About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced psychologist seeking a varied and rewarding role across forensic and community mental health services?
We are recruiting a 0.7 WTE (26.25 hours) Band 8a Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in North Lincolnshire, combining:
0.4 WTE (15 hours) - Specialist Community Forensic Team
0.3 WTE (11.25 hours) - Primary Care Mental Health pathway
This role offers a unique combination of specialist forensic work and direct psychological therapy.
Within the forensic service, you will be a key member of the leadership team, contributing to risk formulation, multi-agency working, and service development.
Alongside this, you will deliver formulation-driven therapy for people with complex trauma and emotional needs within community pathways.
At RDaSH, our 28 Promises underpin our work, with a strong focus on compassion, collaboration and quality. This role supports our commitment to community partnership and co-produced care, working closely with service users, carers and local organisations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
Deliver risk assessment and management across forensic and community settings
Act as a senior clinician within the forensic team, contributing to leadership and service development
Offer consultation, advice and supervision to MDT colleagues and partner agencies
Deliver evidence-based psychological therapies for complex trauma presentations
Contribute to MDT formulation and reflective practice
Work collaboratively with service users, carers and community partners
Support audit, evaluation and service improvement
Supervise trainee and assistant psychologists
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training or its equivalent in clinical or forensic psychology as accredited by the BPS Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice. Clinical supervision training Current HCPC registration Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area Knowledge of and experience in the use of a wide range of psychometric and other objective assessment tools, such as neuro-assessment, as applied in identified clinical area Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and nonprofessional groups Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, and application of this to research and development activity within the service area Basic IT skills
Desirable
Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice Leadership or management qualification Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area Evidence of policy implementation and development Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex PTSD, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.) Member of a special interest group/network, locally or nationally
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific field where the post is held Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation Professional networking locally and regionally Be able to effectively chair meetings
Desirable
Successful completion of preceptorship A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held Proven leadership/ management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/ change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level Ability to work across team/ organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi-agency partnerships Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Skills Essential
Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising, mentoring and teaching. Able to demonstrate effective communication skills. Good time management skills Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive. Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change. Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity. Ability to commute between the various sites Intense concentration required for clinical interaction. Frequent exposure to highly emotional or distressing circumstances. Some exposure to hazards e.g. verbal aggression, risk of physical aggression, bodily fluids
Desirable
Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising, mentoring and teaching. Able to demonstrate effective communication skills. Good time management skills Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive. Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change. Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity Ability to commute between the various sites. Intense concentration required for clinical interaction. Frequent exposure to highly emotional or distressing circumstances Some exposure to hazards e.g. verbal aggression, risk of physical aggression, bodily fluids.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address Elizabeth Quarter
High Street
Scunthorpe
DN15 6SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)