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



YOUR APPLICATION



We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.



PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Job overview

Are you completing your Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programme this summer? Perhaps you're qualified Clinical Psychologist and looking for a change - come and establish your career with us at Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust...

We're looking for compassionate, motivated Clinical Psychologists to join our teams across Norfolk and Suffolk. We have opportunities in a variety of our services so we'd love to hear from you to discuss what a career with our Trust will look like...



There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our teams; we can offer both full and part time hours and understand everyone has commitments outside of work, so welcome conversations around flexible working options too.

Please open the attached applicant letter and opportunities available docs for an overview of the services with opportunities available!

NSFT services are in the process of innovative transformation. This has created opportunities to not only recognise and consolidate what we are doing well, but also to drive creativity and innovation in radically changing service delivery models. These are both challenging and exciting times. As such, this provides many opportunities for successful applicants to play a key role in bringing about positive change and making a difference, not only at an individual, family or team level, but in shaping the future direction of our services


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Main duties of the job

When you join us, you can expect a thorough induction and enrolment onto a preceptorship programme (if applicable).



There are many opportunities for clinical professional development, peer support, and networking with colleagues. We have active groups of senior psychologists and psychological therapists, who meet regularly, providing a supportive network. There are varied opportunities for research, teaching, training, and service development; we are particularly keen to embed research into clinical practice and will support successful applicants to pursue research activities as well as special clinical interests.



There is a strong CPD culture and we will support you to develop psychological therapy skills in EMDR, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Mentalization Based Therapies, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.



We welcome candidates to come and have informal discussion with our clinical leaders, to determine what opportunities that will suit you and what a career with us could look like...


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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 experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We'll be hosting an assessment day on Tuesday 1st July- please save the date once you've submitted your application, we'll be in touch to let you know if you've been shortlisted.

If you have a preferred area of work, please mention this within your supporting statement.

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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Post-graduate doctorate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS (or on track to qualify this summer) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Experience of work with complex & challenging behaviours & exercising clinical responsibility for psychological care & treatment. ####

Skills

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Essential criteria

Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention & management.

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 (formerly CRB)

FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.



Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.


The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.


This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of 16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.


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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.