Job Summary
This post is 18.75 hours per week for 9 months to cover the current post holder.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to apply for the role of Principal Clinical Psychologist in the West Complex Needs Service. The Complex Needs Service plays a role in delivering mental health care for adults with personality-based difficulties and complex trauma. The post-holder will be part of a leadership team that helps coordinate and implement direct and indirect psychological care to our client group, whilst also helping to support the wider system that works with our clients.
Main Duties of the Job
Psychological approaches are highly valued within our team, and Clinical Psychologists are integral in this process, providing specialist assessment and interventions, as well as contributing to the clinical thinking and decision-making of the team. The post-holder will join a supportive and friendly senior leadership team which includes other clinical psychologists and professionals. Alongside their leadership roles, they will also carry a clinical caseload, working both directly and indirectly with service users. They will provide supervision, consultation, and training to the wider service. We are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge, and skills in working with personality-based difficulties and complex trauma. We also value leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a role in service development.
The post is funded for 2.5 days per week. We prioritize investment in staff training but would particularly welcome applications from people who are trained in the following therapeutic modalities: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Structured Clinical Management, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
About Us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, promoting equality and diversity, and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on the role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person Specification) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a
Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist. Desirable
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. Post-qualification specialist training in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. cognitive analytic psychotherapy, ACT, EMDR, dialectical behaviour therapy. Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
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, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience (50 hours supervision in a specific modality, case presentations, group supervision supported by short courses approved by the Psychology Head of Service). Desirable
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-to-treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, etc.). Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies. Experience
Essential
Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of four years with 2 years at a highly specialist level. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient, and residential care settings; 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 exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, as a qualified Clinical Psychologist and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training, and/or professional and clinical supervision. Desirable
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
This post is 18.75 hours per week for 9 months to cover the current post holder.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to apply for the role of Principal Clinical Psychologist in the West Complex Needs Service. The Complex Needs Service plays a role in delivering mental health care for adults with personality-based difficulties and complex trauma. The post-holder will be part of a leadership team that helps coordinate and implement direct and indirect psychological care to our client group, whilst also helping to support the wider system that works with our clients.
Main Duties of the Job
Psychological approaches are highly valued within our team, and Clinical Psychologists are integral in this process, providing specialist assessment and interventions, as well as contributing to the clinical thinking and decision-making of the team. The post-holder will join a supportive and friendly senior leadership team which includes other clinical psychologists and professionals. Alongside their leadership roles, they will also carry a clinical caseload, working both directly and indirectly with service users. They will provide supervision, consultation, and training to the wider service. We are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge, and skills in working with personality-based difficulties and complex trauma. We also value leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a role in service development.
The post is funded for 2.5 days per week. We prioritize investment in staff training but would particularly welcome applications from people who are trained in the following therapeutic modalities: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Structured Clinical Management, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
About Us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, promoting equality and diversity, and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on the role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person Specification) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a
Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist. Desirable
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. Post-qualification specialist training in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. cognitive analytic psychotherapy, ACT, EMDR, dialectical behaviour therapy. Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
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, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience (50 hours supervision in a specific modality, case presentations, group supervision supported by short courses approved by the Psychology Head of Service). Desirable
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-to-treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, etc.). Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies. Experience
Essential
Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of four years with 2 years at a highly specialist level. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient, and residential care settings; 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 exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, as a qualified Clinical Psychologist and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training, and/or professional and clinical supervision. Desirable
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care. Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings. Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
