Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Associate Psychologist
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Job Title
We are looking for a qualified Clinical Psychologist with experience of working with adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and people in crisis.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to join a team that values evidence-based practice, innovation, and a flexible approach to applied psychological work. We would encourage participants with a strong interest in service evaluation and research to add to our track record of publication in the specialist area of inpatient mental health.
In a small and supportive team, you can both continue your professional development and contribute to the way we deliver services to patients, families, and carers and to our staff teams.
Responsibilities
- To provide specialist assessment and formulation and appropriate psychological intervention to patients in the acute hospital.
- The role focuses on two of our acute wards; Kingsholm Ward (15 bed male ward) and Dean Ward (15 bed female ward).
- Attend weekly MDTs to provide consultation and discuss psychological interventions and build effective working relationships with medics, nurses, and other AHPs.
- Lead groups which enable access to psychological tools and skills to patients both on the ward and off the ward.
- Facilitate Reflective Practice for ward teams on a regular basis and other professional groups as required.
- Contribute to a culture of trauma-informed care and promote psychological safety through your job role, work with patients and families, and through training and support for staff.
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About Us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity, and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Staff Engagement
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys, and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
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This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Bethany Taylor
- Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: bethany.taylor@ghc.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0300 421 4788
General inpatient CPl office number: 0300 421 4779
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