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

WHILST ADVERTISED AS BAND 8A, WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM NEWLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO COMMENCE AT BAND 7, WITH SUPPORT TO COMPLETE PRECEPTORSHIP REQUIREMENTS TO PROGRESS TO BAND 8A.

As part of the NHS long term plan Norfolk and Waveney have implemented a model of care and support based around integrated care and support delivered around primary care networks. This role is to link with the four primary care networks across the West Norfolk locality and deliver psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to service users who sit in this space. The role will further require the successful applicant to provide consultation and supervision related to psychological approaches to staff working in the primary care network space. The successful applicant will work closely with both the adult CMHT and primary care in West Norfolk.

THIS ADVERT DETAILS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS OR SUITABLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED COUNSELLING OR FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS TO JOIN NSFT.

The post-holder will be part of the wider Wider Norfolk Psychology team and will receive clinical supervision, professional and governance support from within the team. Within the West Norfolk psychology team we employ a diverse and supportive team of psychologists, including clinical psychologists, CBT, CAT and DBT therapists, Art Therapy, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists and we are able offer our team members the opportunity to continue to develop their expertise via training and development opportunities in different parts of our service.

THE BANDING OFFERED WILL REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, AND WE WILL TAILOR THE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE OFFERED AS APPROPRIATE TO THE INDIVIDUAL’S NEEDS.

Specific tasks could include:

• Providing assessment, formulation and interventions for services users in the PCN space
• Working as part of an MDT to provide high quality assessment and intervention to service users
• Application of NICE recommended therapeutic interventions and the development of bespoke interventions for risk reduction and risk management as required
• Working with colleagues to develop the wider knowledge of the application of psychological approaches in the PCN space.
• Consultancy to other professionals working in the PCN space.
• Providing teaching and training to staff and external organisations (e.g., UEA)

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 post is based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn, working across the West Norfolk Locality. The role will predominantly involve working with the primary care network in West Norfolk.
The post holder will hold a number of responsibilities including:
Providing a timely and considered evidence based psychologically informed response and treatment to clinically complex situation in primary care.
To provide clarity for service users on their difficulties and what might be most helpful for them.
To support the PCN-MHP in their role with clinical issues
To initiate thinking from service users and clinicians about consistent treatment pathways for the persons difficulty
Develop links between primary and secondary MH care.
Attending meetings that are within scope of the in the interface psychology team such as initial assessment meetings, interface and triage

Specific tasks could include:

• Providing assessment, formulation and interventions for services users in the PCN space
• Working as part of an MDT to provide high quality assessment and intervention to service users
• Application of NICE recommended therapeutic interventions and the development of bespoke interventions for risk reduction and risk management as required
• Working with colleagues to develop the wider knowledge of the application of psychological approaches in the PCN space.
• Consultancy to other professionals working in the PCN space.
• Providing teaching and training to staff and external organisations (e.g., UEA