Clinical Psychologist
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?
Job overview
We are delighted to advertise a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist post which has become vacant due to career progression within our services. Working as a clinical psychologist within neuropsychology will offer you broad experience of working with people with acquired brain injury, providing an excellent foundation for a career in clinical neuropsychology.
We are a supportive and innovative team working into a range of settings including inpatient neuro-rehabilitation, neuro-behavioural rehabilitation, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology outpatients and community neuro-rehabilitation.
You will make a valued contribution to the neuropsychology service(s), providing neuropsychological assessment and intervention and/or psychological therapies as determined by individual needs and rehabilitation goals. You will work closely with colleagues in neuropsychology, AHP’s, nursing, medicine and psychiatry to provide multi-disciplinary, goal-focused neuro-rehabilitation.
You will build upon and develop skills and experience in all aspects of neuropsychological and neuro-behavioural rehabilitation and have opportunities to use and adapt psychological therapies for people with neurological conditions.
Opportunities are available to support your personal and professional development including supervision of others, teaching and training, group work, service innovation and evaluation, audit and research.
Main duties of the job- To provide clinical psychology/neuropsychology services in a range of settings in line with neuropsychological formulation and neuro-rehabilitation goals
- To complete psychological and/or neuropsychological assessment to develop formulation and intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury.
- To make an active contribution within an MDT setting to support and promote psychological wellbeing and neuropsychological rehabilitation.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information to colleagues, service users, carers/relatives and other professionals to support neurorehabilitation, safeguarding, risk assessments, capacity assessments and best interests’ decision making.
- To work flexibly and responsively to prioritise clinical demand
- To offer psychological therapies, adapting psychological models and intervention to accommodate the impact of ABI
- To make an active contribution to the neuropsychology service’s aims and objectives in relation to service innovation, audit and research
- To contribute to teaching and training in clinical neuropsychology and to other healthcare professionals, as required.
- To develop skills and experience in offering clinical supervision to qualified and non-qualified staff
- To promote and reflect CNTW's vision, values and strategic ambitions in delivering all aspects of the role.
- To support and promote open cultures within teams and services.
- To work in accordance with the job description (attached) and in line with service need.
Working for our organisation
At Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to developing services of the highest quality that consequently enable and empower our service users to optimise their quality of life.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 18^th February 2025Closing date : 18^th March 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria- Doctoral Level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Experience of working within the field of neuropsychology
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of MDT working and/or working in inpatient settings
Role/team specific requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Ability to work flexibly and responsively across services, to support and prioritise clinical need
- Work collaboratively and collectively with others in service(s)/teams
- Ability to offer and receive respectful challenge to support an open, just culture
Additional requirements
Essential criteria- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.