Employer: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Haymills House
Town: Stowmarket
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/10/2024 23:59
Interview date: 06/11/2024
8a 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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
Our friendly and experienced team are delighted to invite applications for a highly motivated and committed Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join the Adult Autism Diagnosis Service in Suffolk (ADSS). ADSS assesses adults aged 18+ across the whole of Suffolk for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is an exciting time to be joining us as we develop our service alongside nationally changing perceptions and awareness of ASD. Working alongside a senior clinical psychologist and an MDT with backgrounds in mental health nursing, social work and speech and language therapy, the successful applicant will have an opportunity to be part of a team with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Applications from newly qualified psychologists will be considered at Band 7.
Main duties of the job
Working across Suffolk you will be part of a highly specialist ASD assessment service. You will be expected to:
- Work as an autonomous highly skilled practitioner carrying out specialised assessments of ASD.
- Provide advice and consultation to other clinical staff within the team and with our colleagues within other Trust services.
- Contribute and lead formulations taking into account additional complexities such as mental health, attachment, mild learning disability, or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Work alongside the senior Clinical Psychologist to be involved in ongoing service development and in shaping service innovations.
- Clinically supervise and manage the workloads of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists within the service as required.
- Contribute towards the continuing professional development, training, advising and supporting the Multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
This post is 0.6 WTE with flexibility around the hours and days worked.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
- Supervisor training, to be supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
Experience
- Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups and clinical problems.
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice.
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours.
- Experience of supervision and teaching.
- Experience of clinical work in a relevant setting.
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting.
Skills
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups.
- Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.
- Skills in neuropsychological assessment.
Knowledge
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
Other
- Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations.
- Ability to travel independently.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: The Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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