Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Band 8a Principal Clinical Psychologist who will be working here at Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) at Portsmouth Naval Base, providing a service to military personnel.
Does this sound like the role for you?
Benefits include:
Free parking.
Inclusive working environment.
Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA).
Access to gym at a reduced cost.
Main duties of the job Providing a specialised clinical psychology service to clients (military personnel) under the care of the DCMH, across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional line management and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Providing clinical and professional supervision to trainees undertaking Doctoral training.
Job responsibilities Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
Providing specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients' care.
Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, (carers, families and groups where appropriate), within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
Acting as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under enhanced care programme approach (CPA) including clients, their carer, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.
Communicating in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document for additional duties.
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by The British Psychological Society (BPS) conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology).
Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
Demonstrable experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist (at Band 7 or above) and ability to evidence completion of relevant training/preceptorship in order to be able to carry out the full range of supervisory activities as appropriate to an NHS Band 8a grade post.
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
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We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Band 8a Principal Clinical Psychologist who will be working here at Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) at Portsmouth Naval Base, providing a service to military personnel.
Does this sound like the role for you?
Benefits include:
Free parking.
Inclusive working environment.
Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA).
Access to gym at a reduced cost.
Main duties of the job Providing a specialised clinical psychology service to clients (military personnel) under the care of the DCMH, across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional line management and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Providing clinical and professional supervision to trainees undertaking Doctoral training.
Job responsibilities Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
Providing specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients' care.
Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, (carers, families and groups where appropriate), within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
Acting as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under enhanced care programme approach (CPA) including clients, their carer, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.
Communicating in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document for additional duties.
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by The British Psychological Society (BPS) conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology).
Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
Demonstrable experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist (at Band 7 or above) and ability to evidence completion of relevant training/preceptorship in order to be able to carry out the full range of supervisory activities as appropriate to an NHS Band 8a grade post.
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
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