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Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist

3 days ago

Bury

We are delighted to invite applications for a Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist to join North ward, our female adult acute inpatient ward in Bury. This is a full-time Band 8a role for a skilled and compassionate psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic) who is motivated by multidisciplinary working and committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care within a dynamic and supportive team. A Band 7-8a preceptorship opportunity is also available. This post forms a key part of substantial new investment in our female acute wards and will contribute to the continued development and strengthening of our female model of care. As part of our improvement journey, our female acute wards are committed to creating a safe, respectful and gender- and trauma-informed environment where women – and the staff supporting them – feel valued, heard and supported. Our approach emphasises dignity, choice and collaboration, with a clear focus on purposeful and therapeutic admissions. You will work alongside an 8b Practitioner Psychologist, assistant psychologists and MDT team focused on delivering the best possible care. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence psychological practice within acute care and to contribute to an evolving model of high-quality, compassionate support for women in crisis. As outlined in the job description, the main duties include: • To hold a clinical caseload undertaking evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention (individual and/or group). This may include a range of mental health difficulties at the point of crisis including experiences of psychosis, depression and/or Complex Emotional and Relational Needs (CERN)., • To work as part of the MDT and provide specialist psychological support, consultation and guidance and contribute to care-planning contributing directly to the assessment, formulation and intervention plan., • To provide reflective practice, team formulation and training to develop a psychological understanding and context for patients and carers, that is formulation driven, recovery focussed and trauma and gender informed., • To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management., • To undertake project management, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within and across the service to help develop and improve services to clients and their families., • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychological assessments, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan development psychology as accredited by the BPS or postgraduate training in Forensic Psychology or Counselling Psychology., • Current registration as a Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council., • Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and / or other fields of applied psychology., • Experience of specialist psychology assessment and treatment across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings., • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse., • Experience of teaching training and / or supervision., • Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts., • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology., • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS., • Knowledge of the practice implications of National guidance and policy, e.g. NICE Guidance, MHA, etc., • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)., • High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies., • Knowledge of legislation in relation to working age adults and mental health., • Formal training in supervision of other psychologists., • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration., • Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS., • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups., • Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex and multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings., • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour., • Experience of working within a multicultural framework., • Strong interest and experience of working with service users with severe / complex needs., • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs., • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies., • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. 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. £49,387 to £64,750 a year pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr

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