Part Time Preceptorship or 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified psychologist or an experienced psychologist looking to work with adults with severe and enduring mental health issues in a community mental health team with a compassionate and collaborative working culture that nurtures innovation and creativity in tackling complex challenges?

We are committed to investing in our team, offering numerous opportunities for ongoing training and professional growth.

You must be reflective, open to learning and developing, a strong team player with good time management and organisational skills.

There are ample opportunities for professional and personal growth in this role. This includes the development of clinical skills, supervision of others, leadership and service development in line with the needs of the Telford & Wrekin area. We work from a range of therapeutic models such as, DBT, MBT, CFT, CBT, ISTDP, ACT and CAT.

We have a fantastic psychologically minded and compassionate collective leadership team in Telford and Wrekin CMHS, and a supportive Psychology presence within the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Care Group, regular psychology meetings to keep everyone informed of developments as well as excellent training.

Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychologists that are in final year of placement are also welcome to apply for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist psychology assessment, one to one and group interventions to clients experiencing severe and enduring mental health issues that meet Trust and Directorate objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements, and user and carer needs and expectations.
• To support the development and implementation of systemic interventions. This includes reflective practice groups with the team, psychology consultations, teaching and training, and brief interventions for the carers/families of clients that access our services.
• To utilise opportunities for reflection and the continuing development of your own skills.
• To work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of MPFT’s policies and procedures.
• The post holder will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics.
• To employ research skills for audit, policy and service evaluation and development and research.
• To work with inpatients, outpatients, staff of the primary care and various secondary care mental health services, and third sector organisations where required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

You can also contact Dr Sonia Kaur Dhinse (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) for more information using her contact details provided in this advert.