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Teitl cyflogwr
Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are looking to recruit a full-time 8a Highly Specialist Psychologist. The post holder will join our community based psychological therapies service for working age adults, who are based within secondary care services. You will work alongside our Community Mental Health Team in Walsall North and work in close liaison with a variety of other mental health professionals. Therefore confidence, strong communication skills and experience of working with Teams is essential. We are able to negotiate preceptorship terms for newly qualified staff who can start on Band 7 initially, and are open to negotiating alternative hours and flexible working patterns.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
Our local population is both is highly diverse often also experiencing socio-economic difficulties. We offer therapy to those who frequently present with Complex PTSD and/or whom often attract a diagnosis of personality disorder. Therefore we are looking for people who are passionate about working directly with challenging and risky presentations and who are both willing and supported to really maximise their clinical skill set and develop new and innovative ways of working.
You will also develop complex formulations, offer supervision, consultancy, reflective practice groups and training to your CRS colleagues. We have strong links to the local Clinical and Counselling Psychology Doctorate courses and you will be encouraged to teach and take on trainees too.
Support will come directly from the 8b Clinical Lead within the area but also the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team manager. You will have access to clinical, professional and management supervision. We have access to a healthy training budget, as well as access to Health Education England training opportunities. Our aim is to welcome you, get to know you, value and develop you.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Members of our wider psychology team have broad therapeutic interests ranging from psychodynamic to systemic/narrative and cognitive-behavioural models as well as expertise in consultancy, supervision and training and form a supportive network for staff. We are well lead by the Divisional Lead Psychologist and the Director of Therapies, thus offering Psychology and AHP staff closer and more direct ties to the Trust Board. The Trust is currently going through Service Transformation, which is leading to many new opportunities and ways of working. We also have a strong commitment to the Wellbeing of all our staff and working in accordance to Trust values.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see attached our comprehensive job description and person specification for your perusal.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further information.
Manyleb y person
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Doctorate or Masters Level in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- HCPC registration
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working within CMHT
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Marie Payne
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07500 122425
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Julie Bradbury, CMHT North Team Manager - 01922 608900
Rhestr swyddi gyda Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector