Practitioner Psychologist (with preceptorship option)

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Dunstable seeks a Practitioner Psychologist committed to improving access to evidence-based treatment for individuals with complex emotional needs. The successful candidate will collaborate with service users and colleagues while participating in consultation meetings. A preceptorship option is available for newly qualified psychologists. The role involves supervision, training others, and contributing to clinical research and quality improvement projects. Candidates must have a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent training required.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist is necessary.
• Accredited training in Mentalization-Based Treatment is mandated.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with service users and colleagues.
• Participate in team consultation meetings.
• Offer supervision and consultation to professionals.

Skills

Clinical outcome evaluation

Supervising staff and/or students

Evidence-based therapy knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Training in clinical supervision

Accredited training in Mentalization-Based Treatment

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist (with preceptorship option)

The Bedfordshire and Luton Complex Needs Service is excited to be able to offer a Practitioner Psychologist the opportunity to join our supportive team in working towards improving access to evidence-based treatment for people with complex emotional needs (associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder'). The ideal candidate would have completed an accredited Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) training, and would have experience supervising others. However, the service would be willing to consider appointing a newly qualified Psychologist at Band 7 under a preceptorship that would enable them to work toward meeting the essential criteria for an 8a position within an 18 month - 2 year period (subject to satisfactory completion of the preceptorship process). This programme of development would include undertaking an accredited training in MBT.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be committed to working collaboratively with service users, carers, and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment that enables the delivery of effective treatment. The post holder will be required to actively participate in weekly team consultation meetings, and will offer specialist advice, supervision, training, and consultation to other professionals and teams to support effective and efficient psychologically-informed care and treatment across Bedfordshire and Luton. We would particularly welcome interest from candidates who are committed to co-producing the development of the care pathway through participation in clinical research, audit and/or quality improvement projects.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Newly qualified psychologists could be appointed at Band 7 under a preceptorship to work towards requirements for Band 8a, subject to satisfactory completion of preceptorship process.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent training as an applied Practitioner Psychologist
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Training in clinical supervision for doctoral clinical psychology trainees.
• Accredited training in Mentalization-Based Treatment.

Other

• Willingness and ability to travel using own or public transport to travel between sites across Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and occasionally, London.
• Driver's license and access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Experience

• Post-qualification experience of conducting trauma-informed psychotherapeutic assessments, risk assessments and collaborative safety planning in a community mental health setting.
• Post-qualification experience of autonomously managing a caseload in a community mental health setting
• Clinical experience delivering evidence-based psychological treatment to people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder'.
• Experience of working with people with comorbid mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance misuse and psychosis.
• Experience of supervising staff and/or students.
• Experience, skills and ability to liaise effectively with other agencies and professionals.
• Experience of teaching/training others.
• Experience of actively participating in coproduced service planning and delivery
• Experience of using outcome measures in clinical practice.
• Clinical experience delivering Mentalization-Based Treatment to people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder'.
• Experience of supervising the delivery of Mentalization-Based Treatment to people with complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder.'

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to deal with highly stressful situations arising with service users, carers and staff
• Demonstrable skills in clinical outcome evaluation, audit, research and/or clinical governance.
• Knowledge and skills in an evidence-based therapy for people with ''personality disorder''

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.