We are looking for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, or Counselling Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist, for the West Norfolk Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team. This is a substantive post funded at 15 hours (i.e., 0.40wte) per week.
This role would suit those planning to split NHS and private work, or for those with a part-time role in another service or organisation. Additional working hours might be available following the recruitment process for another Psychology post in the service. Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss their preferences and needs prior to applying for the post.
Candidates who are trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar (CBT PB) or Systemic Family Therapy are encouraged to apply. Training in Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT) is desirable. In-house training is available for BFT if required.
Soon to be qualified psychologists, and Systemic Family Therapists in training, are encouraged to apply. For newly qualified candidates, there will be support to achieve individual aims and goals using the Trust preceptorship programme. Please note that those exiting training programmes will be placed on Band 7 whilst completing preceptorship and Band 8a will be awarded once this is complete.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will provide psychological assessment and treatment for people with psychosis and their families and carers. The post holder will form an integral part of the West Norfolk EIP multi-disciplinary team. Job planning will be completed with the successful candidate to ensure that they are able to work safely and competently in accordance with professional guidelines.
About us
The West Norfolk EIP Team is the smallest of the three teams in the Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service. It has a cohesive and friendly culture and staff have a wide range of skills and experience. Many team members have worked in EIP or with people with psychosis and bipolar for several years. The team are based at Chatterton House in King's Lynn, where there is ample parking and clinical space. Chatterton House is approximately 10-15 minutes from the train station and town centre and is easily accessible from the A47 if travelling by car.
The Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service has undergone significant expansion over the last eight years following funding from NHS England for the Access and Waiting Time Standard. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with other colleagues across the service, including psychologists and therapists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a research active service with regular opportunities to get involved in national and local projects. The service has links with the University of East Anglia (UEA) Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and the UEA Special Interest Group for Psychosis.
Interviews will be held in person or online, depending on interviewer availability and candidate preference (format to be discussed with shortlisted candidates). Please note that the interview date and format might be shared at short notice.
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.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
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 NHS discounts and many more
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology, accredited by BPS Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme Clinical Psychology trainees or willing to undertake training Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
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 Clinical Psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee Clinical Psychologist 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 Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
Experience of representing Psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts) Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Skills
Essential
Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management Well-developed communications skills (oral and written) Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS Skills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups Skills in training and supervision Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes Skills in neuropsychological assessment
Knowledge
Essential
Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS
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
Desirable
Experience of working within a multicultural framework Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
King's Lynn
PE30 5PD
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
This role would suit those planning to split NHS and private work, or for those with a part-time role in another service or organisation. Additional working hours might be available following the recruitment process for another Psychology post in the service. Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss their preferences and needs prior to applying for the post.
Candidates who are trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar (CBT PB) or Systemic Family Therapy are encouraged to apply. Training in Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT) is desirable. In-house training is available for BFT if required.
Soon to be qualified psychologists, and Systemic Family Therapists in training, are encouraged to apply. For newly qualified candidates, there will be support to achieve individual aims and goals using the Trust preceptorship programme. Please note that those exiting training programmes will be placed on Band 7 whilst completing preceptorship and Band 8a will be awarded once this is complete.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will provide psychological assessment and treatment for people with psychosis and their families and carers. The post holder will form an integral part of the West Norfolk EIP multi-disciplinary team. Job planning will be completed with the successful candidate to ensure that they are able to work safely and competently in accordance with professional guidelines.
About us
The West Norfolk EIP Team is the smallest of the three teams in the Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service. It has a cohesive and friendly culture and staff have a wide range of skills and experience. Many team members have worked in EIP or with people with psychosis and bipolar for several years. The team are based at Chatterton House in King's Lynn, where there is ample parking and clinical space. Chatterton House is approximately 10-15 minutes from the train station and town centre and is easily accessible from the A47 if travelling by car.
The Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service has undergone significant expansion over the last eight years following funding from NHS England for the Access and Waiting Time Standard. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with other colleagues across the service, including psychologists and therapists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a research active service with regular opportunities to get involved in national and local projects. The service has links with the University of East Anglia (UEA) Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and the UEA Special Interest Group for Psychosis.
Interviews will be held in person or online, depending on interviewer availability and candidate preference (format to be discussed with shortlisted candidates). Please note that the interview date and format might be shared at short notice.
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.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
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 NHS discounts and many more
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology, accredited by BPS Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme Clinical Psychology trainees or willing to undertake training Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
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 Clinical Psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee Clinical Psychologist 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 Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment Experience of supervision and teaching
Desirable
Experience of representing Psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts) Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Skills
Essential
Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management Well-developed communications skills (oral and written) Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS Skills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups Skills in training and supervision Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes Skills in neuropsychological assessment
Knowledge
Essential
Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS
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
Desirable
Experience of working within a multicultural framework Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
King's Lynn
PE30 5PD
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
