Band 7/ 8a Clinical PsychologistNHS

Job summary

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) serving adults across West Norfolk based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and intervention for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties. The team has expertise in a wide range of therapist including CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Art Therapy and Lifespan Integration. The role offers opportunities to work closely with colleagues across the wider pathway, supporting the delivery of high-quality, psychologically informed care and contributing to the continued development of services for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.

This post would suit a qualified or newly qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking to further develop their skills in adult mental health, multidisciplinary working and service development. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about delivering high-quality psychological care, confident in using research evidence and national guidance to inform clinical practice, and committed to improving outcomes and experiences for service users and carers.

For newly qualified psychologists, we can offer a comprehensive programme of support, including regular supervision, opportunities to develop skills in consultation and reflective practice, and access to relevant training.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist psychological leadership within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), promoting psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches to care across the service

Offer consultation, supervision, reflective practice and psychological advice to multidisciplinary colleagues to support effective assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex mental health needs.

Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including those with complex and enduring mental health problems.

Lead and support psychologically informed approaches to formulation, risk assessment and risk management, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professional networks.

Contribute to the development and delivery of training that supports best practice, promotes trauma-informed and neurodiversity-informed care, and enhances the psychological skills of the wider workforce.

Work closely with colleagues across secondary care, primary care and voluntary sector partners to ensure joined-up care and improved outcomes for service users.

Support the collection, evaluation and use of outcome measures, audit findings and service data to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychological services.

Provide clinical placements, mentorship and supervision for trainee psychologists and other colleagues as appropriate, supporting workforce development.

Job description

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

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Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.