Performance Psychologist(s)

Location: UK - 2 roles in the West Midlands or 1 role in the South.

Contract Type: Contractor – 3 years initially

This is a full time, 3-year (initially) appointment, within a military training unit.

Overall purpose of post: To be part of a multidisciplinary Human Performance (HP) Team, supporting people to meet the high demands of working within a military unit. As part of the psychological team, you will be expected to deliver high quality presentations and give 1-1 support, all backed by the pertinent and contemporary research. You will also liaise and work with the clinical team to support the Mental Health strategy.

You should have:

• A minimum of MSc in Psychology
• BPS chartered status or equivalent registration
• HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist or equivalent registration.
• Full UK driver's licence. There will be a requirement to attend various sites from time to time, and a car will be essential for this.
• Experience and evidence, of having worked in performance domains e.g., sports, business, military, medical or blue-light services.
• Experience providing 1-1 support and counselling to high performing individuals.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of delivering high quality presentations (seminars, workshops, lectures) to groups.
• The ability to conduct data management and analysis.
• Other professional qualifications and experience (e.g.., family therapy, addiction counselling, solution focussed therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness CBTi etc)

You will be:

• Working under the Psychology Manager, and with the rest of the psychological team within a unit, to deliver the psychology element of the Human Performance (HP) programme.
• Responsible for ensuring that the unit is embracing the latest advancements in psychological science.
• Conducting group presentations and 1-1 sessions.
• Liaising and working with the clinical team, to deliver some of the upstream prevention. Where applicable, you will be signposting people to the clinical CPN’s for further support.
• Gathering and managing of data to support the delivery of the HP programme.
• Working with the unit to help create a psychologically safe space environment.
• Working alongside the other elements of the HP Team to ensure a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

Start Date: as soon as possible.

Please send applications for the above post to Edward.major101@mod.gov.uk (via the ‘Apply’ button above).

Please note: the successful applicant will need to be subject to a background check by the MOD and security clearance.

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