Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

1. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and supervision within the sphere of their professional expertise.

2. To actively promote integrated health/care professional working internally and externally.

3. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture.

4. To ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible evidence-based/evidence-informed service is available for people who access our service.

5. To take an active interest in working groups within the wider service to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols, and guidelines.

6. To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.

Clinical Skills

1. To act as an autonomous professional fully registered with the HCPC.

2. To provide specialist consultation, training and clinical supervision to other qualified psychologists and trainees psychologists, counsellors and counsellors-in-training, multidisciplinary professionals and non-clinical colleagues for their provision of psychologically based interventions.

3. To promote and take part in multidisciplinary assessments that are comprehensive and reflect an understanding of the impact of adverse experiences on a persons mental health and overall well-being.

4. To provide highly specialist, evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions with due regard to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

5. To receive monthly clinical supervision from an HCPC registered Consultant Counselling/Clinical Psychologist, Line Management from the Services Manager, and opportunities for relevant peer support and CPD through our Psychology Directorate.

6. To utilise theory, literature, and research to support evidence-based and evidence-informed practice within the service.

Research and Development

1. To contribute to the evaluation of psychological and psychosocial services within specialities.

2. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature, and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and that of other team members.

3. To aim to use specialist knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods to initiate and support all research and audit activities that will evaluate and promote the development of programmes across the charity.

Job responsibilities

Leadership

1. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and supervision within the sphere of their professional expertise.

2. To actively promote integrated health/care professional working internally and externally.

3. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture.

4. To ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible evidence-based/evidence-informed service is available for people who access our service.

5. To take an active interest in working groups within the wider service to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols, and guidelines.

6. To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.

Clinical Skills

1. To act as an autonomous professional fully registered with the HCPC.

2. To provide specialist consultation, training and clinical supervision to other qualified psychologists and trainees psychologists, counsellors and counsellors-in-training, multidisciplinary professionals and non-clinical colleagues for their provision of psychologically based interventions.

3. To promote and take part in multidisciplinary assessments that are comprehensive and reflect an understanding of the impact of adverse experiences on a persons mental health and overall well-being.

4. To provide highly specialist, evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions with due regard to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

5. To receive monthly clinical supervision from an HCPC registered Consultant Counselling/Clinical Psychologist, Line Management from the Services Manager, and opportunities for relevant peer support and CPD through our Psychology Directorate.

6. To utilise theory, literature, and research to support evidence-based and evidence-informed practice within the service.

Research and Development

1. To contribute to the evaluation of psychological and psychosocial services within specialities.

2. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature, and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and that of other team members.

3. To aim to use specialist knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods to initiate and support all research and audit activities that will evaluate and promote the development of programmes across the charity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS) conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology). Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, one or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
• Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level

Desirable

• Prequalification training and qualifications in research methodology staff training and / or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience working as a clinical or counselling psychologist (at Band 8 or above) and ability to evidence completion of relevant training/preceptorship in to be able to carry out the full range of supervisory activities as appropriate to a Band 8b grade post.
• Doctoral knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, complex trauma, attachment, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of people across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing material.
• Post-Doctoral experience of specialist psychological assessment and intervention with children, adolescents, families, and adults.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of Assistant Psychologists or other professionals.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to people who access our services

Desirable

• Experience of working in a service for alcohol and substance use.
• Attended a formal training programme in supervision.
• Further training in a trauma informed model e.g., EMDR.
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts.

Job Related Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to be able to share complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information with people who access our service, their families/carers, and other professionals, both within and outside the service.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to the people we support, professionals and staff.
• Ability to act with confidentiality, tact, and discretion.
• Good organisational skills with a high level of accuracy .
• Ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing and challenging circumstances, operating calmly and effectively.
• Ability to work independently, managing a variety of competing priorities within agreed timeframes, whilst utilising supervision appropriately within limits of competence.
• Ability to work supportively and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Ability to show initiative, be self-motivating, formulate ideas and solutions and present them effectively

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

• Commitment to working in a way that values equity, diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS) conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology). Training must have included models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, one or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist under protected title.
• Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level

Desirable

• Prequalification training and qualifications in research methodology staff training and / or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience working as a clinical or counselling psychologist (at Band 8 or above) and ability to evidence completion of relevant training/preceptorship in to be able to carry out the full range of supervisory activities as appropriate to a Band 8b grade post.
• Doctoral knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, complex trauma, attachment, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of people across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing material.
• Post-Doctoral experience of specialist psychological assessment and intervention with children, adolescents, families, and adults.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of Assistant Psychologists or other professionals.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to people who access our services

Desirable

• Experience of working in a service for alcohol and substance use.
• Attended a formal training programme in supervision.
• Further training in a trauma informed model e.g., EMDR.
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts.

Job Related Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to be able to share complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information with people who access our service, their families/carers, and other professionals, both within and outside the service.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to the people we support, professionals and staff.
• Ability to act with confidentiality, tact, and discretion.
• Good organisational skills with a high level of accuracy .
• Ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing and challenging circumstances, operating calmly and effectively.
• Ability to work independently, managing a variety of competing priorities within agreed timeframes, whilst utilising supervision appropriately within limits of competence.
• Ability to work supportively and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Ability to show initiative, be self-motivating, formulate ideas and solutions and present them effectively

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

• Commitment to working in a way that values equity, diversity and inclusion.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Change Grow Live

Address

Change Grow Ltd

113 Griffins Brook Lane

Birmingham

B30 1QN

Employer's website

https://www.changegrowlive.org/ (Opens in a new tab)