Band 7 – Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – Addictions – Widnes

Pulse are currently recruiting to an amazing opportunity for a Preceptorship Role Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to lead on the development of Psychosocial Interventions in a Private Service in Cheshire. The ideal candidate will provide specialist evidence-based interventions to service users which address both problem substance use and concurrent mental health difficulties They will be supervised by a consultant clinical psychologist and have other opportunities to access multiple forms of specialist supervision across the psychology directorate, as well as access funding for their own specialism, whether that’s a particular psychological model or a specific client group.

The salary offered is up to £49,000 (pro rata to 22.5 hrs) plus excellent benefits.

The role includes:

• Providing psychological assessment, formulation and interventions – working closely and liaising with the MDT/RSPT to develop comprehensive formulations and care plans.
• Delivering individual and group-based treatments with a focus on skills and strategies to manage difficult and distressing emotions.
• Adapting standard interventions to the particular demands of the Team working including brief crisis interventions and working with families and carers and other members of the community.
• Delivering and/or evaluating trauma informed approaches to care, in particular, by introducing team formulations.
• Developing specific training to enhance the systematic provision of psychological interventions offered to service users.
• Reflective practice, supervision, consultation.

With the opportunity to:

• Contribute to service development and transformation across the service.
• Conduct service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
• Receive teaching/training in trauma informed approaches to care and other agreed areas.

To be considered for this role you must:

• Hold a doctorate in either Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Be HCPC registered
• Have previous experience with addictions
• Be analytical and show good attention to detail

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