Job summary
The post holder will be an experienced HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. They will be responsible for the provision of highly specialist, co produced, psychological input to secondary mental health services and those in the community, particularly those vulnerable to poor health outcomes through poverty and other social inequalities, disabilities and physical health conditions. They will also supervise other psychological therapists and therapists in training.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering individual and group therapy assessments and interventions to service users presenting with severe and enduring psychological difficulties, in particular personality disorder diagnoses and childhood trauma, as well as complex mood difficulties. They will join a vibrant and innovative psychotherapy service as part of the Integrative Psychotherapy team with freedom to tailor therapeutic approaches using different models according to need.
Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. Service users may present with a high level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people. Assessments and interventions will be primarily delivered within the SPS setting at 409 Stratford High Street.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical /Counselling psychologist with skills in CBT and Integrative therapy to contribute to the provision of therapies in our Psychotherapy Service. You will be joining a vibrant team of psychological practitioners & contributing to a high quality clinical service using a variety of therapeutic models with an approach which takes into account the social, economic and political context of psychological problems and considers the impact on mental health of socio-economic deprivation, difference, discrimination and racism. Experience of working with interpreters is important.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering assessments and individual and group interventions to service users presenting with severe and enduring psychological difficulties, in particular complex trauma, PTSD and mood difficulties as well as psychosis.
Clinical work in the Integrative team draws on different approaches, including schema therapy and compassion focused therapy, and also allows for flexibility in combining other models according to client need such as more psychodynamically oriented approaches like DIT.
Specialist skills and experience of delivering longer term therapy (over 20 sessions) in complex presentations in an NHS setting are essential. Knowledge and skills around risk assessment and management and liaison and coordination with parts of the mental health system are therefore important.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
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Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Clinical /Counselling Psychologist: Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.OR Postgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Eligible for chartered status with BPS
- Formal qualification in another model of psychotherapy
- Formal basic training in teaching, lecturing or clinical supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with a wide range of psychological problems within therapy in NHS secondary care.
- Experience working within a diverse cultural setting and engaging patients with different language and cultural needs
- Experience of combining or integrating more than one therapeutic model in treatment
- Experience of delivering longer term (over 20 sessions) interventions in a secondary care psychological therapies service.
- Experience delivering therapy through an interpreter.
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients from moderate to complex mental health conditions in number of settings.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of generic and specialist psychological assessments and range of therapeutic interventions required for people with mental health problems.
- Knowledge pertinent to effective risk assessment and management.
- Knowledge of adapting standard models using individualised formulations.
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice, e.g. work with complex and persistent anxiety or depression, psychosis or personality disorder.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Clinical /Counselling Psychologist: Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.OR Postgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Eligible for chartered status with BPS
- Formal qualification in another model of psychotherapy
- Formal basic training in teaching, lecturing or clinical supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with a wide range of psychological problems within therapy in NHS secondary care.
- Experience working within a diverse cultural setting and engaging patients with different language and cultural needs
- Experience of combining or integrating more than one therapeutic model in treatment
- Experience of delivering longer term (over 20 sessions) interventions in a secondary care psychological therapies service.
- Experience delivering therapy through an interpreter.
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients from moderate to complex mental health conditions in number of settings.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of generic and specialist psychological assessments and range of therapeutic interventions required for people with mental health problems.
- Knowledge pertinent to effective risk assessment and management.
- Knowledge of adapting standard models using individualised formulations.
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice, e.g. work with complex and persistent anxiety or depression, psychosis or personality disorder.
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).
