Senior Clinical Psychologist / Senior Psychological Therapist

Due to service development, we are seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist with an interest in working with young people to join our Paediatric Psychology Service, part time, 22.5 hours per week

Paediatric Psychology Services specialises in supporting young people who are experiencing distress as a direct result of a diagnosed physical health condition

You will undertake mostly individual sessions, consultation and supervision. There may be some options for group work going forwards

We are a small, positive, committed psychology team with strong links to our Clinical Health Psychology, CAMHS, University Hospital of North Midlands and MPFT

There will be potential for accessing formal training and peer support in a therapy relevant to the client group. We are keen to build our skills mix and welcome applications from a range of theoretical perspectives and professional backgrounds

There will be opportunity to get involved in projects related to service development and consultation across the various service areas for interested candidates

The Trust has opportunities for those who would like to develop their leadership skills and we will support further training e.g. in EMDR or ACT, Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist psychological assessment and care to clients who present with psychological distress as a direct result of a physical health condition, which may include challenging behaviours, which pose a barrier to receiving medical interventions.

To provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals and groups in order to facilitate emotional adjustment and promote improved quality of life

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and act as field supervisor to doctorate trainees.

To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.

To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.