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Practitioner Psychologist - Band 8a - Adult Central IDT - Community

Employer
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Location
Stowmarket
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year gross per annum (pro rata)
Closing date
6 Feb 2023

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Job Details

Are you ready for a diverse, well supported post in a great location? Would you like to inspire and be inspired by others who share a common passion and commitment to working alongside and advocating for adults with serious mental health difficulties? Then this is the post for you.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an 8a Psychologist (Band 7 preceptorship applications welcome) to join the service at an exciting time of service transformation. Psychology is well integrated into the team and there are ample opportunities to develop direct clinical skills alongside consultation and MDT working. There will be opportunities to influence the transformation of services and contribution to service related projects/interests will be strongly encouraged. We are developing a preceptorship programme and currently have 2 newly qualified Clinical Psychologists in our Older People's services in Suffolk. We have close involvement with the University of East Anglia and support the placements of trainee clinical psychologists and CAPs within the team as well as opportunities to becoming involved as a personal support tutor, or at 8a, a regional tutor.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for offering direct clinical work (specialist assessment, formulation, and intervention with working age adults with a range of mental health difficulties and their families/carers where appropriate), as well as supporting the clinical team to integrate psychological understanding to plan care and facilitate risk management. The role will include supporting the clinical supervision provision of MDT colleagues, providing consultation and team formulation. There will be opportunities to provide team training and support the implementation of the Complex Emotional needs strategy, formulation skills project, and service evaluation to improve quality of care and provision.

The postholder will undertake psychological assessment to inform formulation and intervention and will offer and develop a range of interventions. This will include direct therapy, groups (including DBT groups) and also interventions in the MDT to manage access to formal psychological therapies (Workbooks, Psycho-education, supervision of CAPs). There are opportunities to develop interventions for people with psychosis and bipolar and/or complex emotional needs. CPD and appropriate training will be supported.

The postholder will be part of a team of friendly and supportive psychologists and therapists working with adults in East Suffolk. You will have access to specialist clinical supervision, as required. There are also links with NSFT's award-winning research department.

About us

We are an experienced, cohesive and supportive multidisciplinary 'Integrated Delivery Team'. We provide formulation driven, MDT interventions to meet the needs of adults over the age of 25 presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, serving a rural patch from a base in Ipswich. The post will offer ample opportunity for an enthusiastic motivated and committed qualified clinical or counselling psychologist to broaden their experience as part of provision which comprises of an existing 8b Clinical Psychologist, 2 x Psychological Therapists, Clinical Associate Psychologist and a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee, together offering specialism in EMDR, CBT and CAT. The team works alongside other specialist diagnostic and treatment pathways and teams including ADHD, ASD, Older Peoples' and eating disorders some of which are integrated into the same workspace facilitating liaison.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to attract and retain a candidate who is compassionate and committed to our trust values of working positively, respectfully and together

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-
  • NHS pension
  • A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • Career progression
  • Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • Staff physio service
  • Relocation packages
  • NHS discounts and many more.


Job description
Job 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!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic psychology (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, accredited by the BPS
  • Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training

Desirable
  • Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)

Experience
Essential
  • Experience working as a qualified psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee psychologists
  • Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems

Desirable
  • Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts)

Skills
Essential
  • Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
  • Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS
  • Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.

Knowledge
Essential
  • Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
  • Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context

Desirable
  • Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical settings and service-user groups

Other
Essential
  • Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
  • Able to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
  • Ability to travel independently


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Company

Priscilla N&S

“Welcome to Norfolk and Suffolk foundation Trust, we provide an extensive range of mental health services across two counties , working with our communities and partners we continue to develop and transform our services so we can really meet the needs of the people we serve .We are an organisation which truly values nurses , acknowledges the special , unique skills they bring and is committed to developing clinical, academic and leadership pathways whilst supporting, nurturing and caring for you .We have strengthened nurse leadership, created Nurse Consultant , Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist roles with many more expected . We have over 80 Non medical prescribers and will continue to support more each year .  Nursing In NSFT is not without its challenges but we have used them to create opportunities, to learn, to improve and to work differently . Our absolute priority , our number one aim is to improve the care we provide and we will achieve this. Join us and be part of something very special" - Diane Hull, Chief Nurse

Diane Hull - NSNHSFT

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of specialist mental health services for the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, serving a population of 1.6 million people. We are a large organisation covering a wide geographical area divided into ‘Care Groups'. There are also Care Groups supporting children, family and young people’s services, and specialist services, including Forensic mental health services.

Each Care Group has its own Leadership team, with the aim of supporting clinically led decision making locally, to support the needs of people accessing services. 

We have inpatient facilities across both counties with smaller bases in rural locations. Many of the Trust’s services are offered in the community, enabling people accessing services to receive the support they need in an environment familiar to them.

At NSFT we believe in recovery and wellbeing, and understand the importance of good physical health, maintaining relationships and achieving a balance between treatments and continuing an active life.

The people in our care, families and carers are at the centre of all aspects of all we do and are vital in helping shape and support our service strategy. Our strategy supports and enables people with mental health problems to live a fulfilling life and make their personal recovery journey. 

Norfolk and Suffolk, in the East of England are some of the safest places to live in the UK, with low crime rates making it a community to be proud of. Housing prices are frequently cited as a reason to move here, as you get an incredible amount for your money compared with other major UK cities.

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About our location

Norwich in Norfolk has something for everyone. It has retained a strong local identity and, with that, a sense of community. Locals say hello to each other, baristas remember our coffee orders and you’ll be among the first to know about interesting local projects.  This strong sense of community, along with excellent shopping, eating out, affordable house prices and excellent schooling is why Norwich has been ranked by the Guardian as the UK’s best city to work in.

Ipswich in Suffolk is steeped in history, yet full of life. According to The London Economic, affordable house prices and hourly commutes to London have earned Suffolk’s county town a slot in their top ten property destinations. “In Ipswich we have got a fantastic cultural offer far better than what towns and cities bigger than us are offering.  We have got very good transport links, especially to London, and house prices are a lot cheaper in the area.

One of Norfolk’s most famous stretches of beaches, Great Yarmouth attracts around six million tourists each year! Situated at the mouth of the River Yare, this old port town is home to beautiful golden sandy beaches and neighbouring towns and villages with scenic views and homely charm.

Full to the brim of history and with a vibrant town centre, King’s Lynn is the ideal destination to enjoy the superb mix of history, shopping and entertainment on offer!  A small, historic market town, King's Lynn is the perfect place to live and work, with fantastic train links and short drives to fantastic beaches.

Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is a unique and dazzling historic gem. An important market town with a richly fascinating heritage, the striking combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious cathedral and abbey gardens provide a distinctive visual charm. With prestigious shopping, an award-winning market, plus variety of attractions and places to stay, Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and convenient for Cambridge.

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Travel

For family members who love (or need) to travel, you’re ideally located. Trains run to and from London every 30 minutes from both Ipswich and Norwich, and there are direct rail services from Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge.   Both counties are well connected to major road networks and Norwich has an international airport. 

Some of our valued employees have told their story of working at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust... use the links below to read these.

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