Job summary
OpCourage North - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is a provider collaborative delivering specialist mental health services toVeterans, reservists, and their families across the North of England.
The collaborative is made up of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust as the lead provider, working with NHS partners Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable organisation partners Combat Stress and Walking With The Wounded.
The OpCourage service recognises the importance of personalisation of the care journey for veteran and supporting them to access the right care from the right services. Op COURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community, which includes:o helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions andpsychological traumao providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance useo liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, financesand employmento referring to other NHS services, where neededo recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Psychological Therapist (0.4 - Band 8a) within the OpCourage the Veteran's Mental Health and Well-being Service
The post-holder is responsible for providing specialist psychological therapy to adult veterans within the service, providing specialist model-specific psychological assessment and therapy, in addition to clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 12th December 2024
Closing date : 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 12th December 2024
Closing date : 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society, or RMN, or equivalent degree level qualification in mental health and in addition Post-graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and psychological therapy (e.g. Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Post-graduate diploma in CBT, IAPT High Intensity CBT diploma). HCPC registered practitioner psychologist or equivalent e.g. BABCP registered CBT practitioner or Member of an appropriate professional body
Skills
Essential
- Specialist model specific psychological assessment, formulation and intervention skills.
Skills
Essential
- Skilled and competent in at least two evidence based psychological therapies appropriate to the pathway.
skill
Essential
- Substantial experience in psychological therapies in the field of adult mental health, including assessment, formulation and interventions, and including work with service users with mild, moderate, severe and enduring mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment of clients across a wide range of care settings and collaborative work with other professional groups, e.g. medical, nursing, social work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society, or RMN, or equivalent degree level qualification in mental health and in addition Post-graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and psychological therapy (e.g. Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Post-graduate diploma in CBT, IAPT High Intensity CBT diploma). HCPC registered practitioner psychologist or equivalent e.g. BABCP registered CBT practitioner or Member of an appropriate professional body
Skills
Essential
- Specialist model specific psychological assessment, formulation and intervention skills.
Skills
Essential
- Skilled and competent in at least two evidence based psychological therapies appropriate to the pathway.
skill
Essential
- Substantial experience in psychological therapies in the field of adult mental health, including assessment, formulation and interventions, and including work with service users with mild, moderate, severe and enduring mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment of clients across a wide range of care settings and collaborative work with other professional groups, e.g. medical, nursing, social work.
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
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).
