Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a relatively new psychology service within Mental Health Urgent Care in Mersey Care. The service works in to the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams, First Response Service (crisis line), Core 24 AED liaison, and Liaison & Diversion services across the trust. The successful candidate will join an existing team of practitioner psychologists and assistant psychologists. The multi-disciplinary leadership team in Mental Health Urgent Care is very keen to support a strong psychological provision and wider intervention pathways. The successful candidate will hold a leadership role, supporting the consultant clinical psychologist in developing a positive psychology influence, and there will be a large service development flavour to these posts as we establish and build new ways of working in Mental Health Urgent Care. If you have a passion for providing exceptional care and are looking for an exciting and challenging role within urgent care services, we would welcome your talents and skills. We would welcome you getting in touch to discuss the role further. The post is based in Peasley Cross, St Helens, but travel between bases and around the Mersey Care patch will be required. Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be providing leadership, clinical supervision, reflective practice, consultation, and training for psychology staff and the wider MDT. They will also work directly with patients, offering psychological assessments, formulations and therapeutic interventions, both individually and in group format, where indicated. The post holder will have a strong interest and commitment to working with complex psychological presentations, in particular those experiencing mental health crises. Experience of research, audit, and teaching would be beneficial, and experience in supervising trainees is essential. The post holder will have opportunities for continuing professional development, including training in specific therapeutic modalities and in leadership. They will also be encouraged to contribute to the professional development of other staff members. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for the principal responsibilities for this post and the detailed person specification. Person specification
Skills
Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings. Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership within a service sector. Ability to contain and work within organisational stress. Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological approaches and interest in models of service delivery and ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary team working. IT literate. Qualifications
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 and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist. 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, dialectical behaviour therapy, CFT, EMDR etc. Knowledge and Experience
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. Knowledge of attachment theory. 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. Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of three to 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 severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Specialist experience in the area of complex trauma related mental health. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision. 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 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. Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you. It’s a pledge to create an environment and staff support that will enable you to do the best job you can possibly do, to be the best you can possibly be. You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. One that offers specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are the founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance, and one of only three Trusts in the country which delivers high secure mental health care. You’ll be made to feel at home, joining an 11,000 strong Mersey Care family comprising doctors and nurses, as well as countless other roles from dieticians to dentists, from data analysts to physiotherapists. You'll find a full list of our roles in our A-Z list. You’ll have a home in the North West of England where your work/life balance is respected and working from sites easily commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales and Cheshire with many roles operating a hybrid working system.
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This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a relatively new psychology service within Mental Health Urgent Care in Mersey Care. The service works in to the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams, First Response Service (crisis line), Core 24 AED liaison, and Liaison & Diversion services across the trust. The successful candidate will join an existing team of practitioner psychologists and assistant psychologists. The multi-disciplinary leadership team in Mental Health Urgent Care is very keen to support a strong psychological provision and wider intervention pathways. The successful candidate will hold a leadership role, supporting the consultant clinical psychologist in developing a positive psychology influence, and there will be a large service development flavour to these posts as we establish and build new ways of working in Mental Health Urgent Care. If you have a passion for providing exceptional care and are looking for an exciting and challenging role within urgent care services, we would welcome your talents and skills. We would welcome you getting in touch to discuss the role further. The post is based in Peasley Cross, St Helens, but travel between bases and around the Mersey Care patch will be required. Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be providing leadership, clinical supervision, reflective practice, consultation, and training for psychology staff and the wider MDT. They will also work directly with patients, offering psychological assessments, formulations and therapeutic interventions, both individually and in group format, where indicated. The post holder will have a strong interest and commitment to working with complex psychological presentations, in particular those experiencing mental health crises. Experience of research, audit, and teaching would be beneficial, and experience in supervising trainees is essential. The post holder will have opportunities for continuing professional development, including training in specific therapeutic modalities and in leadership. They will also be encouraged to contribute to the professional development of other staff members. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for the principal responsibilities for this post and the detailed person specification. Person specification
Skills
Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings. Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership within a service sector. Ability to contain and work within organisational stress. Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological approaches and interest in models of service delivery and ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary team working. IT literate. Qualifications
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 and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist. 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, dialectical behaviour therapy, CFT, EMDR etc. Knowledge and Experience
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. Knowledge of attachment theory. 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. Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of three to 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 severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Specialist experience in the area of complex trauma related mental health. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision. 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 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. Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you. It’s a pledge to create an environment and staff support that will enable you to do the best job you can possibly do, to be the best you can possibly be. You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. One that offers specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are the founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance, and one of only three Trusts in the country which delivers high secure mental health care. You’ll be made to feel at home, joining an 11,000 strong Mersey Care family comprising doctors and nurses, as well as countless other roles from dieticians to dentists, from data analysts to physiotherapists. You'll find a full list of our roles in our A-Z list. You’ll have a home in the North West of England where your work/life balance is respected and working from sites easily commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales and Cheshire with many roles operating a hybrid working system.
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