Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Clinical / Counselling Psychology

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week (Part time, Flexible working)

Job ref: 897JA

Site: Wansbeck General Hospital

Town: Ashington

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 21/04/:59

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, and some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

What the Northumbria Way means for you:

• Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
• A range of flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
• On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.

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Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the passionate and innovative Obstetrics and Gynaecology Health Psychology team at Northumbria.

We are looking to recruit a band 8a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our team for 30 hours a week.

We pride ourselves on innovative practice and working towards our vision of a gold standard service.

Main duties of the job

The aims of the Health Psychology Services in Northumbria are to:

Promote the health, wellbeing and functioning of the population accessing the Trust, by working with individual patients, families, and groups of patients. Embed psychologically informed care by supporting healthcare teams and contributing to the systems work of the Trust and our stakeholder partners.

As well as providing assessment, formulation and psychological therapy for individual patients, Psychologists working into healthcare teams can help with:

• Understanding the diverse range of influences on health and wellbeing (H&WB).
• Using this understanding to extend the established approach of medical diagnosis, to include consideration of contextual factors that impact on an individual's H&WB.
• In doing so, help shape an integrated approach to the provision of care, by supporting person-centred, psychosocial approaches.
• Further develop the workforce and technological capabilities that are needed to deliver such holistic care, in a way that is more accessible to patients.

In line with national guidance across healthcare specialisms, by working together with our teams in this way, the expected outcome will be:

Patients at the heart of healthcare provision that considers mental and physical health in an integrated way.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide high quality, effective applied psychology services in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Health Psychology. To provide effective psychological assessment and interventions to the patients of the service. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies. To undertake R&D activities for audit, policy and service development in conjunction with service leads. To supervise and support the clinical activities of assistants and trainees in the Health Psychology Service.

Person specification Qualifications

• Post Graduate Doctorate (or equivalent) training in clinical/counselling psychology.
• Registered with the HCPC and eligible for chartered status with the British Psychological Society.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, through further post-qualification training/continuing professional development relevant to this post.
• Other specialist post qualification training, such as in specific psychological aspects of physical health/ long term conditions and/or management/supervision skills.

Experience and knowledge

• Substantial post qualification experience in highly complex psychological assessment, formulation and treatment/therapy.
• Experience of working within the NHS with a wide variety of client groups.

Other

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.