Applied Psychologist

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Job Summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have a fantastic opportunity for 2 enthusiastic and experienced Applied Psychologists to join our Acute Inpatient Psychology Team at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital.

We welcome applicants interested in this post as a Band 7 developmental role (job description for preceptorship attached) as well as applicants for the 8a post.

This post attracts a recruitment and retention bonus, and associated relocation costs will be considered.

The team provides Acute Inpatient Care to male and female working-age adults. The unit consists of 7 Acute Wards and 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Service Users within the acute inpatient mental health service present at times of crisis, often experiencing high levels of emotional distress, and typically have complex, severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Direct clinical work with service-users involves assessing and formulating the presenting crisis, and providing formulation-driven, goal-directed standalone intervention, with good scope for creativity of approach and model application.

You will also support members of the MDT to deliver psychologically informed care, contribute to creating and maintaining psychologically safety within teams and provide supervision and mentorship to MDT colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in multidisciplinary ward discussions, leading ward teams in well-attended formulation sessions that directly inform the wider approach to the service-users care.

You routinely offer reflective practice sessions to ward MDTs across the unit, and the post-holder will be responsible for maintaining this offer and running these sessions on the wards they lead on.

You will also have opportunities to develop and lead training for psychologists, as well as the wider MDTs, both informally in our regular practice development slots, and by offering training in psychological theories, models and principles and trauma informed approaches to multi-disciplinary teams across the service. You will also play an important role in supervising pre-registered colleagues within the psychology team and therefore the successful candidate will ideally be formally trained in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists or willing to complete this training.

You will work closely with the Pathway Lead and other senior staff to support the development of structures for supervision, training and evaluation that enable a clinically effective service.

You will provide clinical expertise, so the pathway delivers holistic, psychosocial treatment including evidence-based individual psychological interventions.

You will support the communication between the team and Multi-Disciplinary Team colleagues, to facilitate the smooth transition of service users.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted: 14 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 002756
Job locations: Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9EJ

Job Description

Responsibilities

The post holder will lead multidisciplinary ward discussions, offer reflective practice sessions, develop and lead training for psychologists and MDTs, supervise pre-registered colleagues, and support the development of supervision and training structures.

Qualifications Essential

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full criteria required for the role.

Experience Essential

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full criteria required for the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9EJ
Employer's website: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Jobs