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Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

Employer
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Ripon
Salary
£47,126 to £53,219 a year per annum
Closing date
2 Jul 2022

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Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
This post is for the rehab and recovery inpatient ward.

The ward admits patients from the North Yorks and York.

It is to provide psychological therapies to the patients on the inpatient ward.

The psychologist leads on the formulations of strengths and needs form a rehab and recovery perspective.

Main duties of the job

Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health conditions or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.2.2To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.2.3To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.2.4To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.2.5To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.2.6To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.2.7To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

About us

We are geographically one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country with an annual income of £423m and a workforce of over 7,500 staff operating from around 160 sites. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services for the people of County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, NorthYorkshire, York and Selby, serving a population of around 2 million people. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with 8 local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
Our alues
The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time. These are:
  • Respect - listening, inclusive, working in partnership
  • Compassion - kind, supporting, recognising and celebrating
  • Responsibility - honest, learning, ambitious


Job description Job responsibilities

Job SummaryAccountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health conditions or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.Please refer to the job description for details regarding Main Duties and Responsibilities

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • Registered psychologist with HCPC
Experience Essential
  • Experience working with mental health/learning disability clients
Skills Essential
  • Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
Knowledge Essential
  • Evidence- based practice relevant to the role


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