Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-CEN7110426
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gateway House
- Town
- Wymondham
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 gross per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Practitioner Psychologist to join our adult CMHT based in Gateway House, Wymondham. The successful application will join a team of psychological therapists including Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Art Therapists, Clinical Associate Psychologists, DBT therapists and Assistant Psychologists that provide consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment for working adults requiring secondary care mental health input.
The psychology team works as part of our multidisciplinary adult community mental health team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of this dedicated growing team who make a difference to patients, carers and the teams you will work with. The post covers the geographical area of South Norfolk.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will form part of the psychology team in the South Norfolk CMHT. As part of their role they will provide consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment to adults requiring secondary care mental health input. There will also be opportunities to join our group programme including MBT and Emotional regulation. The post holder will also be able to contribution to ongoing projects around service improvement, audit, research and evaluation. The psychology team has expertise in a range of therapies including CBT, CAT, EMDR, ACT, Psychodynamic, MDT and DBT. The post holder will be supported with opportunities to further develop their therapeutic competencies through training and CPD.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Further CPD or qualifications in evidence based psychological therapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems either through previous roles of placements
- Experience of delivering psychologically informed interventions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Training or further qualification in EMDR
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Adrian Leddy
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Or contact Jo Smith (Principle Clinical Psychologist)
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