Practitioner Principal Psychologist

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a dedicated Practitioner Principal Psychologist to join a dynamic team focused on providing exceptional mental health care in south east England. This role involves leading the Multiple Admissions Patient Pathway, offering clinical leadership and supervision while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in psychological care, a strong foundation in various therapeutic models, and a commitment to enhancing patient support. Join a forward-thinking organization that values compassion and accountability, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate training in applied psychology and HCPC registration required.
• Significant experience as a qualified psychologist across various settings.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Clinical Psychometrics

Psychopathology Models

Psychological Therapies

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Clinical Responsibility

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level Training in Applied Psychology

Registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC

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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

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

Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

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.

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.

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.

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.