Job summary
At Change Grow Live we care deeply about social justice and the work that we do. If you do too and you have the necessary experience then we encourage you to apply for this innovative leadership position. We are looking for a registered Psychologist who has the appropriate competencies and experience to lead our services.
You will already be working at Consultant level or be ready to take this step. You will come from a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist background and have experience of working at a Band C (NHS) equivalent level to provide regional leadership of services and people for the area advertised. In this role you will develop our psychology services and psychosocial interventions offer to support people experiencing difficulties associated with drug and alcohol use.
You will be joining a brilliant national team of Psychologists and qualified counsellors; we also have a range of highly committed and passionate staff who deliver psychosocial interventions whether on a 1-1 basis or in groups. Monthly clinical supervision will be from our Head of Psychology and Psychological Therapies, or their designated leads. Our teams are vibrant, diverse, and multidisciplinary you would be starting in a good place!
If you are compassionate, authentic, inspiring and you want to make a difference, working in an environment where you can use your clinical skills and creativity to achieve the best for people, we would encourage you to read our job description.
Main duties of the job
We want all of our services to be Psychologically Informed. We support people experiencing difficulties associated with a range of challenges, most frequently including drug and alcohol use. We want to focus our Psychology resources to support equity and assure quality and delivery of evidence-based interventions as outlined in Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2017.
You will work as part of multidisciplinary teams and your focus will be the excellent delivery of recommended specialised interventions. These form the primary Job Plan for all Psychology positions, contributing to supporting recovery and are detailed within our Job Descriptions.
This is a very exciting time for the organisation and Psychology within it, we will need you to see the bigger picture and support us to adapt our models to meet peoples needs. For you to bring your very best to this role you will need to be an open-minded leader of Psychology and Psychological Therapies.
About us
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.
If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.
If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role:
- Provide focused support to deliver against the role primary functions as listed above these will
lead all delivery and activity and should be considered the primary role specific responsibilities
ahead of all others noted.
- Provide professional leadership for all psychological professionals within your service, such that
the best professional standards are deployed
- As part of the national Psychology Team and local service team, provide clinical leadership, and
support your own services development to deliver psychology, psychosocial therapy and talking
therapies within your service and organisational pathways
- Promote integrated health/care professional working Multidisciplinary Team approach
- Provide psychological advice, consultation, and supervision to non-psychologist colleagues
where psychological and psychosocial interventions form a key aspect of treatment
programmes
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic
governance of psychological practice
- Ensure clinical practice is maintained according to registration requirements, including clinical
supervision and CPD
- To participate within relevant local meetings representing the profession of psychology
contributing psychological knowledge and expertise
- Support the recruitment of psychology staff, ensuring that required standards of governance,
qualification, practice, and registration as determined by the HCPC and other relevant
professional bodies are met
- Provide highly developed specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment, formulation,
intervention, offering expert opinion with due regard to issues of cultural, racial, religious difference
and sexual orientation
- Lead provision to ensure that interventions provided are trauma informed, evidence based/evidence-informed and delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines and best practice
- Ensure the highest standard of clinical record keeping by all psychological staff, including
electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional
self-governance in accordance with the professional guidance and charity policies and
procedures, and utilising organisational case management systems
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role:
- Provide focused support to deliver against the role primary functions as listed above these will
lead all delivery and activity and should be considered the primary role specific responsibilities
ahead of all others noted.
- Provide professional leadership for all psychological professionals within your service, such that
the best professional standards are deployed
- As part of the national Psychology Team and local service team, provide clinical leadership, and
support your own services development to deliver psychology, psychosocial therapy and talking
therapies within your service and organisational pathways
- Promote integrated health/care professional working Multidisciplinary Team approach
- Provide psychological advice, consultation, and supervision to non-psychologist colleagues
where psychological and psychosocial interventions form a key aspect of treatment
programmes
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic
governance of psychological practice
- Ensure clinical practice is maintained according to registration requirements, including clinical
supervision and CPD
- To participate within relevant local meetings representing the profession of psychology
contributing psychological knowledge and expertise
- Support the recruitment of psychology staff, ensuring that required standards of governance,
qualification, practice, and registration as determined by the HCPC and other relevant
professional bodies are met
- Provide highly developed specialist psychological/neuropsychological assessment, formulation,
intervention, offering expert opinion with due regard to issues of cultural, racial, religious difference
and sexual orientation
- Lead provision to ensure that interventions provided are trauma informed, evidence based/evidence-informed and delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines and best practice
- Ensure the highest standard of clinical record keeping by all psychological staff, including
electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional
self-governance in accordance with the professional guidance and charity policies and
procedures, and utilising organisational case management systems
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of, and interest and commitment to working with people using substances and alcohol
- Experience of working with a wide variety of people across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of working with complex trauma at a high level
- Experience of the application of Clinical or Counselling Psychology in different contexts
- Experience of working within a trauma-informed framework
- Experience of teaching, training, and/or clinical supervision of staff, such as Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, and other Multi-disciplinary Team members
- Experience of the professional management of qualified and pre-qualified applied psychologists, inclusive of team formulation sessions and delivering/supervising reflective practice sessions
- Experience of planning, delivery and supervision of therapeutic and /or
- psychoeducational 1-1s or groups
- Experience in use of data, collation and analysis of outcomes and their
- presentation within reports and papers
Qualifications
Essential
- For Clinical Psychologists
- Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology. (The statement of equivalence is designed for overseas qualified clinical psychologists who need to undertake further training to meet UK standards and for psychologists qualified in other domains wishing to become clinical psychologists. The statement is no longer available to new entrants.)
- For Counselling Psychology
- Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Qualification in Counselling Psychology
- For Forensic Psychology
- Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS) plus stage two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology; or Stages one and two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology.
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/ BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.
Desirable
- Training in leadership and/or management skills
- Knowledge and experience of applying legislation and national guidance in relation to psychology and/or neuropsychology i.e. Mental Capacity Act 2005
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of, and interest and commitment to working with people using substances and alcohol
- Experience of working with a wide variety of people across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of working with complex trauma at a high level
- Experience of the application of Clinical or Counselling Psychology in different contexts
- Experience of working within a trauma-informed framework
- Experience of teaching, training, and/or clinical supervision of staff, such as Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, and other Multi-disciplinary Team members
- Experience of the professional management of qualified and pre-qualified applied psychologists, inclusive of team formulation sessions and delivering/supervising reflective practice sessions
- Experience of planning, delivery and supervision of therapeutic and /or
- psychoeducational 1-1s or groups
- Experience in use of data, collation and analysis of outcomes and their
- presentation within reports and papers
Qualifications
Essential
- For Clinical Psychologists
- Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology. (The statement of equivalence is designed for overseas qualified clinical psychologists who need to undertake further training to meet UK standards and for psychologists qualified in other domains wishing to become clinical psychologists. The statement is no longer available to new entrants.)
- For Counselling Psychology
- Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Qualification in Counselling Psychology
- For Forensic Psychology
- Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS) plus stage two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology; or Stages one and two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology.
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/ BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.
Desirable
- Training in leadership and/or management skills
- Knowledge and experience of applying legislation and national guidance in relation to psychology and/or neuropsychology i.e. Mental Capacity Act 2005
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).
