Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist-mat cover

Job summary
This maternity cover role involves working in a friendly Psychology team to provide a broad range of psychological services. The North CMHT has a growing psychology and therapy team and you will work under the supervision of experienced colleagues.
This post provides a real opportunity to be involved in service delivery that puts the people who use our services at the very heart of them.

We welcome informal queries should you wish to explore whether this is the post for you.

Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are to provide assessment, formulation and psychological intervention to service users and carers within the CMHT, as well as clinical supervision. You will provide evidence-based interventions for individuals and, if relevant, also to groups. We especially need to provide trauma focused therapies so a strong background in either EMDR or Trauma Focused CBT would be preferable. You'll also help the broader MDT team with consultation and training as necessary. There may also be opportunities to take part in quality improvement projects as part of a supportive and dynamic psychology team.

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details regarding job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of working with a variety of client groups and clinical presentations OR
• Extensive clinical experience of mental health work
• Highly specialised experience of developing and delivering specialised treatment packages with individuals and groups/families
• Experience in the supervision of practitioners in delivering psychological therapies

Desirable

• Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist within an MDT.

Qualifications
Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) OR
• Postgraduate qualification/Post Graduate training in a specific therapy (e.g. CBT, CAT)
• Core Mental health professional training and registration or equivalent knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Experience of working with Adults presenting with complexity.

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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Peddars Centre, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Rd
Norwich
NR6 5BE