Principal Applied Psychologist

Responsibilities may include:

• + Delivering Evidence Base Psycholoical Therapies for Psychosis including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis. + Developing formulations in collaboration with service users, family and the wider team + Supporting professional leadership and governance activities. + Contributing to workforce development and supervision structures. + Supporting quality improvement, audit and service evaluation projects. + Contributing to service development and transformation work. + Supporting evidence-based practice. + Representing psychology within relevant operational or multidisciplinary forums. + Supporting psychology colleagues across the South Tees Early Intervention in Psychosis + Contributing to recruitment, induction and workforce planning activities. Specific responsibilities will be negotiated and agreed to ensure they are deliverable within the available one-day-per-week commitment.
  
  Applicants are welcomed from Applied Psychologists who meet the essential criteria for a Principal role. They must have training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis, have leadership, supervision and consultation experience, and are committed to compassionate, psychologically informed service development., + Significant post-qualification experience, and training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis + Strong leadership, supervision, and consultation skills. + A passion for working with people who experience psychosis in a trauma-informed and person-centred way. + Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in psychological practice. + An ability to contribute to the collective clinical leadership of the service and be part of governance and assurance processes.
  
  Applicants will be required to have post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in applied psychology (Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and be registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC. In addition they must have additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis.