Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Support for financial wellbeing

Band 7 preceptorship

Training for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent

Research and service development

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a senior clinical or counselling psychologist into its Gender Identity Service, supporting transgender and gender diverse adults through their transition pathway. The post centres on specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, working within NHS England guidelines alongside psychiatry, speech and language therapy and nursing colleagues.

Doctoral training and HCPC registration, or working towards it, decide fit.

Qualifications

• Doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults in the Gender Identity Service
• Build treatment plans drawing on several therapeutic models and complex clinical information
• Advise and consult multidisciplinary colleagues, contributing to shared formulations, risk assessments and care plans
• Hold clinical responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge within a multidisciplinary pathway
• Supervise trainee and assistant psychologists and support the team’s psychological practice
• Contribute to service development, including audit, research and quality improvement
• Maintain high-standard clinical records and follow legislation, guidelines and professional codes

Skills

Complex assessment methods

Clinical formulation

Intervention planning

Risk assessment

Supervision of staff

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research and audit

Trauma-informed care

Education

Doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology

Post-doctoral training in specialised area

CPD as recommended by the BPS

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a senior clinical or counselling psychologist into its multidisciplinary Gender Identity Service, which supports transgender and gender diverse adults through their transition pathway. The post centres on specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, working within NHS England guidelines alongside psychiatry, speech and language therapy and nursing colleagues. It carries clinical responsibility for cases and supervision of trainee and assistant psychologists, with a band 7 preceptorship moving to 8a within a year. Doctoral training and HCPC registration, or working towards it, decide fit.

What the job involves

• Carry out specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults in the Gender Identity Service
• Build psychologically informed treatment plans that draw on several therapeutic models and complex clinical information
• Advise and consult multidisciplinary colleagues, contributing to shared formulations, risk assessments and care plans
• Hold clinical responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge, working autonomously within a multidisciplinary pathway
• Supervise trainee and assistant psychologists and support the wider team's psychological practice
• Contribute to service development, including audit, research and quality improvement
• Keep up professional development, maintain high-standard clinical records, and follow legislation, guidelines and professional codes

What’s required

Qualifications

• Doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS
• Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration, or working towards it

Experience

• Specialist psychological assessment and treatment across outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings
• Full clinical responsibility for a client's psychological care within a multidisciplinary plan
• Work with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course and the full range of clinical severity
• At least 50 hours of clinical supervision as a clinical psychologist over 12 months, or ability to gain this within a band 7 preceptorship

Skills & knowledge

• Complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Communicating complex, clinically sensitive information to clients, families, carers and professionals
• Providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and multivariate data analysis
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and anti-oppressive practice

Other

• Working as a reflective practitioner with empathy for clients
• Strong prioritisation and problem-solving skills
• Maintaining professionalism with emotive, distressing cases, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse

Nice to have

• Formal training in supervising other psychologists
• Post-doctoral training in gender, sex and relationship diversity
• Completion of the Professional Certificate for Gender Identity Healthcare Professionals
• Experience of teaching, training or supervision
• Experience delivering group interventions
• Experience of patient involvement and co-production activities
• Experience with neurodivergent clients, such as autistic clients or those with ADHD, or further training in this area
• Knowledge of the healthcare needs of transgender and gender diverse clients and of relevant standards and legislation, such as the Gender Recognition Act 2004

What’s offered

• Accredited living wage employer
• Support for financial wellbeing
• Band 7 preceptorship with an expectation of moving to band 8a within 12 months
• Training and support for working with LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and trauma-affected clients
• Opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills and contribute to research and service development