Job summary
Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist - Band 7, Tower Hamlets Early Intervention Service / Tower Hamlets Early Detection Service, 1 wte
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated HCPC - registered clinical / counselling psychologist or BAPCP registered CBT Therapist, with experience in delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), to work within the Tower Hamlets Early Intervention (THEIS) and Tower Hamlets Early Detection (THEDS) services. Candidates within three months of registration with HCPC or BABCP will be considered for shortlisting.
Tower Hamlets Early Intervention Service (THEIS) an early intervention in psychosis service for adults aged 18-65 years old from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, experiencing first onset in psychosis. We provide a range of psychosocial interventions working within the care programme approach framework in collaboration with service users, carers and other relevant agencies. The interventions are offered in individual, group and family contexts, and commonly require an assertive outreach approach. THEIS is an expanding multi-disciplinary team and this is an exciting time to join the service with opportunities for service development work.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the psychologist role is to:
- Provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention for early detection and early intervention, including CBT for psychosis and family interventions
- Be involved in quality improvement, service development, evaluation and research
- To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training, supervision and consultation
- Work across both community and inpatient settings, providing psychological input to THEIS service users on inpatient wards
The post holders will be required to the work closely with the THEIS Operational lead, Principal Psychologist and Clinical Leads across the teams. You will need to be self-motivated, clinically up to date with advances in the field, with proven experience of undertaking assessments and interventions in secondary care settings.
You must be keen to embrace the privileges of working in a diverse borough, have experience of working with people with complex mental health difficulties and from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, as well as working in partnership with staff teams, experts by experience, and community organisations.
We aim to develop and deliver our services through co-production with people with lived experience. The department has an excellent relationship with People Participation and the local Recovery College. We would expect you to be fully committed to partnership working and co-production.
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
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Doctorate in Counselling Psychology OR Accredited training as a CBT Therapist, to a Master's Degree Level and Core mental health profession, or demonstrable working knowledge of NHS values, clinical structures in secondary mental health care, referral pathways, how services are funded and the roles of NHS professionals
- Full registration with one of: 1. HCPC as a Chartered Psychologist 2. BABCP
Desirable
- Training in administering, interpreting and communicating neuropsychological assessments.
- CBT trained with respect to Depression, Anxiety and Psychosis
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral clinical E E D D D S/I Page 8 of 10 /counselling psychology trainees.
- Training in Family Interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS in secondary mental health care.
- Experience working with a wide variety of patient groups across the while life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of working with people with psychosis
- Experience in ensuring equality of access and acceptable interventions to diverse populations.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Experience of planning and exercising clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
- Understanding of the basic principles underlying psychological therapy and knowledge of clinical applications of the model(s)
- Skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive, sensitive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation, and overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Competence in advanced IT packages and keyboard skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Doctorate in Counselling Psychology OR Accredited training as a CBT Therapist, to a Master's Degree Level and Core mental health profession, or demonstrable working knowledge of NHS values, clinical structures in secondary mental health care, referral pathways, how services are funded and the roles of NHS professionals
- Full registration with one of: 1. HCPC as a Chartered Psychologist 2. BABCP
Desirable
- Training in administering, interpreting and communicating neuropsychological assessments.
- CBT trained with respect to Depression, Anxiety and Psychosis
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral clinical E E D D D S/I Page 8 of 10 /counselling psychology trainees.
- Training in Family Interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS in secondary mental health care.
- Experience working with a wide variety of patient groups across the while life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of working with people with psychosis
- Experience in ensuring equality of access and acceptable interventions to diverse populations.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Experience of planning and exercising clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
- Understanding of the basic principles underlying psychological therapy and knowledge of clinical applications of the model(s)
- Skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive, sensitive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation, and overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance.
- Competence in advanced IT packages and keyboard 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.
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).
