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Specialist Psychological Therapies
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Band 8a
Contract
Cyfnod Penodol: 12 mis (Or secondment 12 months)
Oriau
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  • Gweithio hyblyg
37.5 awr yr wythnos (We would welcome those wishing to work either 0.8, 0.9 or whole time equivalent.)
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
Gwefan
Walkergate Park
Tref
Newcastle upon Tyne
Cyflog
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum or pro rata if not full time
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16/07/2024 23:59

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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist

Band 8a

Hello!

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’  We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.

Opportunities for you

Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.

We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.

  • Cultural diversity staff network
  • Disabled staff network
  • LGBT+ staff network

We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:

  • Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
  • Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
  • Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group

We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.

Always improving

CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?

Trosolwg o'r swydd

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and resilient clinical/counselling psychologist or psychological therapist who thrives in a role which includes variety, complexity and challenge alongside opportunities for growth? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to join our specialist Personality Disorder Hub team for either a 12 month secondment or fixed term contract. There might be the opportunity for this role to become permanent and we would welcome those wishing to work either 0.8, 0.9 or whole time equivalent.

The Hub provides case management and treatment to service users with complex emotional needs/severe personality difficulties who present with high risk to self and multiple comorbid complexities. The team also provides a range of scaffolding activities to other services. For a full description of the client group and role of the team please see the supplementary information.

Our service aims to provide hope, reduce stigma, promote inclusion and achieve positive treatment outcomes. We are currently reviewing the service model to ensure a goodness of fit between service user/carer, organisational and community transformation needs. As part of this we wish to enhance service user involvement, alongside working in line with the developing evidence base, especially trauma-based approaches.

 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

As a senior clinician within the team, you will be expected to have a clinical, supervision and leadership role. Practice shall entail both autonomous and collaborative team working with an emphasis on ensuring our practices and treatment pathways are psychologically and trauma informed. Successful candidates will receive clinical and professional supervision from a Principal or Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

The post will involve supporting clinical service delivery and will have a focus on providing supervision and scaffolding, developing complex formulations, enhancing and embedding trauma informed care. Caseloads will be small with an emphasis on clients with complex presentations.  The role will also involve some degree of clinical leadership of community practitioners within a set locality.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

We recognise that the people who work for us are our greatest asset, and when you feel supported and happy at work this positively reaches those very people we are here for - our service users.

Within the Hub team a strong, positive culture has been fostered with a particular emphasis on wellbeing and building resilience, for what can undoubtedly be challenging roles. As a team we welcome diversity, celebrate and cultivate individual differences. We have a strong reflective culture, providing protected time and forums for learning, growth and development.

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

Please refer to both the job description and supplementary information for full details about the roles, responsibilities and necessary competencies required for the post.

For those applying for a secondment please also ensure you have the agreement of your manager.

Key elements of role

The key elements of the role will be:

  • providing specialist assessment, consultation and adapted treatment to adult service users with severe personality difficulties, complexity and high levels of risk to self
  • developing and embedding complex formulations with service users and team members
  • enhancing and embedding trauma informed care for individuals with co-morbid personality difficulties, complex trauma and dissociative disorders.
  • enhancing and embedding adaptations for clients with comorbid neurodiversity
  • providing clinical supervision to community practitioners within the team
  • providing supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues in other services, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment of people with personality difficulties
  • assisting the clinical leadership develop team training, supervision models and wellbeing/reflective practice
  • assisting with service evaluation, development and appropriate service work streams

 

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 2nd July 2024

Closing date : 16th July 2024

We welcome your application.

Manyleb y person

Education and qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society, or RMN/OT/Social worker, or equivalent degree level qualification in mental health.
  • Post-graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and psychological therapy (e.g. Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Post-graduate diploma in CBT, IAPT High Intensity CBT diploma, EMDR).
  • Appropriate professional registration eg HCPC, BABCP.

Skills and Competencies

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Advanced skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process.
  • Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership skills
  • Highly developed skills and abilities to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Ability to support and advise other professionals working with this group of patients
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Knowledge and Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • • Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment, formulation, reformulation and intervention with adults with complex mental health difficulties
  • • Specialist knowledge, skills and competencies in understanding, formulating and working with people with personality difficulties.
  • • Highly developed knowledge and experience of trauma informed care and approaches utilised for trauma stabilisation.
  • • Demonstrated ability of providing specialist teaching, training, consultancy and supervision.
  • • The ability to understand the role and contribution of colleagues and collaborate effectively with other care pathways and across agencies.
  • • The ability to contribute to service planning and development in Specialist Psychological Therapies, as appropriate.
  • Demonstrate further specialist training and experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a psychological therapist over a minimum of 18 months or an alternative agreed by the Psychological Services Professional Lead.
Meini prawf dymunol
  • • Advanced knowledge, delivery and supervision of Structured Clinical Management practitioners, including its adaptions
  • • Training, accreditation in and experience of implementing and supervising DBT or MBT
  • • Specialist training in assessing and adapting clinical material for people with neurodiversity
  • • Sensory training
  • • Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment and management of risk in relation to people with complex psychological presentations and personality disorder.
  • • Training in Structured Clinical Management, including delivery and supervision of SCM, DBT and/or MBT treatment approaches.
  • • The knowledge and ability to work at a systemic level to understand and address the psychological needs of the individual and the wider system.

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Genevieve Quayle
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Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead
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Rob Watts, Principal Clinical Psychologist [email protected]

01912876156 

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