Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling)
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Clinical Psychologist Opportunity in East Hertfordshire
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to join this well-established CYPMHS Community team in East Hertfordshire on a 12-month contract, providing mental health interventions to children and young people and their families with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. CYPMHS East is a supportive multi-disciplinary team with opportunities for learning and development and progression.
We are an innovative and dynamic service and our most recent CQC report (May 2019) rated us as 'Outstanding'. Specialist work by Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists and other Psychological Therapists is valued by the Trust. Recent developments include transformation of our inpatient services with New Care Models, development of a DBT team, we are a Trailblazer site for the Mental Health Support Teams in schools and we are keen to promote quality improvements and innovative ideas, which improves care and the Service User’s experience.
In addition to the four quadrant clinic teams, our service includes:
- Specialist Eating Disorder Team
- Specialist CAMHS Crisis Team
- Targeted Team for looked after children
- Adolescent inpatient unit (Forest House)
- Home Treatment and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy teams
We are a multi-disciplinary team made up of a range of professionals including child psychiatrists, clinical and counselling psychologists, specialised social workers, child and adolescent psychotherapists, systemic family therapists, and specialist nurses.
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As The Clinical Psychologist You Will Be Expected To
- Ensure the systematic provision of a specialist clinical / counselling psychology service, across all sectors of care, providing both core work and specialist work (as defined by CAPA) including contributing to provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the CYPMHS clinics.
- Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from other agencies, and to other non-professional carers.
- Provide clinical/professional supervision to pre-qualified psychologists within the quadrant MDT and propose and implement policy and service development, undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of clinical/counselling psychologists and others.
What We Can Offer
- A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
- Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike - saving on tax and insurance included
- Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates, and our signature craft club. Join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing.
- Gym discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Tracey Arthey
- Job Title: Team Leader
- Email Address: t.arthey@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01992 465042
Or Julian Powis - Julian.powis@nhs.net
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