Job summary
The NHS Northern Gambling Service is a regional service, with clinics for Yorkshire and the Humber (Leeds), for the North West (Manchester) and the North East (Sunderland). The service is led by a Consultant Psychologist and national expert in the field. As a new service the postholder can contribute to ongoing service developments and evaluation, and has the opportunity to innovate.
Main duties of the job
The clinical model is psychological, with psychological therapy in a group and/or individual format. Cognitive behavioural therapy forms the core model for gambling addiction, with other models used for co-occurring emotional vulnerability and trauma (DBT, EMDR, CBT). The multi-disciplinary team is made up of psychology, psychiatry, mental health nurses and psychotherapists. The post holder will be based in our Leeds clinic, some travel across clinics may be necessary.
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified psychologist. They will provide assessment, case formulation, care planning, risk assessment and safety planning, and treatment of service users with gambling disorder and co-occurring distress. The role also involves using our family intervention for those affected by someone elses gambling disorder. Providing clinical supervision to other disciplines will form part of the role.
The role will involve supporting audit and clinical governance. They will be supervised by a senior clinical psychologist and work within the full regional MDT. They will work within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the Trusts policies and procedures. Some teaching/presentations in public, academic, and professional settings is also a part of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified psychologist. They will provide assessment, case formulation, care planning, risk assessment and safety planning, and treatment of service users with gambling disorder and co-occurring distress. The role also involves using our family intervention for those affected by someone elses gambling disorder. Providing clinical supervision to other disciplines will form part of the role.
The role will involve supporting audit and clinical governance. They will be supervised by a senior clinical psychologist and work within the full regional MDT. They will work within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the Trusts policies and procedures. Some teaching/presentations in public, academic, and professional settings is also a part of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration OR Doctorate level training in Counselling Psychology or Forensic Psychology (or Masters accredited by BPS) with HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to train in supervision of psychologists or psychotherapists in training
- Experience of specialist psychology assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) with HCPC registration OR Doctorate level training in Counselling Psychology or Forensic Psychology (or Masters accredited by BPS) with HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to train in supervision of psychologists or psychotherapists in training
- Experience of specialist psychology assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
