Preceptor or Specialist Clinical Psychologist Band 7/8a

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust ,
Old Swan, Liverpool, Merseyside
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to work within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Eating Disorder Service. This is a full time permanent post. The service is based at Rathbone Hospital, Liverpool and has a satellite clinic in Southport. The service offers both group and individual interventions utilising a range of models including CBT, CAT, CFT, Psycho-education and Motivational Interviewing. Client presentations include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. We also see people with an Atypical Eating Disorder presentation. In addition, the service also provides psychological therapy for the local Weight Management Service. The service also offers psychological support and training for the relatives of people within our service. The successful applicant will be supported and offered training to develop therapy skills. Over the last few years preceptors have had attended full CFT, ACT,EMDR and MBT/DBT training . The post is suitable for newly qualified and current Band 7/8as clinicians; relevant training, support and experience will be provided to ensure successful applicant is eligible for preceptorship to an 8a clinical psychology post after 2 years of direct clinical experience. Over the last 5 years Mersey Care Psychology department has tripled in size and is now an integral part of MDT team. Central to Mersey Care strategy is to train and enhance the psychological skills and approaches throughout its workforce. You will be supporting this agenda either through supervision , Reflective Practice within MDT and the wider service. Should you wish you can provide teaching and supervision of students on our PG cert in Applied Psychological skills for Nurses and AHPs. Mersey Care NHS Trust's aim is to be the best it can be:- for our staff; service users and carers, aspiring to the goal of perfect care. Our transformation agenda is an opportunity to develop a service and workforce over the next few years which adheres to best practice and provides focused, personalised care for Service Users, enabling people to achieve their own personal outcomes. We are seeking to recruit individuals with a positive attitude and a strong understanding of how Human Rights Based and Person Centred approaches can be applied to clinical interventions for our Service Users within community Adult Mental Health services. Excellent communication and people skills are essential. You will be supported to become a highly skilled therapist with a wide range of clinical experience. As you progress post 8a , should you wish , we will develop your leadership management and bid writing skills . Post 8a there will be opportunities for funded further training eg . CAT or systemic therapy training, Leadership and management training . We will invest and support you to develop your skills, so over the long term you will hopefully want to spend your career with us. Shortlisting is planned for 23 June 2020. Interviews are planned for 15 July 2020. For further details / informal visits contact: For Further information contact Uma.patel@merseycare.nhs.uk or Colette.Graham@merseycare.nhs.uk Tel: 0151 471 7751 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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