Locum Principal Psychologist

Description:

Locum Principal Psychologist
Adult Community Mental Health
Portsmouth DCMH
Full time hours, 37.5
Pay: 37.32

JD:

1. To provide a high-quality specialist qualified Clinical/Counselling psychology service
as an autonomous and independent practitioner within the defined service sector and as
determined by the local Consultant Clinical Psychologist (or designated other) in the defined
service sector and as determined by the Head of Service, Defence Clinical Psychology
Service (Hd DCPS).
2. To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service, at the same
time as demonstrating clinical leadership, offering advice and consultation on clients’
psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to others, working autonomously
within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the relevant teams’ policies and
procedures
3. To maintain the highest standards of record keeping including electronic data entry
and recording, report writing, activity returns and the responsible exercise of professional
self-governance via supervision and continuous professional development.
4. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the defined
service sector as agreed with local Consultant Clinical Psychologist and/or Hd DCPS.
5. To work with a range of professional groups within a multidisciplinary environment.
Work may encompass joint assessments, individual outpatient work, group work or a coordinated team approach to patient care.
6. The post holder will be primarily based as agreed with the Head of Service but will
also be expected to see clients at other locations, as appropriate. Such locations may vary
from time-to-time dependent upon clinical and operational need and may include a
requirement to attend DCPS business and CPD events.

REQUIREMNETS:

Must be eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS.
10. Must have Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling psychology (or
its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
11. Must have HCPC registration under Practitioner Psychologist domain.
12. Must have a minimum of two years post-qualification experience working as a
Clinical/Counselling psychologist within the designated specialty (Adult Mental Health).
13. Must be able to evidence having been permanently employed for a minimum of two
years at a Principal grade.
14. Must be able to evidence having carried out clinical research (either implementation
or supervision).
15. Must have evidence of delivery of teaching and training.
16. Must have evidence of having provided consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
17. Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young
People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training (Children and Adults).

For more information in relation to the above vacancy or any other of our locum or permanent opportunities please contact the recruitment team at Mind Professionals on (phone number removed) or email your CV at the below email

Mind Professionals - Why work with us?
We are a specialist Mental Health Recruitment Agency who offer work across THREE different sectors – NO other recruitment agency offers this.
1) Locum and permanent recruitment
2) Medico Legal Work
3) Therapies and ASD/ADHD Diagnosis
As an approved NHS framework supplier, our candidates have access to all NHS jobs within the UK, we also have exclusive access to mental health roles within the Ministry of Defence and partner with many private healthcare organisations to offer you the best roles in the sector.

Mind Professionals offer the following candidate benefits:
- Your own dedicated recruitment consultant to support you throughout your entire journey with the organisation.
- Attractive and highly competitive rates of pay
- A generous Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
- A range of long- and short-term locum placements and permanent roles to match your availability and preferences
- Access to all NHS and private sector vacancies throughout the UK
- Free DBS disclosure (where required)