Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

This post is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover maternity. The role is based in Community Adult Mental Health Teams in the South of the county.

CMHTs are multidisciplinary teams that deliver specialist support and clinical interventions to people with a range of mental health difficulties.

The post-holder will be part of the leadership team within the CMHTs as well as supervising and supporting other practitioner psychologists and team members. Psychologists are valued members of the MDT and are encouraged to play a key role in MDT working. You will work alongside other Principal Psychologists, working in both South and North CMHTs. The Principal psychologists are supported by the Adult Mental Health Psychology Lead.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will supervise and line manage members of psychology staff who work into the CMHTs. They will also carry out clinical work and we are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge and skills of working with severe and enduring mental health difficulties such as complex trauma, psychosis, and personality difficulties.

The postholder will also take a leadership role; therefore, leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a lead role in service development are essential. We are looking for someone who can contribute at a senior level to the vision for the service working closely with various stakeholders.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Clinical psychology doctorate or equivalent

Desirable

• Other therapy training after qualifying

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with adults
• 4 years plus post qualification

Desirable

• Experience working in AMH/CMHT

Supervision experience

Essential

• Supervisor training/experience

Desirable

• Supervision of qualified psychologists
• Management and leadership experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN5 6AN

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