Job summary
You can achieve more at St Andrews Healthcare
Trauma Informed Rehabilitation
Career Level C / Expert (NHS 7 / 8a)
Location: North Benfleet / Basildon / Essex
Salary: £50,798 - £57,383 dependent on experience
£44,342 - £50,798 (Newly
qualified or soon to qualify)
Full Time 37.5 hours a week although part time / flexible working may be
considered
Role will be suitable for an experienced
Clinical / Forensic or Counselling Psychologist or a Clinical / Forensic or
Counselling Psychologist due to gain HCPC Registration in next 6 months
Are you looking
for a leadership opportunity combined with ongoing clinical experience? We are
seeking a compassionate and creative individual to lead and inspire our Trauma
Informed Clinical and Forensic Work.
This exciting
opportunity is for a HCPC registered Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling
Psychologist. The successful applicant will manage workload within a long term
rehabilitation ward consisting of working age men, demonstrating leadership
skills and an ability to work with a wide variety of people. As this will be
clinical and therapeutic work, it is essential that you have clinical skills
and knowledge from the area of trauma as well as a developmental understanding
of individuals.
Main duties of the job
You will work
closely with other psychologists and be supported by an assistant psychologist
allocated to the ward. Supervision
skills would be beneficial, but are not an essential criteria for this role.
Knowledge of trauma-informed care would be advantageous but we are able to provide
training in this field in order to utilise DBT and EMDR.
This role would
suit an individual with a desire to combine clinical practice whilst developing
their broader leadership skills, in order to influence service delivery and to
provide the highest quality of care for our patients. This is an opportunity to
become a qualified trauma therapist as well as gaining further experience in
trauma-informed care.
Although you
will be allocated for long term male rehabilitation ward, the whole site consists
of a male long term low secure ward, a male acute ward and two PICUs; one male,
one female with adapted trauma informed care as well. The role may therefore
extend to supporting other patients with EMDR.
Working for our
organisation
You will join a team of over 20 Consultant
Psychologists, and50 registered Psychologists based across our 3 sites
(Northampton, Birmingham and Essex) and our Community Partnerships
division. As such, there will be lots of support but also great
opportunities for people to progress in their future too.
About us
Our purpose is
to provide hope and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody
who we are and what were here to do. They are:
We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are
at the heart of all we do and we believe that hope
is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about
giving our patients the best possible experience and view of the future.
We are St Andrews. We are a thriving charity, and
our vision is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is
heard, valued and has hope for their future.
We help people to overcome barriers, and we work
tirelessly to help people in our care to find hope.
Are you full of curiosity and ideas? Are you
inspired to do the right thing every day, living by our CARE values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence?
Then come join us. Lets transform lives together.
If you have any questions regarding the post, please contact James Farrelly on 07827856634 or jcfarrelly@stah.org
or Dr Emily Fox (Director of Psychological Therapies) efox@stah.org
or Beata Kozaczuk on BKozaczuk-Wislocka@stah.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical/
Forensic/ Counselling Psychologist will:
Lead the implementation of service improvements and
integration of therapeutic approach in conjunction with the Lead Consultant
Psychologist and Director of Psychological Therapies.
Ensure that the psychological team provide a service that
is responsive to patient and referrers needs and in the line with key charity priorities
and trauma-informed care.
Lead operational day to day management for the psychology
team on the long term rehabilitation ward.
Provide clinical leadership, work as an autonomous
practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose and develop
individualised treatment programs based on patients needs, using advanced
clinical reasoning skills and to develop own area of clinical practice within a
specialty area (DBT and/or EMDR).
Be responsible for delivering high quality trauma therapy
to patients.
Support the Lead Consultant Psychologist in their duties
and to deputise in their absence.
Ensure efficient and effective service delivery within a
fast and pressurised environment.
Work collaboratively with the management team to promote an
integrated equitable trauma-informed service whilst utilising prioritisation and time management skills to meet the
unpredictable and conflicting needs of the service.
Facilitate and undertake Service Evaluation and research
within the specialty adhering to Trust and Research Policy.
Rewards and Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
Excellent
professional and career development and training opportunities
Transform our
Leadership development program
Pension and life
assurance
Sickness policy
on par with the NHS
38 days annual
leave, increasing to 41 further after 10 years' service
Cycle to work
scheme
Healthcare cash
plan
Free parking
Paid DBS
application
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical/
Forensic/ Counselling Psychologist will:
Lead the implementation of service improvements and
integration of therapeutic approach in conjunction with the Lead Consultant
Psychologist and Director of Psychological Therapies.
Ensure that the psychological team provide a service that
is responsive to patient and referrers needs and in the line with key charity priorities
and trauma-informed care.
Lead operational day to day management for the psychology
team on the long term rehabilitation ward.
Provide clinical leadership, work as an autonomous
practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose and develop
individualised treatment programs based on patients needs, using advanced
clinical reasoning skills and to develop own area of clinical practice within a
specialty area (DBT and/or EMDR).
Be responsible for delivering high quality trauma therapy
to patients.
Support the Lead Consultant Psychologist in their duties
and to deputise in their absence.
Ensure efficient and effective service delivery within a
fast and pressurised environment.
Work collaboratively with the management team to promote an
integrated equitable trauma-informed service whilst utilising prioritisation and time management skills to meet the
unpredictable and conflicting needs of the service.
Facilitate and undertake Service Evaluation and research
within the specialty adhering to Trust and Research Policy.
Rewards and Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
Excellent
professional and career development and training opportunities
Transform our
Leadership development program
Pension and life
assurance
Sickness policy
on par with the NHS
38 days annual
leave, increasing to 41 further after 10 years' service
Cycle to work
scheme
Healthcare cash
plan
Free parking
Paid DBS
application
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Having HCPC registration in place or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.
Desirable
- Experience of working with this client group is desirable.
- This role would be perfect for someone already working as a Qualified Psychologist or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.
Qualifications
Essential
- You will need to be an HCPC registered Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Having HCPC registration in place or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.
Desirable
- Experience of working with this client group is desirable.
- This role would be perfect for someone already working as a Qualified Psychologist or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.
Qualifications
Essential
- You will need to be an HCPC registered Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist.
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
