Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

We are recruiting for a full-time Band 7 Psychologist to work within our Northumberland Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team. You will be joining a passionate, supportive and skilled network of psychosis therapists across the Trust.

You will work closely with a well led and well established multidisciplinary team across a range of tasks, such as providing specialist assessments and psychological therapy to people presenting with first episode psychosis, and contributing to team training. You will be well supported by the MDT and psychology colleagues within the team and the wider psychology network. There are strong links with national research programmes.

We fully support our psychologists to achieve the post graduate qualification in Family Interventions and Post Graduate Certificate for CBT in Psychosis and Bipolar, to work towards British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) accreditation.

The post holder will be clinically supervised by a senior psychologist / psychological therapist and professionally supervised by the consultant clinical psychologist. You will join a wider supportive and skilled network of psychological professionals across the psychosis pathway in the North Community CBU.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role involve providing one to one assessments, individual and family therapy, and group interventions. Psychology is an integral part of the EIP team; facilitating formulation; contributing to assessment; providing supervision and consultation to Community Practitioners as needed; and contributing to regular training and development events. You will receive regular supervision and will be supported to maintain ongoing continuing professional development.

Therapy is based around highly individualised formulation. We work collaboratively with individuals and families/systems around them in a trauma-informed and neuro-affirming way. Typical therapy work includes helping people make sense of their psychosis and working with paranoia, voice-hearing, traumatic events, childhood adversity, anxiety and bereavement.

The team contribute to delivering Northumberland Mood on Track (an online CBT group for those with a diagnosis of bi-polar disorder) in partnership with psychology staff from the Northumberland Community Treatment Teams. The post holder would be expected to contribute to this provision, and the wider development of our group work offer.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

EIP Northumberland is a team of 18 working with around 130 clients at any one time. The team is made up of Psychology, Psychiatry, Community Practitioners, Support Workers, Employment Support and Peer Support. We pride ourselves on working as a team promoting recovery and a holistic approach.

The team is based in Ashington and we work across the Northumberland patch, which includes Berwick, Alnwick, Hexham and Blyth. We work closely with the adult community mental health teams in Northumberland, with the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) team, and EIP and psychosis colleagues across CNTW.

Date posted

20 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-122-EW

Job locations

Northumberland EIP, Greenacres Centre, Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 8BL

Job responsibilities

This role is open to Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists and Psychological Therapists. We welcome informal discussions about the post.

Please find attached job description for full details. We welcome your application.

Person Specification Qualifications

• An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society, or RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification or An Honours degree level qualification in a mental health field, subject to specific suitability check. HCPC registered practitioner psychologist, or registered member of an appropriate professional body e.g., BABCP registered CBT practitioner.
• Post-graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the designated pathway (e.g., Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Post-graduate diploma in CBT, IAPT High Intensity CBT diploma, EMDR practitioner level qualification).

Experience

• Experience in psychological therapy in the field of the designated specialty, including assessment, formulation and interventions, drawing on evidence-based psychological models and knowledge, and including work with service users with mild, moderate, severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Experience of model-specific psychological assessment of clients across a wide range of care settings, and collaborative work with other professional groups, e.g., medical, nursing, social work.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
• Experience in working in primary care.

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Skills in working with people with interpersonal/relational difficulties

Desirable

• Training in Clinical Supervision
• Experience of establishing and running groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumberland EIP, Greenacres Centre, Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 8BL

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