Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The work is challenging, fast paced and rewarding; our psychology team come with a range of specialist interests and therapy expertise and have strong links to the UEA doctorate course. There will be the opportunity for training and development as part of the role.

• Ensuring the provision of evidence based psychological assessment and treatment across the male inpatient wards.
• Providing specialist assessment and formulation of complex clients to help aid clinical decision making re diagnosis, management of risk and treatment pathways.
• Working closely with the wider MDT as well as community services involved, to provide clinical leadership in order to enhance psychological thinking and promotion of psychological formulation to facilitate optimal patient care and promote best practice guidelines.
• Working with families and carers where appropriate, particularly on complex cases where the system may feel quite ‘stuck’.
• Provision of line management and clinical supervision to other clinicians within the inpatient psychology team.
• Working alongside the Associate Director of Psychology to help contribute to local and trust level service development and initiatives where appropriate.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

We would be very pleased to talk to you about the post. For more information please contact Jamie Durrance, Associate Director of Psychology on 07557744742 or jamie.durrance@nsft.nhs.uk