Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

The post is suitable for a newly qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or for a Counselling or Clinical Psychologist who has had some years of experience. Band 7-8a dependent on experience
up to 30 hours per week
We are delighted to be looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our thriving Staff Psychology Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
This fixed term post forms part of the proactive offer for emotional wellbeing support provided to all our Trust colleagues.
Some training or placement experience with staff patients in acute hospital settings would be desirable, along with familiarity of psychological assessment and formulation in health care, as well as planning and delivering psychological interventions to individuals and teams. An interest and some experience around training and teaching would be of benefit, but there will be many opportunities for ongoing development and support in key areas within this supportive team.
The base will be in York, but travel across the Trust sites such as Scarborough, Bridlington, Malton and Selby will be required.
Can you bring your passion and skills to contribute to our goal to positively promote psychological wellbeing to all staff across our organisation?
If so, we look forward to receiving your application., If you are a current NHS employee, please seek permission from your line manager before applying for this post on a secondment basis.
The post holder will provide psychological input to individuals and teams through the provision of reflective practice, psychological skills training and consultation. There will be opportunities to lead various projects and service developments and to work with colleagues to deliver innovative staff wellbeing initiatives
You will be supported by colleagues in the Staff Wellbeing Psychology Team, which includes our Consultant Psychology Lead, as well as the wider department of Psychological Medicine, which includes the provision of regular high quality clinical supervision and management support, alongside other forms of continuing professional development
The post will involve providing individual psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to staff patients, and providing varied interventions to support staff teams throughout the Trust. The post holder will work alongside Staff Psychological Wellbeing colleagues to offer psychological insight and knowledge and advise non-psychology staff on psychological principles and psychological understanding., As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.
DBS Checks
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £22.68 for a standard check and £42.68 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.
Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.
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Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one - for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
+ Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
+ 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
+ A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
+ Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
+ NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
+ An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
+ Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages., All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Relocation Package
The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
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