Job summary
Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Overseas Mental Health Team (OMHT) are
looking for a part-time Band 8C Consultant Clinical Psychologist to develop and
lead new services. The post requires someone with clinical dedication and an
excellent team focus, who can adapt to a new organisational culture whilst
still adhering to the highest standards of professional practice. If you are
looking for a new challenge that is a little different from the usual clinical
role, this could be the job for you!
This role covers two distinct areas: 0.5 FTE OMHT and 0.2 FTE wider
Defence responsibility for providing occupationally focused, mental wellbeing
support and consultation to select personnel within the Royal Military Police
(RMP). The post is part-time offering 26.25 hours per week (0.7 FTE). Due to
the nature of the responsibilities one candidate is sought to cover the whole
assignment.
Come and join an inclusive working environment with the following employee benefits:
- NHS Pension
- Free-parking
- Access to gym
- Learning and development opportunities
Main duties of the job
The OMHT is a small, agile multidisciplinary team supporting Defence
personnel deployed overseas. The team's main task is to establish safe,
effective, interoperable care pathways for those experiencing mental health
difficulties. You’ll contribute to remote clinical assessment, consultation,
supervision & training activities in support of mental health colleagues in
Cyprus, adding more locations as the team develops. There will also be mental
health promotion activities tailored to task and location and inter-department
liaison across MOD. Regular travel to DMS Whittington will be required, as well
as visits to other Defence locations in the UK and occasionally overseas. OMHT is located at Defence Medical Service
(DMS) HQ in Lichfield (WS14 9PY) but we can offer a flexible base location for
candidates wishing to work nearer to home.
We offer a strong professional structure led by a Head of
Service/Defence Consultant Advisor in Clinical Psychology. There are regular
opportunities to meet and train as a professional community of practice.
Support and supervision are available across our national network.
The Ministry of Defence is
committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of
backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm.
About us
Our success depends on our people our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Please see job description and person specification for additional job duties and responsibilities.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Please see job description and person specification for additional job duties and responsibilities.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by BPS conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology). Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
- Supervisor training for doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees.
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Substantial further specialist training and experience as a professionally qualified practitioner psychologist, commensurate with Consultant grade of post.
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups.
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of contributing to strategic clinical or organisational development and/or service development or service redesign.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts (including military).
- Experience of leading Research & Development (R&D) programmes.
- Experience of professional management.
- Experience of delivering occupationally-focused wellbeing assessments and advice to non-clinical populations.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions and in adapting interventions to individual complex needs and complex systems.
- Specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups relevant to the community pathway, e.g.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by BPS conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology). Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
- Supervisor training for doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees.
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Substantial further specialist training and experience as a professionally qualified practitioner psychologist, commensurate with Consultant grade of post.
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups.
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of contributing to strategic clinical or organisational development and/or service development or service redesign.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts (including military).
- Experience of leading Research & Development (R&D) programmes.
- Experience of professional management.
- Experience of delivering occupationally-focused wellbeing assessments and advice to non-clinical populations.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions and in adapting interventions to individual complex needs and complex systems.
- Specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups relevant to the community pathway, e.g.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
