Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Morpeth is seeking a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their Acute Inpatient Psychological Services team. The successful candidate will provide psychological assessments and interventions, facilitate supervision, and deliver training. Candidates should have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and relevant experience in mental health settings. Opportunities for personal development and a commitment to continuous improvement are offered.

Benefits

Lease cars

Childcare schemes

Staff discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to facilitate team supervision and reflective practice.
• Strong research skills for service evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for mental health problems.
• Facilitate team supervision and debriefs.
• Design training for ward-based staff and colleagues.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Supervision skills

Research and evaluation

Training delivery

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist to work within the Acute Inpatient Psychological Services team at St George's Park hospital, Morpeth. The Acute Inpatient Service at St George's Park consists of two male wards and one female ward of 19 beds each. The Psychology team is diverse and includes Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Art Psychotherapists and Assistant Psychologists, with a therapy dog in the service. We are friendly, inclusive and value creative approaches, welcoming new and improved processes and ideas. The service has a strong commitment to CPD and professional development to nurture each clinician in their career long term.

You will be joining the Psychological Services Inpatient team who work across Acute, Rehabilitation and Older Adult inpatient wards. The team is well embedded into the wards and maintains strong working relationships across pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments (including neuropsychological assessment) and interventions with service users experiencing a broad range of mental health problems.
• Facilitate team supervision, reflective practice and debriefs.
• Utilise research skills to design and conduct evaluations of the service, with anticipated peer-reviewed publications.
• Design and deliver training to ward-based staff and MDT colleagues specific to their needs.
• Provide supervision and support to MDT staff and a Higher Assistant Psychologist.

About CNTW and Working Culture

We are delighted you are considering joining Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and compassionate workforce able to meet the demands of the modern NHS, now and in the future. We offer a dynamic working environment to build a career and support a journey toward an inclusive workplace representative of the community we serve.

Opportunities span east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough, with flexible working to support family, caring responsibilities and development needs. Benefits include lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle-to-work scheme. We have staff networks for Cultural diversity, Disabled staff, and LGBT+ staff, plus support groups such as Armed Forces and Veterans, Mind, Health and Wellbeing, Menopause toolkit and carers support.

Development and Additional Information

We offer personal development opportunities through the Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. CNTW is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and our last inspections have rated us as outstanding. We are committed to continuous improvement and inclusion across the organisation.

Please note that it is a requirement of CNTW that external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The payment is deducted from your first monthly pay.