Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist or Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage a specialised caseload of service users on the First Episode and/or ARMS pathways. This will involve working with people whose responses to trauma/adversity manifest as experiencing voices, visions, extreme suspiciousness and paranoia, severely depressed mood and anxiety, and problems with repeated interpersonal (personality) issues. Work will take place across health and community settings, including lone working in service users homes.

Assess, formulate and intervene with people psychologically, including using CBT and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)

Work jointly with and provide advice and consultation to other team members and services in the provision of individual, family/social network-focused and group-based work, and potentially proactively engaging communities

Work towards and maintain appropriate accreditation and training for the role, such as in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) or other relevant training

Liaise with and communicate highly complex and specialist information to clients and significant others/relevant workers in a highly skilled and sensitive manner and, adapting to the communication needs or preferences of the other person(s), including when information may be contentious or highly distressing

Assess, monitor and (therapeutically) work with risk for clients on personal caseload in ways that empower the service user and/or the family and social network to reduce and manage risk behaviours, and to contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning around risk, in line with organisational and inter-agency (positive risk-taking) policies and procedures

Provide formal and informal supervision on psychological interventions to MDT colleagues and trainee therapists as appropriate to your role and agreed with Senior colleagues.

Lead on maintaining a positive client-led and family-friendly service culture and philosophy, aligned with the recovery-orientated aspire Early Intervention approach, ensuring all support is meaningful, respectful, and promotes self-determination

Contribute to and help develop robust mechanisms for service evaluation, audit and clinical governance

Work autonomously within Professional Codes of Conduct, maintaining up to date awareness of any changes and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries at all times

Person Specification

Approach & Values

Essential

• Demonstrate a good understanding of and active commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate a commitment to supporting clients to take an active role in shaping the services they receive.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills, with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail.
• Use of Microsoft Office applications and other information systems.
• Able to self-manage, effectively plan and prioritise tasks and consistently deliver results.
• Able to effectively communicate in various ways to different stakeholders e.g. social media.
• Excellent understanding of the principles of the Early Intervention approach, including At-Risk Mental State pathways
• Advanced skills in using and evaluating psychological theory and practice to work collaboratively, flexibly and creatively with individuals, families/social networks and/or communities
• Ability to assess and work with risk within a positive (therapeutic) risk-taking framework
• Ability to work within a team, fostering good working relationships and sharing psychological understandings and therapeutic practice with colleagues
• Hold a valid UK driving licence (or one permitting driving in the UK) and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Desirable

• Language skills (e.g., Urdu, BSL, etc.).

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold, or be close to completing, a relevant psychology or psychotherapy qualification and be eligible for BABCP accreditation (e.g. postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); accredited doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology).
• Hold or be working towards current professional registration/accreditation with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering psychological approaches to people presenting with a range of complex difficulties and presentations

Desirable

• Experience of working in an ARMS/Early Intervention service and/or applying the principles and model of early intervention;
• Experience of working with adolescents and/or working or liaising with the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS);
• Experience in mental health, housing or homelessness, whether as a client, carer, employee or volunteer.

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

Community Links

Address

Community Links Aspire

Armley Road

Armley

Leeds

LS12 2LB

Employer's website

https://www.inspirenorth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)