Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Applied Psychologist to join the Psychology staff group within the Adult Acute Inpatient service at Roseberry Park Hospital. You will be working within a dynamic and supportive leadership team across the urgent care pathway to provide psychologically informed care to all service users. There is a well-established psychology staff group within the service and this post has been created to cover a maternity leave.

This is a developmental position where you will be providing psychologically informed care as part of the wider multidisciplinary team including both indirect and direct assessments, as well as a therapeutic intervention, consultative and advisory services, as well as providing clinical supervision and training to other team members. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route.

However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a key role in providing psychologically informed care to individuals admitted within the service, including both indirect and direct support, including assessments as well as a therapeutic, consultative and advisory service in relation to adults and their families and carers, according to identified clinical need.

In addition to direct clinical work, providing consultation and where necessary clinical supervision and training to other team members in regard to patients is an important element of the role Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs.

You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help.

In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Trained in care co-ordination Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Registration with BPS

Experience · Essential

Must have experience of: Working as a qualified 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

Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies Knowledge /

Skills · Essential

Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role Risk assessment and risk management Clinical governance Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Audit and research methodology Social Inclusion agenda Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System Must be able to: 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 co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities Undertake complex multiagency 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 approved breakaway techniques Demonstrate effective keyboard skills Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).