Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Employer: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Location: Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 11 Apr 2025

Job summary
Are you looking for a chance to use your clinical skills to make a difference, working in a flexible environment? If so, there is a fantastic opportunity to join our Eating Disorder Service.
The post holder will offer assessment and psychological therapy to our client group and support the multi-disciplinary team with their clinical work via supervision, consultation, and case formulation.

About the service:
The Eating Disorders Team is a countywide service that provides clinical management and psychological interventions for people with eating disorders across Worcestershire.
You will be joining a well-established multidisciplinary team who values the variety of skills, knowledge, and experience each member brings.
This post is a full-time position; however, part-time hours will be considered if preferable.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting effective implementation of evidence-based psychological therapy for our client group.
The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, patients, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary teams.
Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in eating disorders and the expansion and development of the service. The post holder will have a clinical caseload providing specialist psychological assessments leading to the development of psychological formulations and interventions for individuals who present within this service. The role will also involve delivering training and supporting the professional development of colleagues to work therapeutically with our client group. As such, excellent communication and relationship-building skills are essential to this position.

Informal chat invitation
We believe the best way to find out if a role is right for you is to have an informal chat with our Recruiting Manager. Please contact:
Beckie Higgins, Clinical Lead, Worcestershire Eating Disorders Service. 01527 488840

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer:

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities.
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support.
• Wide range of supportive staff networks.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website. We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

Job description

Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology.
• Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Post qualification training in specific, evidence-based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span.
• Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS.
• Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS.
• Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology.
• Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge required specific to psychological treatments for Eating Disorder presentations.
• Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex psychological presentations and physical health difficulties.
• Well-developed psychometric assessment skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience required specific to the role and clinical area.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area.
• Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists.
• Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge within a number of different specialties.
• Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations.
• Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

Desirable

• Experience of strategic planning and service development.
• Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course.
• Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within Eating Disorder Services.
• Experience of working within an eating disorder speciality.
• Experience of and training in CBT-E, MANTRA and SSCM.
• Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information.
• Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately.
• Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good working relationships.
• Commitment to promote patients' rights, independence and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions.

Desirable

• Able to manage change through influence, persuasion and good interpersonal relationships.
• Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Hillcrest, Quinneys Lane,
Alexandra Hospital
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7WG
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