Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – Salisbury

Overview

In this role you will deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to adults within the Sarum CMHT, contributing to formulation, supervise and train staff. You will provide expert consultation to non-psychologist colleagues and lead psychological provision within the team. The role also involves audit, research and service development, plus delivering training in psychological therapies. You join a supportive, multidisciplinary environment with opportunities to develop therapy skills and receive specialist supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers within Sarum CMHT
• Offer highly specialist advice and consultation on clients’ formulation and psychological management to non-psychologist colleagues
• Apply advanced psychological knowledge to improve patient management across teams and beyond the local area
• Clinically supervise/line-manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs and less experienced psychology staff
• Contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within Sarum CMHT and Wiltshire PTS
• Develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff
• Hold a lead role for psychological provision within Sarum CMHT

Key requirements

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification
• HCPC Registered
• Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status
• Post-qualification specialist training in specified interventions
• Experience of clinical supervision/consultation and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Experience in development and delivery of training
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• Current UK professional registration

• Clinical supervision and mentoring
• Training delivery and capacity-building
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Advanced psychological assessment skills
• Evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• CBT, CAT, ACT, CFT, EMDR, DBT

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