Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical and Counselling Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 419-6459137-SC-CS
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Old Chapel
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Band 8a
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We are delighted to be looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our thriving Staff Psychology Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
This fixed term post forms part of the proactive offer for emotional wellbeing support provided to all our Trust colleagues.
The post is suitable for a newly qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or for a Counselling or Clinical Psychologist who has had some years of experience.
Some training or placement experience with staff patients in acute hospital settings would be desirable, along with familiarity of psychological assessment and formulation in health care, as well as planning and delivering psychological interventions to individuals and teams. An interest and some experience around training and teaching would be of benefit, but there will be many opportunities for ongoing development and support in key areas within this supportive team.
The base will be in York, but travel across the Trust sites such as Scarborough, Bridlington, Malton and Selby will be required.
Can you bring your passion and skills to contribute to our goal to positively promote psychological wellbeing to all staff across our organisation?
If so, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological input to individuals and teams through the provision of reflective practice, psychological skills training and consultation. There will be opportunities to lead various projects and service developments and to work with colleagues to deliver innovative staff wellbeing initiatives
You will be supported by colleagues in the Staff Wellbeing Psychology Team, which includes our Consultant Psychology Lead, as well as the wider department of Psychological Medicine, which includes the provision of regular high quality clinical supervision and management support, alongside other forms of continuing professional development
The post will involve providing individual psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to staff patients, and providing varied interventions to support staff teams throughout the Trust. The post holder will work alongside Staff Psychological Wellbeing colleagues to offer psychological insight and knowledge and advise non-psychology staff on psychological principles and psychological understanding.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology. Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualification in specific models of therapy, e.g. ACT, CFT, EMDR.
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and in-patient settings
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework and application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with staff patients
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
- Dr Lisa Hinds Geen
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 725353
- Additional information
Additional Contact Information:
Ruth Bulmer
Admin Manager
Telephone number: (01904) 725353
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