interagency collaboration

Knowledge of whole life span development and the impact on emotional, psychological and mental well-being.

Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one evidence based psychological therapy relevant to the treatment of adolescents with complex problems and their families.

A commitment to supporting young people with complex presentations, risks and needs to develop resilience and move towards independence.

Want to see what some of our young people and staff think? Team Interviews - Care in Mind

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant Doctoral level training (Clinical,Counselling,Forensic or Health)including two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Has a current registration with HCPC
• Experience of, or willingness to train in, the use of ADOS for Autism assessments
• Additional specialist knowledge or training in psychological therapies including models i.e., CAT, CBT, ST

Experience

• Has a minimum of twelve months post qualification experience
• Has experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including at least six months clinical experience working in child and adolescent mental health
• Has experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span's presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
• Has a knowledge of whole life span development and the impact on emotional, psychological and mental well-being
• Has experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
• Has a knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one evidence based psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, Interpersonal Therapy, CAT, systemic family psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy) relevant to the treatment of adolescents with complex problems and their families
• Has a knowledge of personality disorders and complex trauma
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
• Ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Awareness of Child and Adult Safeguarding Procedures
• Experience of working in a community based mental health setting
• Experience working with complex eating disorders
• Experience working in an inpatient mental health setting.

Skills & Abilities

• IT Skills; including the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook, entering data onto electronic patient records
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to critically evaluate and review developments made by others to determine if and how they could be applied within own area of work
• Able to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Able to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Able to take the appropriate action to address any issues or risks
• Has an awareness of Child and Adult Safeguarding Procedures
• Has knowledge of legislation and the national agenda in relation to adolescent Mental Health
• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

Other

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,307 to £55,126.50 a yearDependant on experience and banding