CBT Therapist/Psychological Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

CBT Therapist/Psychological Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist

The NHS People Promise and ‘Looking After Our People Plan’ highlights that supporting the health and wellbeing of our workforce is one of the most important things we can drive forward – both in the short term as we move through recovery post pandemic – and in the longer term to support the NHS to grow and adapt to the changing needs of our population.

This dedicated role will work in partnership with the NCIC Occupational Health service to deliver person centred and compassionate psychological care and therapeutic interventions to individuals, managers, and teams in the workplace.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced psychological practitioner/Psychologist who is able to offer a number of therapeutic interventions to staff when they need specialist support.

You will have demonstrable skills and expertise in successfully delivering individual and group interventions to support a number of psychological conditions in a range of acute and community settings.

This post will contribute to this service aim and promote:

• Collaborative work with other professionals
• Excellent quality care
• Training and supervision
• Promotion of Staff Health and Wellbeing

Main duties of the job

As a specialist clinician and expert within your discipline the post holder will be required to:

• Provide a highly specialised psychological therapy and assessment for NCIC Staff  as part of the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service, in line with the best available evidence.
• Provide psychological training e.g. CMT to health service staff, including managers and teams across the Trust as required by the service.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to other psychological practitioners working within the service
• Develop and engage in audit, research and service evaluation

The service places a high value on compassion towards self, colleagues and service users.  The potholder would be expected to work in accordance with these principles.

The main duties of the job are found in the Job description and are based in  clearly defined occupational policies, protocols, procedures and codes of conduct.  The post holder will be expected to work independently, using their discretion about when to refer to their manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.  Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability