Clinical/Practitioner Psychologist/Principal Psychological Therapist

at  Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist interested in working in Acute Adult Inpatient settings. The ideal individual would join our already skilled and motivated multidisciplinary teams based at Lynfield Mount Hospital and/or Airedale Centre for Mental Health.
The post holder will be a pathway lead over one of our two inpatient sites. The successful applicant must have a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary working. The post holder‘s primary roles are:
To provide psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based psychological interventions for individuals and families.
To provide consultation, training, and support to other professionals though formal and informal interventions such as facilitation of reflective practice and case discussion.
Experience of working with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.
In return we offer a commitment to support your continued professional development. You will join a small but motivated and supportive team of psychologists, psychological therapists and assistant psychologists. Your clinical and managerial supervision will be supported by the Consultant Clinical/Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist and Clinical Lead for Acute Inpatient Services.
The successful candidate will be experienced working with people with complex mental health needs and familiar with working through a trauma informed lens to understand what has happened to people and ways to alleviate their distress. We welcome innovation, creativity and holistic ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse communities.
We welcome your application and any questions you may have.
Please contact Dr Anita Brewin, CPPO on 07738977326/anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk or Clea Beanland, Interim Consultant Clinical Psychologist @ clea.beanland@bdct.nhs.uk

EVERYTHING WE DO IS UNDERPINNED BY OUR CORE VALUES: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly

Please refer the Job description for details