Clinical / Counselling / Applied Psychologists Band 8a

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Trust is pleased to offer these permanent Applied Psychology posts within our Working Age Adult services. The posts are established at Band 8a for candidates with appropriate experience and expertise. We would welcome interest from newly qualified or less experienced candidates as we have the flexibility to appoint as a preceptorship (Band 7). It is anticipated the preceptorship will develop into the full role subject to meeting agreed performance markers (JD and responsibilities adjusted accordingly). We are looking for talented psychologists who are committed, enthusiastic and confident in delivering an applied psychology approach in secondary mental health care.

The post-holders will join innovative and resourceful Complex Psychological Interventions (CPI) teams, which are embedded in the multi-disciplinary, community mental health Recovery services in Gloucester and Forest of Dean.

Main duties of the job

  • To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of clients in a designated locality or team within the Trust.
  • To directly provide and coordinate highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention services to individuals/ groups/organisations, using a variety of applied psychology models.
  • To clinically supervise pre-qualified psychology staff and provide placements and supervision to Doctoral Clinical Psychology trainees
  • To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development
  • To be named Care Co-ordinator for designated clients

  • The successful candidates will bring a strong interest in working with adults with complex/severe mental health issues and their families, and will be committed to the principles of person-centered and psychologically informed service delivery. The postholders will have excellent professional and clinical skills directly relevant to the specialism, and experience of work within the NHS.

    The role requires the delivery of an applied psychology model of working, that promotes and supports effective psychological outcomes through direct and indirect models of working.

About us

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

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Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render them liable to dismissal.

Date posted

23 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-22-708

Job locations

CPI West - Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and main responsibilities are available in the attached Job Description for the applicant.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and main responsibilities are available in the attached Job Description for the applicant.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Post Graduate Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent level health-relevant Applied Psychology training, as accredited by the professional body)
  • Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC or equivalent

Desirable

  • Membership of specialist interest groups relevant to client group
  • 140 hours post qualification CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
  • Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression

Desirable

  • Experience of acting as a Care Programme Approach (CPA) coordinator, key-worker or similar
  • Broad range of post-qualification experience, preferably working at a highly specialist level in an increasingly autonomous capacity
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Post Graduate Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent level health-relevant Applied Psychology training, as accredited by the professional body)
  • Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC or equivalent

Desirable

  • Membership of specialist interest groups relevant to client group
  • 140 hours post qualification CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
  • Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical aggression

Desirable

  • Experience of acting as a Care Programme Approach (CPA) coordinator, key-worker or similar
  • Broad range of post-qualification experience, preferably working at a highly specialist level in an increasingly autonomous capacity

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.

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CPI West - Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CPI West - Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Psychologist, Lead for West CPI-Recovery

Hannah Steer

hannah.steer@ghc.nhs.uk

01452895050

Date posted

23 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-22-708

Job locations

CPI West - Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF


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