Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Psychotherapist to join the Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia service as part of the health and well being team. We are a forward thinking, passionate team supporting children and adults with long term medical conditions and their families. This is a part-time role.
If you are motivated and enthusiastic to work with complex long term medical conditions within the context of sickle cell & thalassaemia disorders, within an outstanding NHS organisation, this is an ideal position to apply for.
The post holder will be required to provide support, MDT and group interventions, duty and initial assessments and brief, focused interventions. Systemic and relational models form the basis for our work, alongside behavioural techniques and a variety of specialist, evidence based approaches.
Referrals are diverse, reflecting our local diverse community which we are proud to serve.
Training and CPD are an integral part of our service and offered to all staff, as is regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust Policy.
We are committed to the delivery of high quality, integrated, multi-disciplinary health and care to the local community alongside our partners in Education and Social Care.
Main duties of the job
- Offer regular therapeutic assessment slots for patients within the city & hackney service remit
- Deliver individualised and group therapeutic interventions
- Screening of all referrals for urgency and eligibility to the service, and providing a timely response to incoming enquiries.
- Build relationships with clinicians, administrators and MDT colleagues within sickle cell ~& thalassaemia services and staff in settings across the borough.
- Prepare and carry out clinical work both autonomously and within the context of joint work and a multidisciplinary/multi-agency team, including individual caseload management, joint clinics with consultant/lead nurse, group initiatives.
- Manage risk and safeguarding.
- Contribute ideas for service protocols and service development.
- Support service delivery in conjunction with psychological services to encompass a multi professional perspective in the context of multi-disciplinary working.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical counselling or psychotherapy qualification
- Requiring eligibility for accreditation to BACP/BABCP
Desirable
- Accredited or working towards accreditation with BACP/BABCP
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication in and outside the ~NHS
- Overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Developed skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop goals to improve patient outcomes.
- Audit
- Culturally- competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
Desirable
- EPR Experience
- Develop mulitmedia materials
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in a variety of settings as a psychotherapist
- Experience of long term health conditions.
- Experience with complex issues such as bereavement and domestic violence.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting, including the need to work with interpreters.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical counselling or psychotherapy qualification
- Requiring eligibility for accreditation to BACP/BABCP
Desirable
- Accredited or working towards accreditation with BACP/BABCP
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication in and outside the ~NHS
- Overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Developed skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop goals to improve patient outcomes.
- Audit
- Culturally- competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
Desirable
- EPR Experience
- Develop mulitmedia materials
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in a variety of settings as a psychotherapist
- Experience of long term health conditions.
- Experience with complex issues such as bereavement and domestic violence.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting, including the need to work with interpreters.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
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).
