About this role
Job summary
Wehave an exciting opportunity fora senior forensic/clinical/counselling psychologistto join the inpatient psychology team based at the Humber Centre for Forensic Psychiatry.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and welcomingteamcomprisingforensic, clinical, assistant, and trainee clinical/forensicpsychologists.Whilst holding an identity as a psychology team, the membersprovidepsychological input to the hospital across all medium secure wards, and the low secure units on site,maintaininggreat working relationships with otherteamswithin the service.
The current departmental modelenables the successful candidate to bealigned to a wardto provide psychological consultation to the MDT and nursingteamandalsohold an individual caseload across the service.This allows opportunity for developing skills with MDT workingand consultation, whilst also developing clinical practiceacross a range of presentations, and there are frequentopportunitiesfor engaging in CPD, training, and personal development.
Main duties of the job
The role has a range of opportunities to influence practice across the service, and to hold a varied and dynamic caseload.
The senior psychologist will support the service by conducting forensic risk assessments, developing formulations, and delivering intervention for complex cases, providing consultation to ward teams, and supporting service development through delivering training and supervising colleagues.
There is also opportunity to provide risk assessments to social services through our SAARC service. The successful candidate will have significant clinical autonomy and opportunity to be creative in developing their role to fulfil these responsibilities, whilst also being supported within the psychology team.
There will also be potential to supervise newer qualified members of the team, including trainee clinical and forensic psychologists, designing and delivering training for colleagues as well as teaching on the Clinical Doctorate at the University of Hull.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training Essential
Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices relevant to the clinical area
Desirable
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)
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' 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/or professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities Essential
Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
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 Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address Humber Centre
Willerby Hill
Hull
HU10 6ED
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)