Job summary
We are seeking an experienced neuropsychologist or clinical psychologist to join our team as the clinical lead for our neuropsychological pathway in community mental health services. The successful post holder will be responsible for leading on the delivery, training and supervision of people with psychosis receiving cognitive remediation therapy as well as neuropsychological assessments of adults in community mental health services. The post holder will be based in the Aire and Wharfe Team, delivering a day a week of clinical input into the local team, as well as two days a week pathway leadership across CMHTs and Early Intervention for Psychosis teams. We are seeking someone who is passionate about mental health and neuropsychology within the context of wider health inequalities and working as an MDT to deliver holistic care. Due to the large geographical area, travel is a part of the role. Training and development is available with generous in house and external offers available as well as flexible working patterns.
Main duties of the job
This is a really exciting time to be joining the trust as we develop closer relationships with our vibrant third sector providers and grass root community organizations to provide more joined up community based support wherever possible. We are proud to be developing our services to become a fully trauma informed organisation.
- To act independently/use initiative within appropriate operational guidelines and service protocols; deciding where necessary to refer to the Clinical Lead and/or Head of Psychological Therapies.
- Provide specialist evidence based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies and neuropsychological assessment.
- Provide clinical leadership, service/policy development, specialist teaching and advice around neuropsychological treatment and care.
- Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements.
- Ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
- Work with the Clinical Lead and/or Head of Psychological Therapies on service development, leading research and development activities.
Closing Date: 15th May 2023
Shortlisting Date: 16th May 2023
Interview Date: 23rd May 2023
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. AND Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status
- Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc.
Desirable
- Leadership training.
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise.
- Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Application of specialist psychological therapy within individual and group modality.
- Clinical leadership experience.
- Experience of teaching, training, supervision and consultation
- Experience of working with a multicultural framework
- Significant post qualification experience and training
- Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
- Experience applying specialist psychological therapy to patients who have complex difficulties
- Involvement in clinical research programmes.
- involvement in the development and provision of clinical teaching programmes.
Desirable
- Leadership of clinical research programmes.
- Leadership of clinical teaching programmes.
- Leadership of clinical teaching programmes.
- Leading innovative clinical practice.
- Publication of research relevant to psychological therapy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant clinical knowledge relevant to neuropsychological pathways.
- Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service- individual and group.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training
- Doctoral / master's level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
- Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to working with neuropsychological pathways.
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to a therapeutic modality.
Skills
Essential
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management.
- Able to make autonomous decisions using judgement.
- Ability to supervise learners and other staff.
- Competent clinical skills i.e. assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions.
- Competent IT skills
- Competent teaching skills.
Desirable
- Highly specialised therapeutic modality
- Writing for publication skills.
Attitude
Essential
- Commitment to ethos of the clinical service and MDT working
- Willingness to undergo professional development.
- Willingness to participate in appraisal.
- Ability to relate to supervisors and supervisees in a positive mature way.
- Aware of the importance of diversity, discrimination and inequality and its impact in therapeutic relationships and engagement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. AND Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status
- Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc.
Desirable
- Leadership training.
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise.
- Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Application of specialist psychological therapy within individual and group modality.
- Clinical leadership experience.
- Experience of teaching, training, supervision and consultation
- Experience of working with a multicultural framework
- Significant post qualification experience and training
- Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
- Experience applying specialist psychological therapy to patients who have complex difficulties
- Involvement in clinical research programmes.
- involvement in the development and provision of clinical teaching programmes.
Desirable
- Leadership of clinical research programmes.
- Leadership of clinical teaching programmes.
- Leadership of clinical teaching programmes.
- Leading innovative clinical practice.
- Publication of research relevant to psychological therapy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant clinical knowledge relevant to neuropsychological pathways.
- Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service- individual and group.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training
- Doctoral / master's level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
- Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to working with neuropsychological pathways.
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge relevant to a therapeutic modality.
Skills
Essential
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management.
- Able to make autonomous decisions using judgement.
- Ability to supervise learners and other staff.
- Competent clinical skills i.e. assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions.
- Competent IT skills
- Competent teaching skills.
Desirable
- Highly specialised therapeutic modality
- Writing for publication skills.
Attitude
Essential
- Commitment to ethos of the clinical service and MDT working
- Willingness to undergo professional development.
- Willingness to participate in appraisal.
- Ability to relate to supervisors and supervisees in a positive mature way.
- Aware of the importance of diversity, discrimination and inequality and its impact in therapeutic relationships and engagement
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).
