Senior Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist inNewcastle upon Tyne inNewcastle upon Tyne PUBLISHED
TUE 29 OCT 2024
The Hub team fosters a positive and collaborative culture, emphasizing well-being, resilience, and professional growth. Candidates will engage in both independent and collaborative team activities and will receive clinical supervision from a Principal or Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The position emphasises the importance of diversity and service user involvement, alongside a commitment to improving treatment outcomes through evidence-based practices, particularly trauma-focused approaches. Applicants can choose flexible working hours, and the role is designed for those who thrive in challenging yet rewarding environments.
Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and resilient clinical/counselling psychologist or psychological therapist who thrives in a role which includes variety, complexity and challenge alongside opportunities for growth? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to join our specialist Personality Disorder Hub team with a permanent contract. We would welcome those wishing to work either 0.8, 0.9 or whole time equivalent.
The post will involve supporting clinical service delivery and will have a focus on providing supervision and scaffolding, developing complex formulations, enhancing and embedding trauma informed care. Caseloads will be small with an emphasis on clients with complex presentations. The role will also involve some degree of clinical leadership of community practitioners within a set locality.
About us
The Hub provides case management and treatment to service users with complex emotional needs/severe personality difficulties who present with high risk to self and multiple comorbid complexities. The team also provides a range of scaffolding activities to other services. For a full description of the client group and role of the team please see the supplementary information.
Within the Hub team a strong, positive culture has been fostered with a particular emphasis on wellbeing and building resilience, for what can undoubtedly be challenging roles. As a team we welcome diversity, celebrate and cultivate individual differences. We have a strong reflective culture, providing protected time and forums for learning, growth and development. Our service aims to provide hope, reduce stigma, promote inclusion and achieve positive treatment outcomes. We are currently reviewing the service model to ensure a goodness of fit between service user/carer, organisational and community transformation needs. As part of this we wish to enhance service user involvement, alongside working in line with the developing evidence base, especially trauma-based approaches.
As a senior clinician within the team, you will be expected to have a clinical, supervision and leadership role. Practice shall entail both autonomous and collaborative team working with an emphasis on ensuring our practices and treatment pathways are psychologically and trauma informed. Successful candidates will receive clinical and professional supervision from a Principal or Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Please refer to both the job description and supplementary information for full details about the roles, responsibilities and necessary competencies required for the post. For those applying for a secondment please also ensure you have the agreement of your manager.Please find attached job description for full details.Advertising date : 29th October 2024
Closing date : 12th November 2024
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