Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent: 3 years in the post at Hartington and then a suitable position will be found within the Division.
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 383-SPE-4290-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hartington Unit
- Town
- Chesterfiled
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 pa, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/05/2024
Employer heading
8b Principal Clinical Psychologist-Hartington Unit
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Are you looking to develop your clinical and leadership skills within supportive and dynamic teams?
Do you want to play a significant part in the transformation of services and take a lead role in influencing real change within an acute in-patient setting? Are you passionate about embedding the practice of Trauma Informed approaches within acute in-patient care?
Are you a good team player, but also able to suggest new ways of doing things? Then we have the job for you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Clinical Psychologist to provide a high-quality clinical service to the Acute In-patient Unit at the Hartington Unit. You will be an integral part of the MDT in providing a service to people admitted at a time of crisis. You will provide both direct and indirect psychological interventions and be part of the senior leadership team.
This post has come about due to the existing Clinical Psychologist taking up a 3 year fellowship. Following this time you will be supported to find a suitable post within the Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies.
Interviews will be held on the 21st May
Main duties of the job
We are excited to offer this 8b role which provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to further develop and consolidate their skills working within the specialist area of Acute Care.
The post offers the opportunity to provide the full range of Clinical Psychology roles, working with an individual caseload and also to work indirectly with the multi disciplinary team and the wider Acute Care Service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Psychologist with excellent leadership skills as well as relationship-building skills and abilities to manage varied work demands.
Managed within the profession, you will be joining a committed team of highly skilled Clinical Psychologists working within the Acute Care Pathway, and a wide network of Psychologists working in other specialties across the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
The post holder will be expected to work across different sites relevant to the post. Although the post is based mainly on site with an expectation of face to face working, there will also be opportunities to carry out some of the duties working from home.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and our friendly and supportive Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies and become part of a compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference’.
Derbyshire Healthcare’s CQC rating was ‘good’ overall with some outstanding services, and staff rated the Trust highly on health and wellbeing, morale and immediate managers.
We have excellent opportunities to further develop specialist skills in psychology.
Within the Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies we have Psychologists with training and experience in a range of therapeutic models including ACT, CFT, Systemic therapy, ISTDP, CAT and EMDR.
There are multiple opportunities for peer support, a range of specialist supervision groups (e.g. focusing on therapeutic models, dissociation, EMDR, neuropsychology) and regular CPD events.
We have excellent links with local Clinical Psychology Training Courses, and provide regular placements and teaching.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification please click on the ‘Apply now’ link and you will be re-directed to the TRAC recruitment system where you can access these documents.
Job Summary:
The post holder will take a lead role, as a Clinical Psychologist at the Hartington In-patient Unit.
They will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of complex cases, at the same time as offering clinical leadership, advice and consultation on psychological aspects of service users’ assessments and overall care packages.
The post holder will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary teams and will combine direct clinical work with supervision, training, consultation, research and service evaluation/development.
The post holder will provide specific consultation and supervision to other Clinical Psychologists and MDT colleagues in providing effective and appropriate care including psychological interventions, especially relating to complexity and risk.
The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
They will utilise research skills for outcome measurement, audit, policy, service development and research, and offer management support to propose and implement policy changes within the service.
They will use the highest quality of psychological evidence and clinical accountability to inform and enable best practice.
The post holder will have a passion for trauma informed care and experience of working with those having a wide range of complex mental health needs and deliver evidence based interventions to clients with severe and enduring mental health problems including those who have experienced complex trauma and have a difficult relationship with the care giving system.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post–graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC
- Eligible for chartered status with the BPS
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Training and qualifications in, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Chartered status with the BPS
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a relevant clinical speciality including at a highly specialist level (usually for a minimum of four years, including two years at a highly specialised level).
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across a broad range of settings and including experience of working with people in an acute setting
Desirable criteria
- Expertise and interest in another specialist area (e.g medical trauma, substance misuse service etc) relevant to the service user group
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable criteria
- Training in Trauma Informed Care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Fiona Goldstone
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824 522407
- Additional information
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 135638
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