# Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

**Company**: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Welwyn Garden City
**Salary**: £51657.00 to £58785.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the PATH (Psychosis: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment in Hertfordshire) Service, a specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis team supporting people experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care in line with NICE guidance. Alongside our commitment to clinical excellence, we are proud to be at the forefront of innovation and research.

The service is actively involved in collaborations with the University of Oxford and King's College London, helping to implement novel psychological therapies, digital interventions, and emerging technologies that enhance recovery outcomes for people experiencing psychosis.

As a member of our team, you will have opportunities to contribute to service development, research, and quality improvement initiatives, while working alongside highly skilled and experienced colleagues in a psychologically informed service.

This post is suitable for newly qualified Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologists who have a keen interest in psychosis.

**Main duties of the job**

As a specialist services, PATH provides comprehensive assessment and intervention for individuals experiencing psychosis. Psychological therapists play a central role within the multidisciplinary team, contributing specialist expertise to formulation, treatment planning, and service development.

The successful applicant will:

- Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT, in line with NICE guidance.

- Contribute to comprehensive assessments, including the use of psychometric measures where appropriate.

- Support multidisciplinary colleagues through psychological formulation, consultation, and collaborative care planning.

- Play an active role in the continued development of psychologically informed practice across the service.

We are committed to supporting the growth and development of our staff. The Trust offers excellent continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and actively encourages clinicians to develop specialist interests that align with both service and professional goals.

As part of your role, you will be expected to engage with further training: CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) and Family Intervention for Psychosis (FiP), as well as other specialist courses as required.

**Benefits**

- Excellent CPD opportunities

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

- Opportunities for professional growth and development

**About us** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk.

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## Skills

### Required
- CBT
- psychological formulation
- consultation
- collaborative care planning
- psychological interventions
- NICE guidance
- psychometric measures
- multidisciplinary team working
- inter-agency collaboration
- ability to communicate orally and in writing
- ability to work and communicate therapeutically with clients
- ability to keep accurate and complete records
- positive problem-solving approach
- ability to critically evaluate and review developments
- flexible and positive approach to changing circumstances
- ability to identify own developmental needs
- car driver
- IT skills

### Nice to have
- additional specialist knowledge or training in psychological therapies including CBTp and Family Intervention
- experience of service quality monitoring
- experience of teaching, training, and/or offering supervision
- experience of service development/project management

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