Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist to join the leadership team in our Primary and Community Mental Health service in Sheffield. The team works with a range of partner agencies, including GP's and VCSE organisations, to deliver interventions and treatment to people with a range of mental health difficulties, including those with serious mental illness. The successful candidate will join a large team of supportive multi-professionals alongside a well-established group of clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience of working into clinical, operational and leadership roles. There are ongoing opportunities in the service to shape the psychology clinical pathway and the successful applicant will be actively involved in service development. The role will involve the co-ordination and organisation of the work of psychologists/ psychotherapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. The post holder will maintain a small clinical caseload, will provide clinical supervision and will actively work with other clinical leads in the service.

The post is supported by a further Principal Clinical Psychologist and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and is currently offered at 27 hours per week., To provide clinical leadership and operational management for the Psychology team within the Primary and Community Mental Health service in Sheffield.

To provide clinical supervision and line management to psychologists/psychotherapists, clinical associate psychologists, mental health and wellbeing practitioners, assistant(s), trainee(s) and other professionals (where required). You will be responsible for the systematic governance of psychological practice and the co-ordination and organisation of the work of your team.

You willsupport the team to monitor waiting lists and will support the co-ordination of resources available to the team by responding to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making. You will also utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

To deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions in-line with evidence-based practice, though keeping client need at the heart of the work and offer highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care.

To advise on and support the management of demand and capacity within the service.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.