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Location

Shrewsbury, Shropshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to play a lead role in our newly formed team of psychologists offering support to the staff working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital sites. The Staff Psychology Service has been set up following substantial investment and the post holder would contribute to the design and delivery of the new service.

The Service provides interventions for teams and individuals who have been identified as in need of specialist psychological support. This includes Psychological Debrief in response to traumatic incidents. Short term EMDR interventions will also be offered as needed. There are a number of teams and professional groups that are in need of provision to prevent burn out and to recover from the multiple demands and challenges of the last few years.

Main duties of the job

• To work with leaders to identify the most appropriate interventions to support teams to prevent burn out and support psychological wellbeing. To provide psychological debriefs in response to incidents.
• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of teams and staff members with psychological needs based on the appropriate use.
• To provide a triage for staff members and be responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and
  taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.
• Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides highly specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management and the high physical risks inherent in the client group.

Working for your organisation

The Service provides a range of staff support interventions. There is a blended approach to interventions, allowing the post holder to work on site and remotely. The Service sits within the People Directorate, with close working with the Workforce Leads to identify needs across clinical and non clinical areas. The Staff Psychology Service provides proactive initiatives such as reflective practice and supervision and will work with leaders to promote practices to support staff wellbeing. EMDR training will be provided to all staff working in the team, with support to gain EMDR accreditation.

The Trust’s Lead Consultant Psychologist is overseeing the establishment of the Staff Psychology Service. The team is made up of mental health professionals including Psychology and Counsellors. The clinical model is still under development, with a clear strategic direction of supporting each of the Divisions with a bespoke offer. Post holders will have the opportunity to contribute to the design of the Service, as well as having a unique job plan in response to the needs of the staff.

There will be provision for CPD in short term interventions and specialist supervision.This exciting new Service will offer a wide range of development opportunities and experiences of working closely with the Trust Lead Psychologist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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