Clinical Psychologist - Biggleswade | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Biggleswade, SG18 0EL |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204970/363-BED12147-F |
Summary
East London Foundation Trust are pleased to offer the opportunity for a Psychologist to join us in our transforming mental health services. You will work as part of a blended primary/secondary care MDT which includes the Principal Psychologist, CBT therapist, CAP and Assistant Psychologist. This means there are opportunities to work alongside colleagues, service users and VCSE organisations in work streams to shape the future of psychologically-informed mental health care in Central Bedfordshire PCNs. The post-holder will provide specialist evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention for people with a range of complex mental health needs, including individual, couple/family and group interventions. You will also supervise Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Psychologists.
We have a good track record in providing training and CPD to support development in clinical and leadership roles. In ELFT we are passionate about our Quality Improvement approach and psychologists are key players in many projects. We have a thriving therapies workforce in the Trust with opportunities for learning and supporting each other.
Newly qualified psychologists could be appointed at band 7 under a preceptorship to work towards requirements for band 8a, subject to satisfactory completion of preceptorship process. We have inpatient and other posts available, so do challenge us to find creative solutions if you are keen to work in a hybrid role!
Role : Clinical Psychologist
Date : 20/05/2024
Time : 09:00am – 1:00pm* (Registration is required to be interviewed on the day)
*Registration for interviews is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Failure to register during this time will make you unable to partake in same day interview held from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Address : Charter House, Alma St, Luton, LU1 2PJ
Role : Clinical Psychologist
As a Trust, we value our staff and offer a wide range of benefits;
• NHS Discounts (show your ID at various Food, Drink, Health & Beaut & Shopping outlets)
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Car Lease Schemes
• 2 days Additional Leave (if no sickness absence)
• Learning and Development opportunities – CPD
1. Provide highly developed specialist psychological assessments, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources (including psychological/neuropsychological tests, measures/rating scales, direct and indirect observation and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and involved others.
2. Formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of mental health problems across a range of care settings, based upon a broad theoretical knowledge base to analyse, interpret and compare complex information in order to design specialist programmes of treatment for individuals, groups and families tailored to individual need.
3. To be responsible for implementing a broad range of specialist psychological treatments and mental health interventions which require the formulation and modification of plans and strategies as practice and experience demands. This will require the adjustment and refinement of complex formulations which draw on different explanatory models, and the maintenance of a number of provisional hypotheses.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Please could you kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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