Band 8C Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Band 8C Consultant Clinical PsychologistMinistry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)A full-time Band 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist position is available at the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), RAF Digby.
We are looking for a psychologist with excellent clinical skills, a committed team focus, and experience of strategic change and service development.
You'll adapt to a new organisational culture whilst still upholding the highest standards of professional practice.
The successful applicant will join a team of psychology colleagues providing a clinical psychology service with an occupational focus to Armed Forces personnel across the regional network.
We have extended our service offer to include remote video consultation which provides opportunities for hybrid working.
This role is supported from a base at RAF Digby where you will spend part of your working week in a well-established, cohesive multidisciplinary team.
If you are seeking a new challenge, enjoy working collaboratively, and would like to add military mental healthcare to your career portfolio, then this could be the role for you!
This is a full-time position that will offer the successful candidate 37.5 hours per week and we'd welcome your interest and application.
An inclusive working environmentFree parkingAccess to a GymMain duties of the jobThe successful candidate will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality clinical psychology service within a defined clinical network.
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
You will work to ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical delivery and professional supervision and support of all other staff within the service/team for which the post holder has designated responsibility.
This will include clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, and the identification of continuing professional development (CPD) needs across the service/sector team.
You will act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community and, as a major requirement of the job, to carry out research activities, audit, policy, and service development.
Job responsibilitiesThe duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
Providing highly developed specialist psychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members, and others involved in the client's care.Formulating and implementing plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental and/or health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Such treatment plans will accommodate the, sometimes conflicting, needs of the client and their military employer, and must have sufficient flexibility to enhance the client's operational efficacy whilst delivering optimum clinical care.Ensuring that all members of the wider clinical team have access to a psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research, and theory.Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Selection Process The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
Changing and ImprovingMaking Effective DecisionsLeadershipWorking TogetherManaging a Quality ServiceDelivering at PaceShould you be selected for interview, you will also be required to provide a short (approximately 10 minutes) presentation on a topic relevant to the clinical role, the title of which will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
You will also be asked to discuss a clinical vignette.
Further Information Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining the Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
The level of security needed is security check.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Details of which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking.
Person SpecificationQualificationsDoctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent as accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS) conferring eligibility for Chartership & full membership of Division of Clinical or Counselling Psychology).Formal training in clinical supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and other staff.Supervisor training for doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees.ExperienceExtensive and demonstrable experience of working as a HCPC regulated practitioner psychologist within adult mental healthcare services.Substantial further specialist training and experience commensurate with eligibility for consultant clinical psychologist appointment approval from external BPS assessor.Experience of providing supervision and support to psychological and non-psychological staff in a specific therapeutic intervention.Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups.Specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups relevant to the community pathway.Knowledge and SkillsSpecialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of adult mental health.Higher level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies with at least one to an accredited/accreditable level.Specialist skills in evidence-based psychological interventions and in adapting interventions to individual complex needs and complex systems.Skills in strategic/organisational work and service development/redesign.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
£74,290 to £85,601 a year (pro rata for part time)

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