Bank Band 8a Psychologist or CBT Therapist, Watford - SW-1426

We are currently seeking an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist, at Band 8a to work via a Bank Contract, based in Watford. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

This role will require you to provide expertise, advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the team, and to work closely with the local psychology team, and the range of psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting.

You will be required to work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and to provide supervision to Band 7 Psychologists and trainee Psychologists. You will work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children's and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving

All applicants need to hold a valid Professional Registration and can evidence this.

Job description

To have a good working relationship with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the community mental heath team setting

To maintain close working relationships with psychology colleagues and other psychological therapists both locally and sector-wide

To communicate effectively and skilfully with a wide range of people in a formal and informal manner and in verbal and written format consistent with their level of understanding, culture, and background to explore complex issues and make complex decisions

To communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with clients and carers, taking into account sensitive cultural barriers to communication, concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care

To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Full registration with Health Professions Council
• At least two years full-time post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems, including: medically unexplained symptoms, physical health problems, and personality difficulties.

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Car Driver

Desirable

• Ability to move equipment (including case files, self-help materials, audio-visual equipment) between office base and other work settings.

About the employer

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstandingprovider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.