Are you a Psychologist seeking a new LOCUM challenge? Do you have previous experience working with Adults suffering with mental health conditions?
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 8b Clinical Psychologist for a LOCUM contract supporting Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will provide psychological support the Mental Health Liaison Team. The contract will run for an initial period of 3 months with the likelihood of extension.
Job Purpose: Band 8b Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Pay Rate: £40.00 LTD p/h + £250 SCS Sign-Up Bonus
Location: Great Yarmouth
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00
Contract: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible)
Job Role:
As a Practitioner Psychologist, your role in our core 24-hour service is pivotal. You'll deliver essential care and treatment across all inpatient wards and the emergency department at JPUH, working within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Clinical Expertise:
- Conduct comprehensive specialist clinical psychology assessments of complex clients within the service, utilising various psychological assessment tools and techniques.
- Identify the nature, severity, and complexity of service user's mental health problems, advising on appropriate management and referral.
- Lead on psychological formulations for clients to inform treatment and management plans.
- Undertake risk assessment and management for individual service users, providing advice to colleagues as needed.
- Supervision and Consultation:
- Supervise and support psychological assessment, formulations, and therapy provided by other psychologists and clinical team members.
- Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to colleagues, contributing to service user formulations, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
- Teaching and Training:
- Provide clinical supervision to assistant, graduate, or other psychologists as agreed.
- Offer placements and clinical supervision for trainee clinical psychologists, ensuring acquisition of necessary skills and competencies.
- Management and Development:
- Advise on service and professional management aspects, contributing to local policy and service development.
- Manage workloads of attached assistant and/or graduate psychologists, adhering to team policies and procedures.
Requirements
- HCPC Registration
- Clinical/counselling Psychology Doctorate or equivalent
The benefits of Service Care Solutions:
- Four weekly payroll runs
- £250 training allowance
- Exceptional referral bonuses
- Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
- Ltd & PAYE payment options available
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
- DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.
Are you happy with your current agency?
- £150 Agency Switch Bonus
- £250 Welcome Bonus
- Up to £750 Referral Bonus
