Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Adult Acute Inpatients
NHS Jobs Stafford
Please check out the below videos showcasing why MPFT is a great place to work and to grow your career: Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube To support the psychological provision for the Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient wards and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St.
Georges Hospital in Stafford. Given the pace of work and often relatively brief nature of admissions on the inpatient wards, the post requires the ability to work flexibly and creatively. This will include: undertaking psychological assessments, working jointly alongside other professionals within the MDT, and working with families and/or carers to inform the assessment process.
Psychometric testing when this is required to aid the formulation of a patients difficulties and distress. Highly developed skills in the formulation of complex clinical presentations are essential, as a key element of the role will involve creating and sharing psychological formulations both through direct work with patients, and through consultation and supervision with the MDT.
The ability to offer timely, formulation-driven therapeutic interventions; and to support the development, delivery, and evaluation of psychologically informed therapeutic groups, which are a core part of the psychological work currently being offered on the wards, are also essential skills required in the role.
A significant element of the role will be providing support to ward staff to promote psychologically-informed and trauma-informed ways of working, and to enhance staff well-being. This is likely to be achieved through facilitating supervision groups, reflective practice sessions, and providing teaching/training for staff; and offering formal and informal debriefs following serious or challenging incidents on the ward.
The ability to contain and manage ones emotional responses in highly stressful and unpredictable situations, and to support others to recognise, manage and contain their own emotional responses is therefore also an essential skill. The successful applicant would need to be skilled in risk assessment, risk formulation, and risk management; and managing safeguarding concerns.
A key role will be supporting the wider inpatient team with decisions pertaining to clinical care for patients. When planning for post-discharge care, the post holder will need to liaise with a range of NHS and tertiary care services in the community to support the implementation of intervention and management plans; and it may be necessary to work jointly with external professionals to determine how best to support a patient and what support may be available.
There are opportunities to develop and utilise leadership skills; supporting the Senior Leadership team to inform or implement creative and innovative ideas, to contribute towards the strategic vision for psychological provision, and the improvement of the quality of care and outcomes in inpatient services.
There will also be opportunities to supervise placements for Psychologists in training; and to support or lead on research in collaboration with the Trust Research Department and local partner universities. The post holder will have a role in supporting and supervising the Assistant Psychologists on the ward, who are involved in the delivery of psychologically informed group-based and individual interventions.
As a University Trust, partnered with Keele University, we welcome and values research ideas and innovation. Psychology Team Structure: Currently, we have 3 Assistant Psychologists and a Principal Counselling Psychologist covering 3 Acute Wards and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in our growing psychology team.
Georges Hospital in Stafford. Given the pace of work and often relatively brief nature of admissions on the inpatient wards, the post requires the ability to work flexibly and creatively. This will include: undertaking psychological assessments, working jointly alongside other professionals within the MDT, and working with families and/or carers to inform the assessment process.
Psychometric testing when this is required to aid the formulation of a patients difficulties and distress. Highly developed skills in the formulation of complex clinical presentations are essential, as a key element of the role will involve creating and sharing psychological formulations both through direct work with patients, and through consultation and supervision with the MDT.
The ability to offer timely, formulation-driven therapeutic interventions; and to support the development, delivery, and evaluation of psychologically informed therapeutic groups, which are a core part of the psychological work currently being offered on the wards, are also essential skills required in the role.
A significant element of the role will be providing support to ward staff to promote psychologically-informed and trauma-informed ways of working, and to enhance staff well-being. This is likely to be achieved through facilitating supervision groups, reflective practice sessions, and providing teaching/training for staff; and offering formal and informal debriefs following serious or challenging incidents on the ward.
The ability to contain and manage ones emotional responses in highly stressful and unpredictable situations, and to support others to recognise, manage and contain their own emotional responses is therefore also an essential skill. The successful applicant would need to be skilled in risk assessment, risk formulation, and risk management; and managing safeguarding concerns.
A key role will be supporting the wider inpatient team with decisions pertaining to clinical care for patients. When planning for post-discharge care, the post holder will need to liaise with a range of NHS and tertiary care services in the community to support the implementation of intervention and management plans; and it may be necessary to work jointly with external professionals to determine how best to support a patient and what support may be available.
There are opportunities to develop and utilise leadership skills; supporting the Senior Leadership team to inform or implement creative and innovative ideas, to contribute towards the strategic vision for psychological provision, and the improvement of the quality of care and outcomes in inpatient services.
There will also be opportunities to supervise placements for Psychologists in training; and to support or lead on research in collaboration with the Trust Research Department and local partner universities. The post holder will have a role in supporting and supervising the Assistant Psychologists on the ward, who are involved in the delivery of psychologically informed group-based and individual interventions.
As a University Trust, partnered with Keele University, we welcome and values research ideas and innovation. Psychology Team Structure: Currently, we have 3 Assistant Psychologists and a Principal Counselling Psychologist covering 3 Acute Wards and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in our growing psychology team.
We also have a Consultant Clinical Psychologist that works across the Acute and Urgent Care Pathway.
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustStafford
Job overview
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