Clinical Lead
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We are seeking an experienced clinical / forensic psychologist to lead our Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) and Liaison & Diversion Service for a year. This is a senior clinical role within the team and the post holder will provide structured psychological consultation and supervision with members of the MDT to contribute to well developed psychologically informed care and risk management plans for service users. The post holder will be well supported by an experienced service manager and lead psychologist.
The Nottinghamshire Low Secure and Community Forensic Care Unit (LCFSCU) is responsible for inpatients and community patients with a diagnosis of a Mental Illness and/or Personality Disorder and learning disabilities. The LSCFCU consists of a low secure service and several specialist community services, including a community mental health service, a community forensic IDD service, Liaison and Diversion service , Reconnect service, Mental Health Treatment Requirement service, (MHTR), Assertive Transitions and MBT / personality disorder services.
This role will be to work across the L&D and MHTR service. The LSCFCU psychology & psychotherapy department consists of 12 team members, each providing a key service to patients and non-psychologist colleagues across the services. It is a supportive team and line management is provided by the lead psychologist. There will be opportunities to support and collaborate with other senior psychologists across the care unit.
Main duties of the job
To hold a small caseload of complex clients. To participate as required in recruitment, line-management, professional appraisal, and the identification of CPD needs for designated psychology and multi-disciplinary staff working in the L&D and MHTR teams. To contribute to audit, policy and service development and research activities and/or programmes as required by the service. To propose and assist in implementing policy and service development changes. To bring psychological expertise to resolving complex clinical and operational issues faced by the service/team.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Date posted
14 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum (pro-rata for part time)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
186-1292-23-FS
Job locations
Westminster House
598 The Wells Road
Nottingham
NG3 3AA
Employer details
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Westminster House
598 The Wells Road
Nottingham
NG3 3AA
Employer's website
https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)








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