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Senior Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist

Combat Stress

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Job summary

To provide an additional Psychological Therapy resource for Combat Stress Northern Ireland as part of the Veteran's People Pathways, Places Programme (VPPP).

Main duties of the job

Management Responsibilities * To contribute to service planning, working closely with the Principal Clinical Psychologist, Senior CBT Therapist, Head of Operations NI and the Associate Clinical Director and Head of Psychological Therapies and where appropriate lead on specific projects/initiatives * Report on activity and performance of the psychological therapies team as required and support the development of systems for monitoring and data reporting as required * To follow relevant organisational policies and procedures for clinical and information governance and HR Clinical Responsibilities * To demonstrate strong clinical leadership as part of the psychological therapies team and the wider inter-disciplinary team, including Peer Support and Family Support colleagues. * To provide clinical advice and opinion to the psychological therapy team and wider inter-disciplinary team, Peer Support and Family Support colleagues, as well as external agencies as required * To provide comprehensive psychological assessments of referred Veterans, using structured and semi-structured clinical interview, psychometric instruments/routine clinical outcome measures and other assessments methods as appropriate. * To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred Veterans with a range of problems, severity, and complexity, including those with challenging behaviours. * To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals

About us

Combat Stress is the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we've been helping former servicemen and women deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.

Date posted

12 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,476 to £59,260 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

CS/NI/SCP

Job locations

Combat Stress

Belfast

BT1 2LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Based at our hub in Northern Ireland in Belfast Status: Fixed-Term for 12 months Salary: Band 8a, £52,476 - £59,260, per annum, dependent on experience Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours per week ________________________________________________________________________________ About us: Combat Stress is the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we've been helping former servicemen and women deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online. About the role: To provide an additional Psychological Therapy resource for Combat Stress Northern Ireland as part of the Veteran's People Pathways, Places Programme (VPPP) as detailed below: - Veteran's People, Pathways, Places Programme (VPPP) Many veterans from Northern Ireland who require mental health support, suffer from hypervigilance, extreme guardedness, and mistrust of, and reluctance to engage with traditional NHS statutory services. These therefore means that veterans are reliant on a network of 3rd sector organisations to access mental health services. Whilst these projects carry out excellent and much needed treatment and support for our local veteran community, there remain both gaps in this service provision, a lack of continuity, a lack of partnership working and a lack of understanding and communication between the charitable groups. Our project aims to bring together Combat Stress, Brooke House and Inspire to collaborate in the delivery of a cohesive and seamless mental health support for veterans across Northern Ireland. We will collectively provide the direct and targeted interventions in identifying and assessing veterans' needs. We will safely case manage veterans into appropriate, trusted mental health assessment and treatment pathways. These pathways will be delivered as detailed below:

  • Combat Stress - Psychiatric and Psychological Clinical Assessment, Formulation and Treatment.
  • Inspire - Psychological Assessment and Psychological Therapies including Addictions
  • Brooke House - Psychological Therapy, Physiotherapy and Complementary Therapy
    • Through this project, our vision is start building the necessary collaborative framework of service provision to enable better outcomes for all Veterans living in Northern Ireland." The postholder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment using evidence-based trauma-focused CBT for Veterans with PTSD, Complex-PTSF, depression, emotional dysregulation, inter and intrapersonal problems and other complex trauma-related mental health problems. They will also provide psychological consultation for the inter-disciplinary team and contribute to psychologically informed treatment planning, development of a reflective team approach and trauma-informed services. This role is subject to a Access NI check. As a healthcare environment, and for the health and wellbeing of our staff, veterans and visitors, we encourage everyone at Combat Stress especially professionals that are veteran facing to take up the offer to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 What we offer: You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base. Benefits: * 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays. After 10 years continuous service, this will increase to 33 days paid holiday plus bank holidays * Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary * Discount shopping vouchers * Cycle to work scheme * Access to the Employee Assistance Programme * Flexible working * Access to Blue Light Card scheme * Death in Service Scheme Plus many more.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Based at our hub in Northern Ireland in Belfast Status: Fixed-Term for 12 months Salary: Band 8a, £52,476 - £59,260, per annum, dependent on experience Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours per week ________________________________________________________________________________ About us: Combat Stress is the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we've been helping former servicemen and women deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online. About the role: To provide an additional Psychological Therapy resource for Combat Stress Northern Ireland as part of the Veteran's People Pathways, Places Programme (VPPP) as detailed below: - Veteran's People, Pathways, Places Programme (VPPP) Many veterans from Northern Ireland who require mental health support, suffer from hypervigilance, extreme guardedness, and mistrust of, and reluctance to engage with traditional NHS statutory services. These therefore means that veterans are reliant on a network of 3rd sector organisations to access mental health services. Whilst these projects carry out excellent and much needed treatment and support for our local veteran community, there remain both gaps in this service provision, a lack of continuity, a lack of partnership working and a lack of understanding and communication between the charitable groups. Our project aims to bring together Combat Stress, Brooke House and Inspire to collaborate in the delivery of a cohesive and seamless mental health support for veterans across Northern Ireland. We will collectively provide the direct and targeted interventions in identifying and assessing veterans' needs. We will safely case manage veterans into appropriate, trusted mental health assessment and treatment pathways. These pathways will be delivered as detailed below:

