NHS Jobs • Haywards Heath RH16 4EX
About this role
As an 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist, you will provide high-quality psychological assessments, interventions and consultation services for clients, families and staff, drawing on significant experience and possible post-registration training. You will develop specialist expertise tailored to the service's needs, which, alongside functional dissociative seizures may include mood and anxiety disorders, or complex emotional needs. You will contribute to the delivery of evidence-based psychological care within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the psychological needs of clients are met effectively and in accordance with the highest standards of practice. You will also have a key role in the supervision of more junior staff, such as assistant psychologists and trainees, while also contributing to service development and research. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for details.
Essential Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Knowledge/ Experience
Experience in highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment across a range of settings Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, design and complex data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of applied psychology. Experience working with diverse client groups across the lifespan, addressing a wide range of clinical severities, and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in challenging situations. Skilled in teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of applying psychology in different cultural contexts and working within a multicultural framework. Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service. We are happy to speak about the role, so for more information please contact Dr Jane Vinnicombe, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist jane.vinnicombe1@nhs.net.