Job summary
37.5 Hours Per Week.
An opportunity has arisen for
a Band 7/8a HCPC registered Psychologist to join our Inpatient Psychology Team
on the Fieldhead Hospital site. You will be part of a supportive Psychology
team committed to delivering high quality trauma informed services within our forensic
low and medium secure mental health care group.
The post holder will work
into the Bretton Centre, a low secure mental health service for men with 38
beds across 3 wards. This includes an acute/assessment ward, a rehabilitation,
and a pre-discharge ward. The service offers a unique opportunity
to hold a varied caseload with complex service users across different stages of
their recovery. We have strong supervisory and professional networks, and a
focus on personal and professional development, including offering further
training in specialist forensic risk assessment and trauma focused therapeutic
interventions. We constantly strive to improve as a wider inpatients psychology
team and there are lots of opportunities for involvement in service
development.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly
discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting
candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your
application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide
assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions for the inpatient group.
This will be via one to one work, through indirect work with the wider MDT, and
in providing consultation and training to colleagues within the service. The
post-holder will receive regular clinical supervision from psychologists based
within the forensic care group and if required will be supported to complete
their own supervisor training. Experience of working with complex mental health
needs and of working in secure settings would be desirable but enthusiasm for
working with this client group is essential. Well attuned relational and
engagement skills are essential as well as the ability to develop and
communicate complex formulations. The post is suitable for an experienced specialist
psychologist who is already working at a 8a banding and who wishes to develop
their skills further in a forensic setting, or for a psychologist interested in
a Band 7/8a preceptorship.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service
to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.
Provide highly specialist psychological
assessment and intervention.
Provide advice and consultation on
psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional
carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall
framework of the team and trusts policies and procedures.
Supervise and support Psychology
Assistants, Trainees and Band 7 HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologists.
To utilise research skills for audit,
policy, service development and research within the areas served by the
team/service.
Please see band 7 & 8A job descriptions attached for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service
to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.
Provide highly specialist psychological
assessment and intervention.
Provide advice and consultation on
psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional
carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall
framework of the team and trusts policies and procedures.
Supervise and support Psychology
Assistants, Trainees and Band 7 HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologists.
To utilise research skills for audit,
policy, service development and research within the areas served by the
team/service.
Please see band 7 & 8A job descriptions attached for further information.
Person Specification
Training.
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Band 7:
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Band 8a:
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- To transport Psychometric testing equipment.
- Band 7:
- Caring.
- Team Player.
- Commitment to supervision and support.
Desirable
- Band 7:
- Flexible.
- Committed to client group.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Good Psychometric Assessment skills.
- Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees.
- Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes.
- Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance.
- Ability to Formulate Complex processes.
- Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
- Keyboard skills.
- Manual Dexterity for conducting tests.
- Band 7:
- Communication skills.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
- IT Literate.
Desirable
- Band 8a:
- Working with people in Crisis
- Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward
- Band 7:
- Research skills.
- Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
- Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post.
- HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Band 7:
- Hons. Degree in Psychology.
- Doctoral qualification clinical psychology.
- Appropriate safeguarding training
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist
Desirable
- Band 7:
- 2:1 min.
- Eligible for chartered status
Experience
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration
- Show respect and treat people with dignity
- Be able to give bad news sensitively
- Be able to sustain empathy in difficult situations
- Be aware of all interviewees in any situation
- Band 7:
- Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
- Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
Desirable
- Band 8a:
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of groupwork.
- Band 7:
- Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
- Different theoretical approaches.
- Work with other disciplines.
- Work with people who have disabilities.
Person Specification
Training.
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Band 7:
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Band 8a:
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- To transport Psychometric testing equipment.
- Band 7:
- Caring.
- Team Player.
- Commitment to supervision and support.
Desirable
- Band 7:
- Flexible.
- Committed to client group.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Good Psychometric Assessment skills.
- Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees.
- Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes.
- Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance.
- Ability to Formulate Complex processes.
- Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
- Keyboard skills.
- Manual Dexterity for conducting tests.
- Band 7:
- Communication skills.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
- IT Literate.
Desirable
- Band 8a:
- Working with people in Crisis
- Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward
- Band 7:
- Research skills.
- Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
- Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post.
- HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Band 7:
- Hons. Degree in Psychology.
- Doctoral qualification clinical psychology.
- Appropriate safeguarding training
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist
Desirable
- Band 7:
- 2:1 min.
- Eligible for chartered status
Experience
Essential
- Band 8a:
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration
- Show respect and treat people with dignity
- Be able to give bad news sensitively
- Be able to sustain empathy in difficult situations
- Be aware of all interviewees in any situation
- Band 7:
- Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
- Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
Desirable
- Band 8a:
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of groupwork.
- Band 7:
- Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
- Different theoretical approaches.
- Work with other disciplines.
- Work with people who have disabilities.
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).
