Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a community team and develop innovative approaches to providing mental health care within a local community. You will be part of the Crawley and/or East Grinstead Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary teams to empower people with long-term health conditions to improve their quality of life and prevent hospital admission.
PCN Psychological Therapists work within a primary care setting and are part of a small team of psychological practitioners within the wider West Sussex PCNs. You will be working alongside social workers and prescribers, community nurses and mental health nurses to provide holistic and integrated approach to care using a variety of therapy models.
This post can be full-time (up to 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday) working across two teams in Crawley and East Grinstead. Or you can work part-time (22.5 hours per week in Crawley or 15 hours per week in East Grinstead PCN). Work days and hours for this role can be discussed and negotiated with the successful candidate.
Psychologically informed practice is embedded and encouraged in our service, and providing reflective practice sessions, contributing to case discussions and consultations, carrying out assessments are essential aspects of the role. You will receive regular individual supervision, peer supervision, meetings with other allied psychologists and access to CPD opportunities throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
As a PCN Psychological Therapist, you will formulate and work with patients who have long-term physical health conditions co-morbid with mental health difficulties, delivering psychological therapy sessions in a time-limited service using a variety of evidence-based therapy models. You willprovide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the Crawley & East Grinstead Primary Care Network (PCN) community teams.
With these teams, you will promote and develop reflective practice, psychological thinking and services within the organisation. You willprovide advice and consultation to MDT colleagues on patients' psychological wellbeing and contribute to contingency plans.
You will contribute to training and education in psychological understanding and interventions to colleagues and staff in other services and agencies, where appropriate.
About us
Why work with us?
- Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results
- The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
- Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
- A great working environment in the community, in patients' homes and our community hospitals
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
- Flexible working options, including job sharing, annualised hours, career breaks, parental leave and adoption leave
- Supportive team environments
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
There are great transport links from London, Brighton, and the surrounding areas, as well as access to beautiful countryside, historic villages, and a bustling city life within a short distance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
(Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Psychotherapist)
You will be involved in assessing, formulating and working with patients who have long-term physical health conditions co-morbid with mental health difficulties, delivering psychological therapy sessions in a time-limited service using a variety of evidence-based therapy models. You will be working with your team to promote and develop reflective practice, provide advice and consultation to MDT colleagues on patients' psychological wellbeing and contribute to contingency plans. You will also have opportunities to contribute to training and education in psychological understanding and interventions to colleagues.
For further questions please contact Dr Clarissa Bartlett.
Job description
Job responsibilities
(Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Psychotherapist)
You will be involved in assessing, formulating and working with patients who have long-term physical health conditions co-morbid with mental health difficulties, delivering psychological therapy sessions in a time-limited service using a variety of evidence-based therapy models. You will be working with your team to promote and develop reflective practice, provide advice and consultation to MDT colleagues on patients' psychological wellbeing and contribute to contingency plans. You will also have opportunities to contribute to training and education in psychological understanding and interventions to colleagues.
For further questions please contact Dr Clarissa Bartlett.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A registered/accredited Psychology profession: Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist, CBT therapist or Psychotherapist with equivalent experience and additional therapy accreditation in NICE guideline evidence-based practice (e.g. BABCP)
- Specialist training/or experience relevant to long-term physical health conditions, health psychology, trauma-informed care and reflective practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with and assessing a wide variety of client groups presenting with a full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
- Experience of using evidence-based models to treat a wide range of mental health presentations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC/BABCP
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A registered/accredited Psychology profession: Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist, CBT therapist or Psychotherapist with equivalent experience and additional therapy accreditation in NICE guideline evidence-based practice (e.g. BABCP)
- Specialist training/or experience relevant to long-term physical health conditions, health psychology, trauma-informed care and reflective practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with and assessing a wide variety of client groups presenting with a full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
- Experience of using evidence-based models to treat a wide range of mental health presentations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC/BABCP
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
