Highly Specialist Psychologist

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic psychologist to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Services in Ledbury. This part-time role (30 hours per week) involves delivering specialist psychological assessments and interventions to clients with complex mental health needs, and providing consultation, supervision, and liaison to your MDT colleagues.

You will work within the East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, collaborate with other psychological

Qualifications

• Qualified psychologist with registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
• Experience delivering psychological assessments and interventions in mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessments and interventions to clients with complex mental health issues.
• Provide consultation, supervision, and liaison to MDT colleagues.
• Offer specialist individual interventions and contribute to our extensive group programme.
• Help to create and sustain co-produced psychologically and trauma‑informed systems of care (e.g., through team formulation sessions).
• Be actively supported to develop service initiatives in line with national/local priorities and with our partners.
• Co-deliver staff support sessions following serious incidents.
• Be a valued member of our psychological service.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic psychologist to join our transformed Neighbourhood Mental Health Services. This post is part time, 30 hours per week. You will be based in our East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Ledbury and deliver specialist psychological assessments and intervention to clients with complex mental health issues and provide consultation, supervision, and liaison to your MDT colleagues. You will also have strong connections and meet regularly with other psychological professionals working within Neighbourhood Mental Health services in Herefordshire. We aim to support our systems to be psychologically informed and patient centred and champion compassionate leadership, trauma informed care, and coproduction across the Trust. We believe in giving staff autonomy within their roles, fostering a strong sense of belonging, and supporting professional and career development. You will provide psychological assessment, formulation and consultation within a service-users' journey. You will also:

• Offer specialist individual interventions and contribute to our extensive group programme.
• Help to create and sustain more co-produced psychologically and trauma informed systems of care e.g. through facilitating team formulation sessions.
• Be actively supported to develop service initiatives in line with key national and local priorities and with our local partners.
• Co-deliver staff support sessions following serious incidents.
• Be a valued member of our highly respected psychological service.

Across the service we offer a variety of evidence based psychological models and invest in model specific supervision. We value strong, compassionate working relationships and will prioritise your personal and professional development.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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