Clincial Psychologist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Professional and Clinical Leadership will be provided by a Consultant Psychologist based within the locality and there will be opportunities to gain support and to work closely with other psychological therapists within the bases for support and CPD. Further training may supported and funded within this trust.

We have strong links with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate course in Clinical Psychology and there are opportunities to offer placements for third year trainee clinical psychologists or for Service Evaluation Projects to be adopted. The Trust also has strong research and clinical outcome links via an Associate Director of Clinical Psychology, based within Huddersfield University. Audit and evaluation is encouraged and supported across the Trust.

For further details/informal visits please contact those listed below via e mail listed below:

Sarah.sedgwick@swyt.nhs.uk

Aisling.Buttery@swyt.nhs.uk

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.