Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering people who use drug and alcohol treatment services to achieve a better quality of life? Would you like to work for Inclusion, a leading and award-winning NHS provider of addiction treatment services in England and part of a forward-thinking and innovative NHS trust?
Inclusion has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our team within One Recovery Bucks, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for people impacted by their own or someone else's use of alcohol or drugs. Inclusion is fully committed to developing and embedding trauma-informed care.
One Recovery Bucks is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Principal Psychologist (0.4 WTE) to join our dynamic team. As a leading NHS community drug and alcohol treatment service provider, we are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to individuals dealing with substance use issues.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the provision of a psychology service to young people and adults accessing community drug & alcohol services. This includes complex assessments leading to psychological formulations of distress; recommendations for treatment options and evaluation of interventions. As a senior clinician with specialist post-qualification training, the post holder will take responsibility for the development of a specific area of psychological knowledge within the Inclusion psychology team, which may include leading or contributing to training, supervision, and governance aspects of the specific therapeutic model or approach. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically informed care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team. To utilize research and audit skills to guide service development. About us
Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families, and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health, or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high-quality, committed, and inclusive care, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users, is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification. A summary is provided below: To provide a clinical psychology service to patients with moderate to severe mental health problems, liaising as appropriate with relevant local mental health services. To work with clients alone as necessary, or to work jointly with others depending on the relevant risk assessment. To provide expert psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy to an exceptionally high standard to patients with a range of mental health problems. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To liaise with relevant professionals within inpatient and community settings, coordinating the delivery of psychology services for adults within the localities where services are provided. To provide expertise, advice, and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Person Specification
Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice or therapy. HCPC registration as a practitioner (clinical/counselling/forensic) psychologist. Experience
Must have substantial experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist 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, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Prior experience of working in drug & alcohol services. Knowledge and Skills
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. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. 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. £62,215 to £72,293 a year, per annum, pro rata.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Responsible for the provision of a psychology service to young people and adults accessing community drug & alcohol services. This includes complex assessments leading to psychological formulations of distress; recommendations for treatment options and evaluation of interventions. As a senior clinician with specialist post-qualification training, the post holder will take responsibility for the development of a specific area of psychological knowledge within the Inclusion psychology team, which may include leading or contributing to training, supervision, and governance aspects of the specific therapeutic model or approach. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically informed care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team. To utilize research and audit skills to guide service development. About us
Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families, and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health, or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high-quality, committed, and inclusive care, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users, is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification. A summary is provided below: To provide a clinical psychology service to patients with moderate to severe mental health problems, liaising as appropriate with relevant local mental health services. To work with clients alone as necessary, or to work jointly with others depending on the relevant risk assessment. To provide expert psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy to an exceptionally high standard to patients with a range of mental health problems. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To liaise with relevant professionals within inpatient and community settings, coordinating the delivery of psychology services for adults within the localities where services are provided. To provide expertise, advice, and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Person Specification
Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice or therapy. HCPC registration as a practitioner (clinical/counselling/forensic) psychologist. Experience
Must have substantial experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist 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, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Prior experience of working in drug & alcohol services. Knowledge and Skills
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. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology. 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. £62,215 to £72,293 a year, per annum, pro rata.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
