Band 7​/Acute Services Clinical Psychologist

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Acute Psychology team working across wards at Hellesdon Hospital, which includes 3 female and 2 male adult acute wards, and female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Applications from new qualified psychologists looking to complete their preceptorship from band 7 to 8a are welcomed.

The role involves close working with the wider multi-disciplinary team, promoting the use of psychological models and encouraging psychological thinking for the ward staff and the leadership team. Given the nature of the wards, work will often be focussed on assessment and formulation, with consideration for what would support discharge for the patient. Opportunities for extended pieces of work will also be available, in order to support your ongoing development.

We are a friendly, welcoming and supportive psychology team including a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, 2 Assistant Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Clinical and Counselling Psychologists. We come with a range of specialist interests and therapy expertise and have strong links to the UEA doctorate course.

• Completing assessments/formulations with the client to support their understanding of their mental health, guide ward staff in their support of the client, and inform discharge planning.
• Completing brief and extended psychological interventions using evidence based models.
• Working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to support trauma-informed, psychological thinking and promotion of risk formulation/safety planning to inform the team's intervention and discharge plans.
• Supervision of trainee psychologists, and assistant psychologists where appropriate.
• Offering regular reflective practice and team formulations to the wider teams as well as training on a range of relevant topics.
• Working on relevant research projects, audits, data analysis and trust related wider projects that help support and promote national initiatives and priorities in the delivery of inpatient care.

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.

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,

• 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.

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
• Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical/counselling psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

• Evidence of additional CPD in one or more areas of psychological practice
• Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapy)

• Experience of working with a…