Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

Job Overview 0.3 WTE, 12-month Fixed term opportunity.

We are advertising a part time Consultant Clinical Psychology post to provide leadership and oversight to the workforce within Mental Health Support Teams within the remit of psychological professions.

We are looking for a clinical leader who is creative, visionary and who can bring energy and commitment to the service.

Mental Health Support Teams have three main functions:

Delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people with mild-to-moderate mental health problems utilising a Low Intensity CBT and Hi Intensity CBT based approach alongside wider psychoeducation and whole school promotion mental health activities.

Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach.

Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

The post holder will be a highly experienced clinical psychologist with extensive knowledge, skills and expertise in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental conditions in Children and Young People.

The post holder must have significant experience practicing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and must be accredited by the BABCP.

The post holder will be joining a supportive service with good levels of supervision and a personal development programme.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the systemic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systemic governance of psychological practice
• To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of other psychologists, including professionally qualified and unqualified staff.
• To carry out audit, policy and service development and research activities and/or programmes.
• To implement policy and service development changes within the area served by the team.
• To provide a direct specialist clinical service which can include community and Inpatient services associated with this service.
• To provide a specialist lead within the service; providing professional advice and support to management for the effective contribution of psychology.
• To offer psychology staff within the service, leadership, professional supervision, advice and support
• To be part of the senior manager on call rotation.

We strongly encourage research and post qualification training and have good links with the department of psychology of Leicester University.

We are well resourced for equipment and clinical resources. We have a history of expansion and further career opportunities may become available for post-holders who are able to show enthusiasm, innovation, and initiative.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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