[ref. w9972900] Principal Clinical Psychologist - ILS Team
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 The Intensive Life Skills Pathway is a multi-disciplinary mental health team providing assessment and intervention for adults experiencing complex emotional difficulties across East and West Staffordshire as part of the Adult Mental Health Service.
The multi-disciplinary team works in a highly psychologically-minded way and are passionate about working with service-users who present with high levels of emotional distress and who often have histories of complex trauma and/or adverse experiences.Applicants should have an interest in working with this client group, and an experience of relevant evidence based interventions. The pathway utilises Structured Clinical Management (SCM) as a core therapeutic model, combining individual and workshop based interventions.
A range of additional therapeutic models are utilised including attachment theory, behavioural theory, Compassion-Focussed Therapy, EMDR, Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mentalisation-Based Treatment, and DBT informed interventions.
The successful candidate will be expected to undertake psychological assessments and formulation of complex clinical presentations, with some focus on trauma and attachment. Therapy will be provided on an individual and group basis, in line with assessed needs and complementary to the pathway model.
There will be a requirement to provide clinical supervision to colleagues within the pathway. The role will also involve engaging with service development & evaluation. Regular clinical supervision will be offered, along with a range of supervisory and developmental opportunities.
The team has good links with the nearby Clinical Psychology Doctorate course based at Staffordshire University. For further information please contact Dr Kate Stapleton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Kate.Stapleton@mpft.nhs.uk ) or Emily-Grace Church, Pathway Manager (Emily-Grace.Church@mpft.nhs.uk).