Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic or Counselling)

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to deliver essential psychological services within inpatient networks in Nottingham. The role emphasizes clinical responsibility, supervision, and professional development, with supportive structures for recently qualified professionals aiming for Career progression. Candidates must hold HCPC registration and demonstrate strong communication and teamwork skills.

Benefits

Continuing Professional Development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist required.
• Post-doctoral training in specialized areas of psychological practice preferred.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision and managing multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and specialist input across multiple wards.
• Exercise full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care.
• Engage in teaching, training, and research within the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Clinical supervision

Risk assessment

Multi-agency working

Education

DClinPsych, DCounsPsych, or DForenPsy

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be based at Highbury Hospital, Bulwell Nottingham and will provide input to Rowan 1 ward, working half time with a male population. There will be a team of Qualified, Assistant, Clinical Associate and Trainee Psychologists to provide professional support and additional clinical resource.

The posts are suitable for recently qualified individuals or those with some experience. We would welcome applications from current third year trainees with a view to them developing to 8a's within the first 12-18 months through structured preceptorship and continual professional development support in order to develop their practice further.

The successful applicant will join an established, friendly and supportive group of Psychologists and Assistants working into the inpatient wards across Nottinghamshire. The post is line managed within the profession and clinical supervision will be provided by a senior psychologist in the service. Flexibility to provide clinical supervision and specialist input across the Mid Notts and Highbury wards may be required, according to the demands of the service.

All our posts have a strong emphasis on Continuing Professional Development and there are monthly departmental meetings to ensure good networking, peer support and consistency across the Care Unit, trust wide. This includes inpatient, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) and Rehab psychology services - ten qualified psychologist positions exist within these services.

We have close links with DClinPsych courses at Nottingham/Lincoln (Trent), Leicester and Sheffield, which offer opportunities for teaching and placements/supervision.

The Adult Mental Health Acute Care Unit provide services to the City (Highbury Hospital) and Mid and North Notts (Sherwood Oaks Hospital) regions. There are excellent transport links to the rest of the UK and easy access to the cities of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Sheffield. AMH are a closely networked service of Practitioner Psychologists and Psychotherapists, focusing on delivering a range of therapeutic interventions to a complex client base. We are motivated to support recovery through least restrictive practice across our inpatient provisions. Family and carer engagement is deemed essential as we continue to improve how we support, involve and communicate with unpaid carers, families, friends and siblings of those we care for.

The successful applicant will need to be highly motivated and able to work independently with complex cases, within the guidelines, policies and procedures of the service and the Trust. They will need to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, or eligible for registration, and able to meet the travel needs associated with the post.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Post-doctoral training in one ore more specialisms

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team
• Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
• Research and development
• Quality and service improvement and evaluation

Desirable criteria

• Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
• Experience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties

Training

Essential criteria

• To have completed Doctoral Level training as a practitioner Psychologist (DClinPsych, DCounsPsych, DForenPsy)
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role, risk assessment and risk management, clinical governance, legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, audit and research methodology, social inclusion agenda

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of trauma informed approaches

Skills

Essential criteria

• Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties/learning disabilities
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care coordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
• Undertake complex multi-agency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions/means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work
• Use appropriate breakaway techniques
• Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 384.4KB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.1MB)