Practitioner Principal Psychologist

Tokitan.TV; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a principal practitioner psychologist to lead a multidisciplinary team focused on complex mental health needs. This role involves providing clinical leadership, facilitating network meetings, and delivering specialized psychological therapies. The organization values innovative approaches to care, ensuring a supportive environment for both staff and patients. With a commitment to professional development and a focus on improving patient outcomes, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to enhancing mental health services and supporting individuals in their recovery journey.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in applied psychology is essential.
• Professional registration with HCPC is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multiple admissions pathway and provide clinical leadership.
• Facilitate network meetings and offer psychological expertise.

Skills

Clinical Psychometrics

Psychopathology

Psychological Therapies

Research Design

Client Care Coordination

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level Training in Applied Psychology

Professional Registration as Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

About

We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.

Key details

Location

Site: Cavendish House
Address: Brede Place
Town: Hastings
Postcode: TN34 3AD
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time

Salary

Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8b)

Specialty

Main area: Principal Practitioner Psychologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a principal practitioner psychologist to join our Multiple Admissions Patient Pathway (MAP) Team based within our Assessment and Treatment Team in Hastings. The MAP team was created 18 months ago as a pilot project to work with individuals who present with complex mental health needs, are high users of services and at risk of multiple admissions to hospital due to frequent cycles of crisis and difficulties engaging in community support.

We will accept part time applications.

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The team is a multidisciplinary team who work using dialogical and systemic principles based on the open dialogue approach. They offer an enhanced level of support that is delivered via regular network meetings alongside other services to improve trust and engagement in the community offer of support. They work closely with carers/families and other agencies to ensure a joined up and consistent approach to care.

The project has worked with 11 patients in the last 18 months and there have been significant positive outcomes for all patients. This includes a reduction in bed days, reduction in crisis presentations/episodes and reduction in A & E presentations. Some patients have also been discharged from the pathway. We are now looking to recruit substantively to the in Hastings whilst we look to expand across East Sussex into other ATS's.

All staff will be supported to complete training in open dialogue and training in working with complex mental health needs. No prior training in Open Dialogue required but candidates need experience working with complex mental health problems and interest in working with trauma.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced practitioner psychologist or psychological professional to lead the Hastings multiple admissions pathway, provide clinical leadership, supervision and consultation to the pathway and support the work within the assessment and treatment team. The role would also include facilitation of network meetings as well as the provision of psychological expertise in the pathway and direct and indirect therapy offer.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK] as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

Working for our organisation

Sussex Partnership is a fantastic Trust to work for and psychology is highly valued. Our teams are welcoming and enthusiastic about providing the best possible care for people who access our services. Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant urban communities, rural areas and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs. The Trust has recently been rated by the CQC as Good overall and Outstanding for care. Hastings is a vibrant seaside town, offering coastal living along with independent shopping and a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and a very creative music and artistic scene.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jo Allen
Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07471227518

Name: Tracy Albrow
Job title: Clinical Operational Nurse Manager, Hastings
Telephone number: 077 387 585521