Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Band 8a)

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
• Work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
• The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
• To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism
• Participating in the recruitment and selection of staff

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 6 months of commencement in post)

Essential

• Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
• Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
• Demonstrable post registration clinical experience, competencies and an interest in working with people with complex emotional needs.
• Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development/project work.
• Experience of supervising assistant psychologists.
• Evidence of leadership experience.
• Training and/or experience of trauma interventions.
• Training and/or experience of family interventions.
• Experience of risk formulation and management.

Desirable

• Prior training in DBT (desirable). You will be supported to attend the NHSE funded PG Dip training in DBT