Clinical Psychologist Band 8a

Job Description

Clinical Psychologists Band 8aWe are currently looking to recruit 3 Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologists to cover the following vacancies within our Adult Mental Health Services in Rotherham:Clinical Psychologist: Locality Community Adult Mental Health Teams (2.0wte Band 8a)Clinical Psychologist: Rotherham CORE-24 Hospital Liaison Team (0.5wte Band 8a) This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team of supportive, compassionate and value-driven Psychological Professions. We are happy to accept applications from those wanting full-time or part-time hours, as well as those wishing to explore configuration of their posts across each of these services. If you have a preference for the post or combination of posts you are applying for, please include this in your supporting information.Across all of the above posts, a key role of the post-holders will be to offer consultation and supervision, opportunities for reflective practice, alongside promoting staff wellbeing and resilience. These posts also offer a valuable opportunity to develop skills in consultation to enhance psychological thinking in the wider teams. They will provide specialist psychological assessment and interventions, and offer advice and consultation around a client’s psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. They will be committed to the principles of recovery, have effective interpersonal and time management skills as well as being a responsive and motivated team player.Locality Community Adult Mental Health Teams: 37.5 (1.0wte) – 2 PostsBase: Swallownest Court or Ferham Clinic, RotherhamReports to: Service Manager/ Lead Clinical PsychologistThe North and South Locality Mental Health teams are each seeking to recruit a highly motivated, compassionate and dedicated Clinical Psychologist, to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team offering a range of therapies and approaches, to clients with a diverse range of mental health issues. They offer a qualified clinical psychology service providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy as well as advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.CORE-24 Hospital Liaison Team: 18.75 hours (0.5 wte)- 1 postBase: Woodlands, Rotherham District General HospitalThe Hospital Liaison team are also seeking to recruit a highly motivated, compassionate and dedicated Clinical Psychologist specialising in working with adults and older adults who have a range of complex mental health issues and present in an Acute Hospital Trust. Knowledge and experience in the field of medically unexplained symptoms, adjustment and dementia and delirium is desirable.The successful applicant will have Doctoral level training in clinical psychology and be HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist.They will receive management supervision from the Service manager, and professional and clinical supervision from a Senior Clinical Psychologist. There will also be the opportunity to access appropriate training to further develop skills.For more information or an informal discussion about the post please contactLocality Team posts: Dr Katie Ackroyd (Lead Clinical Psychologist AMH) or Sarah Dopson (Service Manager )Liaison Post: Sally Blackett (Borough Wide Service Manager, ), Dr Gemma Graham (Consultant Clinical Psychologist Older People) or Dr Katie Ackroyd (Lead Clinical Psychologist AMH)Interview Date: Thursday 19th November 2020We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.PLEASE NOTE WE WILL CONTACT YOU VIA EMAIL ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION THEREFORE PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTIt is important that you check your NHS jobs account regularly. To access emails from us, log into your account and view My Applications however some emails have been known to end up in JUNK MAIL/SPAM BOX so please ensure you check this folder as well as your INBOX so you dont miss any important communication regarding your application.If you have not received confirmation of an interview date within 6-8 weeks of your application, please assume on this occasion that you have been unsuccessful.Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 and Care Act 2014. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share the commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment and periodically during their employmentDBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment within the Trust. Therefore, if you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS clearance.Safeguarding Policies for the Trust can be accessed via the document links.The Trust is committed to equal opportunities in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community in order to maintain a workforce as diverse as the population it serves.The first 6 months of employment with the Trust will be a probationary period which may be extended by the Trust for a further 6 months.