Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Clinical/ Counselling/ Forensic Psychologist
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At NHFT we are working hard to embed compassionate informed thinking into healthcare delivery given the high prevalence of adversity in the population we serve. This is an exciting role to lead on psychological provision in therapies as well as working in a psychologically informed way across the healthcare system.
The Postholder Will Oversee The Psychology Provision At
- HMP Nottingham
- HMP Ranby
- HMP Lowdham Grange
- HMP Lincoln
- HMP Morton Hall
- HMP North Sea Camp
- Swinderby Short Term Holding Facility
- HMP Whitemoor
- HMP Peterborough
- HMP Littlehey
- HMP Bedford
- Yarlswood Immigration Removal Centre
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
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The postholder will also provide training, consultancy across the pathway to ensure that trauma informed practice is embedded across mental health, physical health and substance misuse services pathways.
- They will work closely with clinicians within the multi-disciplinary team and operational managers.
- They will support teams to embed trauma informed practice to services and help teams to apply psychological models in the understanding of distress and support the Lead Psychologist for the Care Delivery Pathway to embed a Compassionate Culture due to the challenges of working in Secured environments.
They will also support and contribute to research, service evaluation and audit in the Pathway contributing to the Trusts academic aspirations.
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
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NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where our people feel valued and able to thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Sunil Lad
- Job title: Consultant Counselling Psychologist
- Email address: sunil.lad@nhft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07768803884
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