Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist inHartlepool inHartlepool PUBLISHED
FRI 13 DEC 2024
The position emphasises professional development, with strong peer support and supervision available. The ideal candidate will implement various psychological approaches, adjust treatments as necessary, and collaborate with colleagues to enhance service delivery. Applicants are encouraged to make inquiries or arrange informal visits to the department, and those invited for an interview will be required to prepare a short PowerPoint presentation on a specified topic.
*Please note this post will be closed early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to work across the Medical Psychology Department at North Tees and Hartlepool. The post will include input into the specialities within the department, and at present the Stroke team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative Psychology Team. The post-holder will be based within a diverse Medical Psychology Department at the University Hospital of Hartlepool, working alongside motivated and compassionate psychology colleagues. This post provides excellent additional opportunities, including strong peer support, quality supervision and an emphasis on CPD.
The successful post-holder will:
Offer specialist assessment and evidence-based, psychologically-informed support to patients accessing the Medical Psychology Department.
Work to provide a high-quality, compassionate and trauma-informed service to all individuals.
Implement a range of specialist psychological approaches, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
Undertake psychological risk assessment and risk management, as well as providing specialist advice to colleagues across the MDT.
Provide psychological consultation to the wider MDT, alongside training and psycho-education as required.
Engage collaboratively with colleagues in service evaluation, audit and research.
Support opportunities aimed at improving services.
Receive clinical supervision and adhere to CPD/professional registration requirements.
About us
The Job Description and Person Specification has been provided in the document link.
All enquiries should be directed to our psychology administration team in the first instance who will facilitate any enquiries. They can be reached on or via email We would also warmly welcome any requests for an informal visit of the Medical Psychology Department.
Please note: if invited to interview, a ten-minute PowerPoint presentation is to be prepared and forwarded to the psychology administration team prior to interview (the presentation topic will be forwarded to shortlisted candidates).
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