Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship; B7​/Band 8a

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced applied clinical psychologists to join our Acute Inpatient Psychology Team. This is an exciting time to join the service as we are working with stakeholders to co-produce our acute therapeutic inpatient pathway. The Acute Inpatient Psychology team is forward-thinking, inclusive and supportive, and have fostered good links across the directorate.

The team provides acute inpatient care to male and female working-age adults. The unit consists of 6 acute wards and 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Service Users within the acute inpatient mental health service present at times of crisis, often experiencing high levels of emotional distress, and typically have complex, severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

Direct clinical work with service-users involves assessing and formulating the presenting crisis, and providing formulation-driven, goal-directed standalone interventions, with good scope for creativity of approach and model application. You will also support members of the MDT to deliver psychologically informed care, contribute to creating and maintaining psychologically safety within teams and provide supervision and mentorship to MDT colleagues.

You will be based at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital. You will work closely with other inpatient psychology colleagues to promote a non-pathologizing understanding of distress aimed at reducing stigma, promoting empowerment, and increasing social inclusion. Training and ongoing professional development will be prioritised.

There are senior psychologists in strategic positions within the Trust leading on our transformation process. It is an exciting time to join us and a great place to work as a psychologist as services become increasingly trauma focused and formulation driven.

Leicestershire is a diverse and vibrant county. We welcome applications from individuals committed to increasing equality, diversity and inclusion especially in relation to understanding and working with individuals requiring an acute mental health admission.

For further information please contact:

Dr Claire Hemming (Consultant Clinical Psychologist)

Dr Lara Harris (Principal Clinical Psychologist)

The successful candidate will receive clinical supervision and line management from the lead psychologist in the Acute Inpatient Psychology Team. Holding a case load and deliver evidence-based psychological interventions to individuals, groups and systems. You will provide supervision, training, consultancy and clinical support to MDT colleagues.

The post holder will work with senior colleagues to ensure the continued provision of high quality, responsive psychological therapies and help to shape a psychologically informed service wide acute inpatient pathway supporting research, audit and evaluation. You will contribute to the teaching of trainee clinical psychologists and supervise trainees on placement within the team.

We welcome applicants interested in this post as a Band 7 developmental role as well as applicants for the 8a post.

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 including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

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.

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