Job summary
Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or experienced CBT Therapist
Full time WTE (37.5 hours per week) - though this could be part time if a suitable job share is identified
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in our friendly psychological therapies team within our Community Adult Mental Health Service. This post would suit a recently qualified psychologist or a CBT therapist with experience of working with complex cases. We would also welcome applications from trainee psychologists who may be about to qualify in the next few months (in this case applicants are appointed initially on a band 6 until they receive HCPC registration, at which point this is upgraded to band 7).
As part of the service you will contribute to the provision of a specialist psychological therapies service across the Adult Community Mental Health Service. This will entail working with a range of clinical presentations, including complex PTSD, Psychosis, OCD, personality disorders and complex anxiety and depression. You will be delivering specialist individual and group interventions and providing advice and consultation to our multi-disciplinary team colleagues. There are opportunities to grow and develop your skills within the service.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the systematic provision of a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to clients with complex MUS and severe and enduring mental health problems within the MHLT services.To provide expertise in a specialist clinical or research area and to offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the teams in relation to the area of expertise.To work closely with the MHLT, and the range of multi-disciplinary colleagues within the service settingTo work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality CommissionOur family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, Direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients complex mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions including CBT and Systemic approaches for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
For a more indepth person and Job Description please read the attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, Direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients complex mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions including CBT and Systemic approaches for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
For a more indepth person and Job Description please read the attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients
- Experience of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
- Experience of working with severe and enduring MH problems (e.g. psychosis or PD)
- Experience of using at least one evidence based psychological therapy
- Experiencing of working in a multi disciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge of physical illness and impacts of psycholgocial health
- Training in additional psychological models (e.g. CBTp/CAT/CFT/EMDR/DBT/schema/systemic)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients
- Experience of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
- Experience of working with severe and enduring MH problems (e.g. psychosis or PD)
- Experience of using at least one evidence based psychological therapy
- Experiencing of working in a multi disciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge of physical illness and impacts of psycholgocial health
- Training in additional psychological models (e.g. CBTp/CAT/CFT/EMDR/DBT/schema/systemic)
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).
