Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist

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Job summary

Are you passionate about the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children, young people and families? Do you want to contribute to developing best practice and increasing access to psychological knowledge and practice? Do you love learning and developing your skills?

If so, the Suffolk Family Focus (SFF) Psychology Service is seeking to appoint a Band 8a Clinician (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist) to join its team of NHS Clinicians based within the Local Authority Directorate of Health, Wellbeing and Childrens Services.

The service was established in 2013, with the aim of increasing access to psychologically informed practice through consultation, training and direct work alongside staff from Early Help and Childrens Centres, Social Care and Children in Care teams. The service is highly valued locally and has been highlighted in the councils outstanding Ofsted rating.

Main duties of the job

The SFF Psychology Service includes members from a range of backgrounds (including Adult and CYP services) and draw on a range of therapeutic models in their work, including CBT, ACT, CAT, CFT, Trauma informed practice, Systemic, Attachment and Mentalisation-based approaches. The service is based within Suffolk County Council, with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as the employer. The post-holder will be supported by regular management and clinical supervision and access to a range of statutory and professional development training opportunities relevant to the role. You will be supported to develop your professional knowledge and skills through a network of psychologists and support services, such as the NSFT research department and links with the University of East Anglia.

About us

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£45,753 to £51,668 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-ESU3017654

Job locations

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews dates are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews dates are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate degree or equivalent in Clinical psychology accredited by BPS

Desirable

  • Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychology practices

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a qualified psychologist and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice.

Desirable

  • Experience of representing pschology within an MDT setting.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate degree or equivalent in Clinical psychology accredited by BPS

Desirable

  • Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychology practices

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a qualified psychologist and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice.

Desirable

  • Experience of representing pschology within an MDT setting.

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Suffolk Family Focus Psychology Service

Dr Katie Walker

Katie.walker@suffolk.gov.uk

07766751947

Details

Date posted

19 March 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£45,753 to £51,668 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-ESU3017654

Job locations

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road,

Ipswich

IP1 2BX


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