Job summary
Due to the promotion of current postholders, we have an exciting opportunity for 3 Applied Psychologist to join our Psychology team across TEWV Adult Eating Disorders Service. The Psychology team supports work across the 3 service settings (inpatient in Darlington, and day service and community in Norton), and we would envisage the role to cover all parts of the service, we would be interested to hear from you if you have an interest in working into a specific setting. i
We are currently looking to appoint to Band 7 Applied Psychologist or Psychological Therapist Posts. The post would be suitable for a newly qualified or more experienced candidate with an interest in eating disorders and enthusiasm for working with complex individuals and systems.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work will include psychological assessment and therapy with people experiencing eating disorders. The service is informed by NICE guidelines for eating disorders, but the limitations of these and complexity of much of our population, means there is plenty of scope for working creatively, within the care planning process.
Our Psychologists' work is very much embedded with multi-disciplinary teams, and applying psychological understanding to care planning and informing wider team working will be another key part of the role.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training in specific eating disorder interventions will also be available, and you will also be able to access regular CPD opportunities as part of Durham and Darlington locality and Adult Mental Health Directorate.
There will also be the opportunity to consolidate skills in supervision, consultation clinical leadership and service improvement work as the post-holder becomes more embedded in the role.
The successful candidate would be working alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, two other registered Psychologists, an Art Psychotherapist, A Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and an Assistant Psychologist. This allows excellent opportunities for informal contact and peer support for someone who is new to eating disorders or taking on their first qualified post.
The settings you would have the opportunities to gain experience working in are the 15 bed inpatient unit at Birch ward, Darlington, which serves the wider North East and Cumbria regions and the day service and Community team based at Imperial Avenue.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Informal enquiries to:
Dr Julia Coleby, Consultant Clnical Psychologist - 01642 550863 - julia.coleby@nhs.net
Jessica Moules, Clinical Psychologist- 01325 552053, jessica.moules@nhs.net
Andrea Colledge, Day service/ Community Team Manager - 01642 550863 -andrea.colledge@nhs.net
Abigail Phillips. Birch Ward Manager- 01325 552053, abigailphillips@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training in specific eating disorder interventions will also be available, and you will also be able to access regular CPD opportunities as part of Durham and Darlington locality and Adult Mental Health Directorate.
There will also be the opportunity to consolidate skills in supervision, consultation clinical leadership and service improvement work as the post-holder becomes more embedded in the role.
The successful candidate would be working alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, two other registered Psychologists, an Art Psychotherapist, A Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and an Assistant Psychologist. This allows excellent opportunities for informal contact and peer support for someone who is new to eating disorders or taking on their first qualified post.
The settings you would have the opportunities to gain experience working in are the 15 bed inpatient unit at Birch ward, Darlington, which serves the wider North East and Cumbria regions and the day service and Community team based at Imperial Avenue.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Informal enquiries to:
Dr Julia Coleby, Consultant Clnical Psychologist - 01642 550863 - julia.coleby@nhs.net
Jessica Moules, Clinical Psychologist- 01325 552053, jessica.moules@nhs.net
Andrea Colledge, Day service/ Community Team Manager - 01642 550863 -andrea.colledge@nhs.net
Abigail Phillips. Birch Ward Manager- 01325 552053, abigailphillips@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS AND
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist AND
- Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale) AND
- Trained in care co-ordination (within agreed timescale) AND
- Evidence of continuing professional development OR
- RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification at degree level post 1993 & post graduate training to an accredited level in one of the Trust's Governed Psychological Therapies sufficient to meet the Trust's training standards for that therapy OR
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional qualification and registration in psychological therapies
Desirable
- CBT/CAT therapist, DBT Therapist/EMDR
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working within a community mental health team or inpatient setting
- Experience of working with a range of different service users and therapies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS AND
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist AND
- Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale) AND
- Trained in care co-ordination (within agreed timescale) AND
- Evidence of continuing professional development OR
- RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification at degree level post 1993 & post graduate training to an accredited level in one of the Trust's Governed Psychological Therapies sufficient to meet the Trust's training standards for that therapy OR
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional qualification and registration in psychological therapies
Desirable
- CBT/CAT therapist, DBT Therapist/EMDR
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working within a community mental health team or inpatient setting
- Experience of working with a range of different service users and therapies
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.
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).
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.
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
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Imperial Avenue/ West Park Hospital
9-11 Imperial Avenue, Norton/ Edward Pease Way
Stockton/Darlington
TS20 2EW
Employer's website
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
