Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Mental health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 310-ASMH-6339675-A
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Town Hall
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Associate in Psychology (Qualified)
Band 6
Job overview
I'm Melanie, I am the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the Psychological Skills service (PSS). I helped to set up the service 3 years ago, I feel very passionate about the service and how it promotes a trauma informed approach to thinking about service user's therapy. We have a range of psychological professionals including counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, CAPs and assistant psychologists. The team is led in a collective, inclusive way. I really value everyone's contribution to the development of the service.
The Psychological Skills Service (PSS) are looking for an energetic, compassionate and flexible qualified Clinical Associate in Psychologist who wants to work within an exciting new team which will cover Peterborough.
The post holder will be part of an evolving service. This means being able to work with some uncertainty and imperfection as we seek to trial and develop new treatment programmes and processes.
We want someone who enjoys supervision and enjoys encouraging others development.
You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of services for people in Peterborough who have experienced multiple traumatic events in childhood and adulthood. The post holder will also contribute fully to the clinical, professional, and strategic aims of the service.
Applicants must have completed, or be nearing completion of a Clinical Associate in Psychology MSc.
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside a Team Manager, Psychological Therapist, Psychologist, Assistant Psychologists & Support Workers. You will also work closely with the countywide consultant and principle psychologists, and maintain close links with the other two PSS teams covering the county.
You will be expected to carry out trauma informed psychological formulations with service users to determine appropriate treatment pathways.
You will deliver a range of therapeutic groups that draw on trauma stabilisation, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), schema therapy, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT).
You will also supervise Clinical Associates in Psychology, Assistant Psychologists and support workers delivering short term CBT based interventions. There will be opportunities to develop other group and individual interventions / pathways and to be involved in service evaluation. Longer term, there are opportunities to support the development of an evidence based psychological treatment pathway for people living with the consequences of multiple and repeated traumas (e.g. EMDR/ trauma focused CBT).
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to PSS 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 client’s care.
- To develop psychological formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence, and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors.
- To use psychological formulations to develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, and to use these plans to inform and lead the work of non-psychology members of the team.
- To communicate to others the core concepts of psychological theory, research and practice in order to enhance their delivery of psychological interventions.
- To provide training for others to inform and support psychological models of change and interventions.
- Provide training within teams to enhance delivery of clinical and research practice interventions appropriate to the health and psychological needs of patients across a range of service settings.
- To offer clinical supervision to support workers and Assistant Psychologists.
- To effectively communicate decision making processes which have informed the psychological management of risk; implement and respond appropriately to risk, using appropriate guidance and support, maintaining compliance with service policy and values.
- Understand impact of multiple perspectives within the context of multidisciplinary teams.
- Explain the rationales to individuals, groups and other healthcare colleagues, for evidence based psychological treatment models and protocols.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed BPS [British Psychological Society] accredited CAP apprenticeship training programme including EPA to IFA standards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients in adult community settings
- Experience of working with complex presentations
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of applying and analyse a range of research approaches including both qualitative and quantitative methods in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering groups
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people’s understanding.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management
- Skills in self-management, including time-management, planning, prioritising, problem solving and reasoning.
Desirable criteria
- Understand how to analyse and appraise key theoretical concepts of psychological models of treatment both at individual and group level recognised in evidence-based national guidelines
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
- An interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary services
- Able to assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to so as to ensure best care
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Other
Essential criteria
- Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Staley
- Job title
- Consultant Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01733 746811
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