Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist

Job Summary

Are you an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist keen to join our staff wellbeing service 'Here For You'? We are developing a newly commissioned service at the Princess Alexandra Hospitals Trust (PAHT). As the 0.5 WTE Clinical Lead for this part of our service, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the service to the acute hospital. The service aims to provide a trauma-informed, flexible and holistic approach to supporting individual staff and teams and to support the wider organisation via consultation. Our aim is to enable and support our NHS colleagues to sustain fulfilling, productive and purposeful working lives.

Here for You has been supporting staff in PAHT since the onset of COVID. Our previous NHS England national funding of Wellbeing Hubs model was highly valued, which has led to a commitment of new local investment from PAHT, thus enabling the development of a dedicated psychological support offer for staff at the hospital(s). We already have strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the hospital trust, and the successful applicant will therefore be joining at a pivotal stage for leading, shaping, and building on this delivery with support from our full-time 8a Psychological Therapist (in post already).

Interviews for this role will take place Tuesday 26th November 2024.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will be responsible for leading the provision at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust. Working collaboratively with the senior leadership team, and with internal and external stakeholders, the role will involve setting the direction of the service, engaging the relevant systems, and delivering a responsive and thoughtful service. The post holder will supervise other members of staff within the service. You will have an opportunity to conduct clinical work using a range of modalities (Individual, group, consultative) alongside this leadership role.

Working collaboratively, you will be part of the wider Here for You service, consisting of Consultant, Principal and Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologists/Psychological Therapists, Social Workers, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, and a dedicated Service Administrator. Being part of this wider team allows the opportunity for differentiation of work and CPD. The team actively shares learning, resources, and reflective spaces across the different work streams. We have various CPD, supervision, and learning spaces, as well as space dedicated to equality and diversity thinking within the team. We work closely together as a clinical leadership team to support each other and to support thinking and service development.

About Us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Job Responsibilities

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post please contact:

Dr. Jenna Harrington, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Service - Here for You on jenna.harrington1@nhs.net Mobile: 07583 122374

To fulfil this role, you will be an enthusiastic, creative and highly motivated Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist. This exciting post provides an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic and dedicated team to develop the service; working specifically into the PAHT. If you want to be part of a new investment and initiative then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please see attached documents (JD/PS) for full details of the role. This includes:

1. To be a part of the team offering psychological support to NHS staff in the acute sector
2. To offer individual, group and team psychological assessments, formulations and interventions where appropriate.
3. To understand the needs of staff in different settings and to be part of a team conceptualising innovative strategies to aid delivery of support.
4. To work closely with a wide team of Psychological Therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues in delivering a sustainable, informed staff support model.
5. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.
6. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
7. To be committed to providing a non-discriminatory, equally and fairly accessed service.

If you are committed to the development of staff support and if you would like to contribute to an innovative new initiative, we'd love to hear from you. As a part of our commitment to ensuring that the workforce is reflective of those who we train, and those who use our services, we would particularly encourage applications from those who identify as being part of a minoritised group.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential:

• Formal training and accreditation to Doctoral level in Clinical Psychology, or its equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996. Doctoral level Counselling Psychology, or equivalent psychotherapy training will be acceptable if the post holder has proven interest, skills and experience in working with trauma and severe and enduring mental health.
• HCPC/UKCP/BABCP Registered.
• Doctoral level (or equivalent of) knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Willingness to participate in a CPD programme relevant to the requirements of the post.

Desirable:

• Further training in specific theoretical models.

Skills/Experience

Essential:

• Evidence of competence and experience of working as a Psychologist or Psychotherapist suitable for senior responsibilities.
• Experience of training and supervising.
• Experience of supporting staff following a serious incident.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of selection and recruitment.

Desirable:

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Derwent Centre, Harlow, CM20 1QX

Employer's Website: https://eput.nhs.uk/