Principal Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

The post advertised is for a Principal Psychological Therapist or Clinical Psychologist to provide clinical leadership, direct and indirect clinical interventions in the Sunderland West Community Treatment Team.
The service offers the systematic provision of multidisciplinary, and evidence-based bio-psychosocial interventions to adults with complex mental health presentations.
The team values collaborative engagement and formulation with service users and their families, ensuring that service users are at the centre of their care and treatment.
The post holder will be the key clinical decision maker on acceptance to the service. They will provide consultation, assessment and psychological therapy to complex cases.
In addition a key element of this role is to oversee the provision of NICE recommended psychological interventions within the team and provide clinical supervision and scaffolding to members of the MDT.
The South Community CBU psychology service is active in delivering an excellent programme of training across the community teams.
There is also an opportunity to provide teaching to trainee clinical psychologists and share specialist knowledge across the wider community care group.
The post holder will supported to oversee ongoing research and audit, recognising that these are central to improving knowledge and patient outcomes., The post-holder is responsible for leading a qualified specialist psychologically-informed service to clients in the Sunderland West Community Treatment Team, providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, in addition to clinical supervision and advice to colleagues, on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment.
The post-holder will take a lead role for specialist psychological assessment and treatments for complex presentations within the team, and will contribute in-depth specialist knowledge and skills drawing upon appropriate evidence-based interventions.
The post-holder is responsible for providing leadership and mentorship within the team and across the locality, offering specialist advice and consultation regarding aspects of best practice.
The post-holder as part of wider psychology team is responsible for devising, delivering appropriate clinical training and ensuring that appropriate clinical supervision is in place to enable embedding of psychological skills.

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.

Band 8b
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?