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Job Description
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- Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS
- Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties
- Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams
- Experience of working in inpatient settings
- Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS
- Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties
- Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams
- Experience of working in inpatient settings
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our inpatient rehabilitation team at Forest Close.
You will be joining a supportive therapy team of psychologists, CAPS, assistant psychologist and music therapy working at Forest Close. The successful candidate will be based working across 3 wards at Forest Close. You will take a key role in supporting and implementing compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based care , with opportunities to be innovative and influential and will develop your formulation and consultation skills in addition to direct clinical work, service development and leadership. The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with complex mental health difficulties within an MDT. We will support your ongoing development in a specialty area of clinical practice core to mental health rehabilitation, through CPD, supervision and service development.
Main duties of the job
The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with severe, chronic and complex mental health difficulties within a multidisciplinary team and who can offer both direct and indirect work with service users, their families/carers and staff.
You will be involved in offering team formulation, reflective practice, teaching & training, as well as providing a key role as part of the senior leadership team at Forest Close. Psychology roles are highly valued by the team and a positive approach and commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork is essential.
- To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based short term interventions for individuals and/or families/carers with service users who are presenting with highly complex and distressing psychological problems, including psychosis and complex trauma.
- To provide clinical leadership and contribute to the provision of a trauma-informed and least restrictive environment through supporting the staff team in their decision making and offering indirect support through team formulation, reflective practice and individual supervision.
- To provide clinical supervision to Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Trainee/Qualified Clinical Associate Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists.
- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to inpatient rehabilitation settings.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Details
Date posted
07 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
457-25-7163316
Job locations
Forest Close
1-4 Forest Close
Sheffield
S35 0JW
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Forest Close
1-4 Forest Close
Sheffield
S35 0JW
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Forest Close
1-4 Forest Close
Sheffield
S35 0JW
Employer's website
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.