Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist

This role provides an exciting progression opportunity for a Newly Qualified HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologists following completion of a preceptorship process. It will enable you to further develop your skills, taking supported first steps as a Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist, and with ongoing opportunities for professional development.

We are looking for a qualified HCPC Registered Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Practitioner Psychologist to ensure the delivery of high quality, accessible and inclusive psychological services. Under the supervision of a senior psychologist, you will offer and support the delivery of a range of evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions relevant to the people we serve.

You will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior Psychologist and may provide similar support to more junior roles within your team e.g. Newly Qualified Psychologists, MHWPs, Assistant Psychologists. Our national Psychology Team provides connection, peer support, reflective practice and CPD.

You will need an appreciation of Change Grow Lives values, the people who use our services and how everyone within our diverse team can make a difference. If you can bring with you qualities such as emotional intelligence, openness to new ideas and ways of working, flexibility, patience, compassion and the ability to work with individuals and teams this will be of huge benefit.

Main duties of the job

Primary Functions: Plan, develop and implement localised:

Contingency management initiatives in local services, aligned to evidence-based practice.

Social behaviour network therapy (SBNT) interventions embedded within the available range of psychosocial Interventions.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational enhancement techniques, engaging in direct delivery of these interventions i.e. Assessing and then offering 6 sessions of CBT on cycle to people for whom this is indicated.

Behavioural couples therapy (BCT) and trauma-focused interventions for co-occurring disorders. i.e. Assessing and then offering 6 sessions on cycle to people for whom this is indicated.

Support the implementation of localised approaches using Motivational Interviewing (MI, providing appropriate support and supervision to practitioners and connecting to associated national teams

Explore and implement localised third-wave CBT approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention.

Support localised trauma-informed care approaches, embedding associated practice within the local team

Develop and establish mechanisms to measure outcomes, undertake fidelity checks, and evaluate the effectiveness of the above interventions.

Develop and establish mechanisms to support equity of access to the above specialised interventions.

Believe in people

At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.

If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.

If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.

Our mission and vision

Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.