Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

We are looking for a

Clinical Psychologist

to join our Psychology in Schools team (currently made up of 4 clinical psychologists, 1 senior psychotherapist, 1 assistant psychologist, trainee clinical psychologist) who are currently working with the Under 18 Wellbeing Service to deliver an early intervention "Getting Help" service for young people (0 to 18) presenting with a mild to moderate mental health need. This role will provide opportunities to develop leadership and service development skills as you will be joining us at an exciting time as we grow and develop an early intervention service alongside the Suffolk MHST and U18 Wellbeing Team that fits with the iThrive model. This is a three day a week post. We welcome applications from Psychologists currently banded at 8a as well as those looking for a preceptorship role. We are committed to supporting your professional development and transition into the new role.



You will join a team of other clinical psychologists, psychological therapists , primary mental health workers, mental health nurses and CWPs. You will work closely with the Mental Health Support Teams and have opportunities to build strong relationships with our secondary care teams, including our neurodevelopmental teams. You will also be part of a wider network of psychological practitioners in the community. Psychologists are truly valued in Suffolk, by team colleagues and senior management alike.

Main duties of the job

To support clinical team working, including direct interventions with service users, and offering consultation to colleagues, training, supervision and reflective practice as required. Together with the Clinical Team Leaders and Senior psychology colleagues in the wider system to develop the offer of psychologically informed interventions to service users with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and to develop initiatives to improve service user experience. To support the early intervention service in meeting the needs of young people across the spectrum of neurodiversity. This post will involve developing and delivering a neurodevelopmental parent workshop programme. To work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for service users. To supervise Assistant and trainee Psychologists, as directed by the Lead Psychologist.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.



Benefits included with this role are:


NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more Relocation packages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have knowledge and skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in young people and an interest in neurodiversity. We are looking for individuals who bring personal enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital newly developing area.



Importantly, this post will contribute to the wider system thinking about the development of services at the interface of education, health and social care. Making it a unique and exciting opportunity to transform local services for young people and their families.



You will be based in East Suffolk. The post will require at times covering West and Central Suffolk. Therefore there will be some need to travel when necessary.





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Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses #

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psycholog

Desirable criteria

Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post

YOUR APPLICATION



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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.