NHS
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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Job Description
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- To ensure the systemic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systemic governance of psychological practice
- To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of other psychologists, including professionally qualified and unqualified staff.
- To carry out audit, policy and service development and research activities and/or programmes.
- To implement policy and service development changes within the area served by the team.
- To provide a direct specialist clinical service which can include community and Inpatient services associated with this service.
- To provide a specialist lead within the service; providing professional advice and support to management for the effective contribution of psychology.
- To offer psychology staff within the service, leadership, professional supervision, advice and support
- To be part of the senior manager on call rotation.
- Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
- Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
Job summary
Job Overview 0.3 WTE, 12-month Fixed term opportunity.
We are advertising a part time Consultant Clinical Psychology post to provide leadership and oversight to the workforce within Mental Health Support Teams within the remit of psychological professions.
We are looking for a clinical leader who is creative, visionary and who can bring energy and commitment to the service.
Mental Health Support Teams have three main functions:
Delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people with mild-to-moderate mental health problems utilising a Low Intensity CBT and Hi Intensity CBT based approach alongside wider psychoeducation and whole school promotion mental health activities.
Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach.
Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
The post holder will be a highly experienced clinical psychologist with extensive knowledge, skills and expertise in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental conditions in Children and Young People.
The post holder must have significant experience practicing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and must be accredited by the BABCP.
The post holder will be joining a supportive service with good levels of supervision and a personal development programme.
Main duties of the job
We strongly encourage research and post qualification training and have good links with the department of psychology of Leicester University.
We are well resourced for equipment and clinical resources. We have a history of expansion and further career opportunities may become available for post-holders who are able to show enthusiasm, innovation, and initiative.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Date posted
12 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£70,417 to £81,138 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
000811
Job locations
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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