Practitioner Psychologist – Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership

Job Introduction

“Newly Qualified & applicants reaching the end of training considered”

Interviews will take place in Lincoln on Friday 9th August 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership, a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services across Lincolnshire from April 2024. Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership is delivered in partnership between Turning Point, Framework and Double Impact. The partnership combines Turning Point’s national experience as an outstanding substance use provider together with Double Impact’s specialism in lived experience and recovery and Framework’s expertise supporting service users with complex issues. Horizon is the Young Persons service within the Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership, supporting those up to the age of 18 years old.

Our ‘Recovery First’ model underpins everything at Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership, with lived experience recovery fully integrated and visible throughout. Lincolnshire’s residents will benefit from Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership’s highly integrated and highly localised approach, supporting with multiple issues across all parts of Lincolnshire.

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Role Responsibility

As Practitioner Psychologist within Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership you will lead the service to ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence based Psycho-Social Interventions.  You will support the Groupwork Lead to ensure a comprehensive programme of online and face to face psychosocial groups are delivered across Lincolnshire.  You will also offer training and group supervision to practitioners across Lincolnshire to ensure the quality of delivery, as well as ensuring that outcome measures are completed and analysed.

You will use your skills as a psychologist to build on a range of innovative approaches with people who use substances and offer practical advice on trauma-informed evidence-based psychological interventions to colleagues as well as local agencies and organisations. We will also expect you to have a small caseload of service users with complex needs, providing specialist psychological assessments and therapies.  You will also complete case formulations and offer consultation and advice to colleagues across Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership.

You will be invited to work with our national team of Clinical, Counselling and Forensic Psychologists to develop psychological and psycho-social approaches used across services, and to pursue a therapeutic specialism that fits with service needs.  You will receive support and supervision from Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership’s Highly Specialised Practitioner Psychologist as well as Turning Point’s national psychology team.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary substance use and mental health team in Lincolnshire along with other psychology and psychotherapy professionals, mental health nurses and specialist recovery workers.  You will work together to ensure excellent relationships and pathways with other mental health services across Lincolnshire.

The Ideal Candidate

Along with up to date registration through the Health and Social Professions Council (HCPC) as a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist, you will need a doctorate in your professional specialism and proven ability to deliver psychological services. Formal training in supervision, whilst not essential, would be desirable. Excellent communication skills, adaptability and commitment to the Recovery Agenda, will all contribute to you becoming a vital member of our clinical leadership team.

We are able to consider final year trainees who are approaching registration within a preceptorship role as well as newly qualified psychologists.

This role is broadly aligned to Agenda for Change Band 7.  We are also recruiting to the role of Highly Specialised Practitioner Psychologist which would suit a psychologist with a number of years of experience looking for a role equivalent to Agenda for Change 8A.

About us

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – we’re proud to have a silver accreditation from Investors in People. Choose from our range of courses to gain recognised qualifications
• 33 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to buy or sell additional holidays and spread the cost
• An exclusive discounts hub for TP colleagues, to help make your money go further – including high street shopping, pubs and restaurants, mobile phones, gym memberships, and much more. You’ll also have access to the Blue Light Card, for even more discounts and savings!
• Flexible working solutions to support your work-life balance
• Life Assurance of up to 3x annual salary and a competitive Pension Scheme to support your savings and security
• Access to our Rightsteps Therapy service – free, confidential telephone based counselling sessions, access to an online wellbeing platform, and a Financial Education hub to support your total wellbeing
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including a Digital GP, legal advice and more – all free to you and your immediate family
• Recognition awards to recognise colleagues’ inspirational work and dedication, as well as Long Service bonuses to celebrate your commitment to us
• Flexible benefit options including a Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free Season Ticket Loans
• A £300 bonus if you successfully refer a friend as a new colleague through our Refer a Friend scheme, as a thanks from us!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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Attached documents

• SU - Practitioner Psychologist (Preceptorship).pdf

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