Job summary
We are looking for a Consultant Applied Psychologist or Psychological Therapist, trained as a CAT Supervisor, to job share for one day a week with the existing Trust Lead for CAT. If you do not currently meet the criteria for an 8c role, this role could be offered as an 8b developmental post with support to complete a masters in research.
This opportunity has arisen due to one of the existing job holders leaving the trust. You will be required to provide clinical leadership, governance and direction in the continual development and provision of cognitive analytic therapy across the Trust, both as a therapy and contextual/organisational use.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for applicants with passion for the contextual/organisational use of CAT. The development of relational thinking and reflective practice across the Trust will be a key responsibility, including strategic and operational development in order to support staff at every level of the organisation.
About us
TEWV has a large, established network of CAT Practitioners, CAT locality leads and supervisors, and you will support and lead this network with regard to CPD, supervision arrangements, governance, and service evaluation. The post reports to the Chief Psychological Professions Officer under the Director of Therapies and alongside the other Governed Psychological Therapy, and Psychological Professions leads.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Monitoring and implementing targets for CAT delivery across the organisation will involve long term strategic planning: from staff interested in CAT, to Practitioner training, to adequate supervision. Your role will also involve providing accredited CAT supervision, consultation to clinicians across the Trust and liaison with external bodies (e.g. NHS-E (WT&E), and HEIs).
You will be required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council or another regulatory body (NMC, GMC, SW-E). You will also be required to be registered with ACAT and meet ongoing accreditation requirements. We provide excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, teaching/training, and research and
Audit in line with strategic developments. There are also strong links to the local Teesside D Clin Psy Programme as we are key providers of academic and clinical experience components both in terms of teaching and supervision. We also have strong links with the CAT Practitioner training courses (Newcastle and Manchester) and ACAT.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Monitoring and implementing targets for CAT delivery across the organisation will involve long term strategic planning: from staff interested in CAT, to Practitioner training, to adequate supervision. Your role will also involve providing accredited CAT supervision, consultation to clinicians across the Trust and liaison with external bodies (e.g. NHS-E (WT&E), and HEIs).
You will be required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council or another regulatory body (NMC, GMC, SW-E). You will also be required to be registered with ACAT and meet ongoing accreditation requirements. We provide excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, teaching/training, and research and
Audit in line with strategic developments. There are also strong links to the local Teesside D Clin Psy Programme as we are key providers of academic and clinical experience components both in terms of teaching and supervision. We also have strong links with the CAT Practitioner training courses (Newcastle and Manchester) and ACAT.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CAT Supervisor - ACAT registered
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent)in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by theBPS
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Completion of a BPS approved Clinical Supervision course for eligibility to provide supervisionof applied psychology trainees
- Postdoctoral training in one or more additional specialised are of clinical practice (e.g. and evidence based Governed Psychological Therapy, Neuropsychology, Approved Clinician)
- Comprehensive portfolio of continued professional development
- Completion of NHS Leadership and Management Training
Desirable
- Experience of organisational use of CAT
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Working as a qualified psychological therapist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care withinthe context of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Project management of quality and service improvement and evaluation across the service/ speciality
- Leadership development commensurate with the banding as outlined on the NHS Leadership Academy Leadership Cards
- Research and development
personal attributes
Essential
- Able to work in accordance with the Trust Values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CAT Supervisor - ACAT registered
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent)in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by theBPS
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Completion of a BPS approved Clinical Supervision course for eligibility to provide supervisionof applied psychology trainees
- Postdoctoral training in one or more additional specialised are of clinical practice (e.g. and evidence based Governed Psychological Therapy, Neuropsychology, Approved Clinician)
- Comprehensive portfolio of continued professional development
- Completion of NHS Leadership and Management Training
Desirable
- Experience of organisational use of CAT
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Working as a qualified psychological therapist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care withinthe context of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Project management of quality and service improvement and evaluation across the service/ speciality
- Leadership development commensurate with the banding as outlined on the NHS Leadership Academy Leadership Cards
- Research and development
personal attributes
Essential
- Able to work in accordance with 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).
