Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students.
• Promote a psychological perspective both within teams and to other colleagues.
• Collaborate with team managers and clinical leads to develop and deliver effective services.
• Lead on complex and challenging cases, developing expertise within the specialist area.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff.
• Complete an appropriate clinical supervision course within six months of commencement to enable supervision of trainees.
• Contribute to clinical practice, service development and project work.
• Supervise assistant psychologists.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people across the lifespan with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
• Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic.
• Demonstrable post-registration clinical experience and competencies, and an interest in working with people with complex emotional needs.
• Evidence of leadership experience.
• Training and/or experience of trauma interventions.
• Training and/or experience of family interventions.
• Experience of risk formulation and management.
• Prior training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is desirable.
• Completion of the NHSE-funded PG Diploma training in DBT will be supported.

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a specialist DBT team with over 10 years of expertise.
• Access to regular supervision, consultation and excellent professional development opportunities.
• Support in attending the NHSE-funded PG Dip training in DBT.
• Collaborate alongside skilled, experienced and supportive multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Make a genuine difference to the lives and opportunities of people with complex emotional needs.

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