Sector:
Psychology Type: Permanent Reference
no: mhj8560 Employer: NHS Trust Location: South West Salary: £29,789 - £39,273 p.a per year Benefits: see advert Posted date:
26/02/2010 Closing date: 10/03/2010
Details: In submitting an application form, you authorise Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust is a specialist Trust providing health and social care services for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Child and Family Services for the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to improving the quality of our services, striving to provide services that are safe, sound and supportive to service users, their families and carers.
Our services:
~ Involve users and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
~ Aim to be accessible to enable help to be obtained when and where it is needed.
~ Promote the safety of service users, carers and staff and the wider public.
~ Provide well coordinated services between all staff and agencies.
~ Aim to do this by delivering high quality treatment and care which is both effective
and acceptable.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF A VACANCY IS MARKED INTERNAL YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RESTRICTION
Clinical Psychologist
Fixed term contract 1 year
This position will offer an invaluable experience to be part of a well established Adult Mental Health Team covering the whole of Cornwall
You will be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups. You must be able to communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, highly complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under your care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni-and multi-disciplinary care.
An interest or speciality in CBT, CAT, DBT, motivational interviewing or other collaborative model of psychological therapy is desirable. There will be scope for developing new ideas, including initiating and evaluating innovative practice and treatment approaches in an eclectic ethos.
Clinical/professional development is accorded high priority and the post combines clinical work with the possibility of research and teaching.
You will be a member of, and supported by, the Cornwall Partnership Trust’s large clinical psychology service, comprising all the major specialities. There are strong links with the southwest clinical psychology training programme and you would have the opportunity to develop supervisory skills. The service also has close links with its users and carers.
This is a fulltime post working 37.5 hours per week. Job share will be considered.
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