  • Combat Stress - Psychiatric and Psychological Clinical Assessment, Formulation and Treatment.
  • Inspire - Psychological Assessment and Psychological Therapies including Addictions
  • Brooke House - Psychological Therapy, Physiotherapy and Complementary Therapy
    • Through this project, our vision is start building the necessary collaborative framework of service provision to enable better outcomes for all Veterans living in Northern Ireland." The postholder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment using evidence-based trauma-focused CBT for Veterans with PTSD, Complex-PTSF, depression, emotional dysregulation, inter and intrapersonal problems and other complex trauma-related mental health problems. They will also provide psychological consultation for the inter-disciplinary team and contribute to psychologically informed treatment planning, development of a reflective team approach and trauma-informed services. This role is subject to a Access NI check. As a healthcare environment, and for the health and wellbeing of our staff, veterans and visitors, we encourage everyone at Combat Stress especially professionals that are veteran facing to take up the offer to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 What we offer: You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base. Benefits: * 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays. After 10 years continuous service, this will increase to 33 days paid holiday plus bank holidays * Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary * Discount shopping vouchers * Cycle to work scheme * Access to the Employee Assistance Programme * Flexible working * Access to Blue Light Card scheme * Death in Service Scheme Plus many more.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Post Graduate Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence
    • Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
    • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
    • And/or
    • CBT therapist with a core clinical professional background (e.g., nursing, social work, occupational therapy) with BABCP accreditation

    Desirable

    • Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post
    • BABCP accreditation or eligibility for accreditation (psychologists)
    • Completion of post-qualification clinical supervision training

    Experience

    Essential

    • Minimum 18 months post qualification experience
    • Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings
    • Substantial experience of delivering CBT
    • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups presenting with problems that reflect the full range of mental health disorders experienced by veterans (e.g., PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, substance misuse) of varying clinical severity
    • Experience of delivering evidence-based trauma-focused psychological therapies to adults with PTSD and/or C-PTSD
    • Significant experience in the clinical area where the post has designated special responsibilities
    • Experience of teaching or training
    • Experience of delivering supervision
    • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts

    Desirable

    • Experience of delivering mental health services to British Veterans
    • Experience of delivering clinical services, including psychological therapies, online Experience of developing multi-media clinical resources
    • Experience of clinically supervising trainees and/or assistant psychologists or equivalent
    • Experience of delivering services within a context of co-production with experts by experience / service users and their families
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Post Graduate Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence
    • Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical psychologist or a counselling psychologist
    • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
    • And/or
    • CBT therapist with a core clinical professional background (e.g., nursing, social work, occupational therapy) with BABCP accreditation

    Desirable

    • Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post
    • BABCP accreditation or eligibility for accreditation (psychologists)
    • Completion of post-qualification clinical supervision training

    Experience

    Essential

    • Minimum 18 months post qualification experience
    • Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings
    • Substantial experience of delivering CBT
    • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups presenting with problems that reflect the full range of mental health disorders experienced by veterans (e.g., PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, substance misuse) of varying clinical severity
    • Experience of delivering evidence-based trauma-focused psychological therapies to adults with PTSD and/or C-PTSD
    • Significant experience in the clinical area where the post has designated special responsibilities
    • Experience of teaching or training
    • Experience of delivering supervision
    • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts

    Desirable

    • Experience of delivering mental health services to British Veterans
    • Experience of delivering clinical services, including psychological therapies, online Experience of developing multi-media clinical resources
    • Experience of clinically supervising trainees and/or assistant psychologists or equivalent
    • Experience of delivering services within a context of co-production with experts by experience / service users and their families

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Combat Stress

    Address

    Combat Stress

    Belfast

    BT1 2LD


    Employer's website

    https://www.combatstress.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Combat Stress

    Address

    Combat Stress

    Belfast

    BT1 2LD


    Employer's website

    https://www.combatstress.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruiter

    Jade Chapman

    jade.chapman@combatstress.org.uk

    01372587000

    Date posted

    12 July 2023

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 8a

    Salary

    £52,476 to £59,260 a year

    Contract

    Fixed term

    Duration

    12 months

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    CS/NI/SCP

    Job locations

    Combat Stress

    Belfast

    BT1 2LD


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