Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Development Post

Job Description

We are advertising a 0.8wte band 8a post, however we would welcome applications for a band 7 development position, to join our Community Mental Health Service to work across two busy and energised urban secondary mental health teams as we undergo transformation to a Primary Care Network integrated service with a trauma informed approach. If the band 7 development post is appointed to we will have an additional day to offer on a FTC basis until the post holder transitions onto the 8a position.Whilst working across West and East Hull CMHT you will be supported by your two 8a psychology colleagues. In order to offer a variety of skills to maximise support for our clients, MDT and psychology staff we are operating a hub model of a small team of psychologists and psychological practitioners working across both the Hull teams. This enables us to offer a tiered approach to multiple interventions including MBT, EMDR, DBT, Family Interventions, CBT and CFT. We have one vacancy and an additional post to increase our psychological provision due to service developments. The focus on expanding psychological therapies is in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the local CMHT Transformation work as we are one of the twelve early implementer sites across the country. You will also have access to our specialist Complex Intervention Service which comprises trauma, EUPD and psychotherapy teams. There are a number of groups that meet to develop services and provide professional support such as the Hull Teams Psychological Therapies Forum, the CMHT Psychology Group and the Adult Mental Health Specialty Meetings.As part of the team you will be inputting into consultation, support for staff, reflective practice and formulation groups, supervision of staff (qualified CMHT staff, other psychologists, clinical psychology trainees and assistant psychologists), assessment, formulation, direct clinical work, training and evaluation to ensure that your team has the greatest impact on recovery and a positive client journey .You will play a pivotal role in helping the team to continue improving its practice and to provide good, co-ordinated, structured clinical care whilst maintaining staff well-being.As the band 7 you will be supporting the 8as in providing clinical leadership alongside the team clinical leads as they steer service development and support psychologically underpinned and driven assessment and treatment pathways in the teams which are currently under development. These are teams passionate with ideas about how to develop the service and have a long history of valuing and working with psychology. If you have any questions about the development post, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a discussion.You will be expected to support the work of the CMHT Transformation and be actively supporting local service development in the delivery of psychological care across the division.The adult mental health psychology specialty is steadily growing and comprises 34 applied psychologists, psychotherapists, assistants plus trainees. We are a cohesive and enthusiastic group, enjoying strong links with the local clinical psychology doctorate training courses( Hull, Leeds and Sheffield) and regularly offer placements to trainees and contribute to training. We encourage links with colleagues throughout the region and stay professionally connected through attendance at CPD events such as the Yorkshire PQT.For more information please contact: Dawn Peters ()Why work for usHumber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides a broad range of community and inpatient mental health services, community services (including therapies), learning disability services, healthy lifestyle support and addiction services to approximately 600,000 people. The Trust has been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission. The Trust is also proud to be HSJ Provider of the Year 2019 award winners.We employ approximately 2,800 staff across more than 79 sites at locations throughout Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Whitby and Scarborough. We deliver Mental Health Services, Specialist Services for Children, Forensic Services, Community and Learning Disability Services, as well as having eight GP Practices across the locality.Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - a multi-specialty health and social care teaching provider. We aim to be a leading provider of integrated health services, recognised for the care compassion and commitment of our staff and known as a great employer and a valued partner.At Humber we believe our people are our greatest asset and therefore we are committed to developing, growing and rewarding our workforce. As an employee at Humber you will benefit from pay in line with Agenda for Change, NHS pension, training and development, annual appraisal, generous annual leave entitlement and flexible working options to enable you to achieve a healthy work/life balance.LocationHumber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust serves the rural populations of Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Hull has benefitted from being included The Guardian’s ‘Hot List’ of places to visit and rated by Rough Guides as one of the top ten cities in the world to see. The nearby town of Beverley was named by The Sunday Times as one of the ten best places to live in the north. The area boasts a wide array of diverse property from coastal cottages to riverside apartments. Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire offer some of the most competitive house prices in the country, with access to excellent schools and further and higher education providers.The region has great transport connections with an hour commute York or Leeds. Want to go further afield There are daily ferry crossings from Hull to Belgium and the Netherlands and from Humberside Airport you can reach destinations across Europe and – via Schiphol – worldwide.