Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the continued development, implementation and evaluation of the Staff Support Post Incident Pathway, ensuring systematic and consistent access to evidence-based interventions for all staff following trauma exposure in the workplace.

To take a project management approach to the planning and implementation of the Staff Support Post Incident Pathway and associated evaluation activities.

To support trauma-informed approaches to supporting staff across the organisation, identifying opportunities to embed this within Trust strategy and policy.

To develop and maintain appropriate governance structures related to the Staff Support Post Incident Pathway.

To provide regular reports to commissioners and other stakeholders.

To proactively seek and identify possible opportunities for further funding and service expansion.

To ensure that staff support is accessed by the most marginalised and at risk groups, encouraging a preventative approach to workplace mental health and wellbeing.

To support the development of psychologically safe work environments across the Trust.

To receive and provide training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate to the role.

To ensure that effective systems are in place for the clinical/professional supervision and support of multidisciplinary staff within the Staff Support team.

To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional leads and to decide how they are best achieved.

To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.

To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct, guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

To monitor and evaluate the interventions/support provided within the pathway and be able to respond to staff need, and to continue to ensure interventions are in line with the evidence base.

To ensure equitable access to the Post Incident Pathway across the Trust and to provide active in reach where needed.

To work across the different Trust sites to develop and ongoing relationship with staff and managers

To work on the expansion of the Post Incident Pathway and to focus on the roll out of the Trauma Informed Operational Debrief (TIOD) following its initial pilot

To work closely with People and OD colleagues and think about the systems and impact on trauma in the workplace

To work in partnership with academic institutions to develop innovation in this area.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• o Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Professional Doctorate or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• o Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma. (A/I/R)
• oCompleted EMDR training to at least Level 3 and experience in providing EMDR

Desirable

• oPrince2 Project Management
• oAdditional training in Critical Incident Staff Support or similar post-incident support models.
• oAdditional training in models of Reflective Practice (e.g. Reflect Support Resolve).

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• oExperience of providing support to teams post-incident
• oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision
• Experience of managing multiple projects/projects at scale

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of theoretical models of wellbeing, burnout and secondary traumatisation in healthcare staff and teams
• oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised (trauma-related) psychological assessments and interventions
• oKnowledge of Post-Incident Staff Support interventions (e.g. Critical Incident Staff Support or similar models)

Skills

Essential

• Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to other professional groups
• oStrong project management skills
• deliver psychological therapy across culturally diverse groups.
• oGroup facilitation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital and locations across the Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 8RZ

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)