Senior Clinical Psychologist

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ,
York, North Yorkshire
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Contract Type - Permanent Hours: 22.5 hours per week Are you interested in applying for this exciting new post at Senior Clinical Psychologist level? We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who is established professionally and has a number of years experience working with adults, especially those living with chronic health problems. This is a new permanent post, driven by colleagues in Sexual Health and HIV services who see a strong need for specialist psychological input for the 350+ people living with HIV across our region. The post holder will join our thriving and friendly Department of Psychological Medicine, with regular trainee clinical psychology placements and high quality admin backup. We value good clinical supervision and continuing professional development, as well as regular opportunities for meeting and sharing ideas across all the specialities that we cover. We would like to interview people who will be comfortable working independently delivering interventions both to individual clients and also to groups including delivering group therapy, teaching, training and workshops to staff in the organisation. We use a range of psychological models within the department, including CBT, ACT, Compassion Focussed Therapy and EMDR. Responsibilities will include providing both direct input to clients and both indirect consultation and providing a framework for reflective practice for MDT colleagues. Direct input will be delivered mainly in central York, but outreach clinics will also occur, which will make driving essential for this job. Can you bring your enthusiasm and skills to improve the psychological wellbeing of people living with HIV in our region? If the answer is "yes", our supportive Department would be happy to hear from you. Please note interviews for this post will be held via WebEx on Friday, 10th July 2020. For further details / informal visits contact: Ruth Bulmer or Jo Barker Department of Psychological Medicine Tel: 01904 725353 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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