Job summary
We are currently seeking a full time 8a Senior Psychotherapist (psychological therapist) to join the Specialist Psychotherapies Service within PACT (Personality and Complex Trauma Pathway).
This post is open to professionals with a core mental health profession such as psychology (clinical or counselling) art psychotherapy, mental health nursing or a related field with further training and experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy and/or MBT.
Due to retirements, and the current skills mix in the team, we are particularly looking for someone with training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist or a psychotherapist who can demonstrate extensive knowledge, understanding and experience of working in a psychodynamic way.
This is in line with our service aim of continuing and further developing the provision of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The suitable candidate will also have an understanding, interest in or additional training in MBT, or is willing to engage in further training to satisfy the wider needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide assessment, to include psychodynamic formulation and psychodynamic psychotherapy for a caseload of individuals meeting the criteria for personality disorders and complex trauma, including dissociative disorders. They will also provide supervision to colleagues, including trainees.
The postholder will also contribute to the provision of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) within PACT. Currently, we envisage that the successful candidates clinical time will be split 75% Psychotherapy and 25% MBT.
We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
You will join other colleagues within PACT who despite the organisational challenges are committed to providing and maintaining high quality and compassionate psychological care and supporting other staff and multidisciplinary colleagues in applying psychodynamic ideas to their work through consultation, supervision, and training.
You will be supported in the post through clinical supervision, and line management arrangements. The position will be based in The Olive Tree at Swanswell Point, Coventry and The Pines in Warwick although travel to other sites, including Nuneaton on occasion may be required and so car driver status is essential.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Lucy Saul, Service Manager lucy.saul@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or Amanda Gregory, Principal Adult Psychotherapist/Group Analyst amanda.gregory@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
You will join other colleagues within PACT who despite the organisational challenges are committed to providing and maintaining high quality and compassionate psychological care and supporting other staff and multidisciplinary colleagues in applying psychodynamic ideas to their work through consultation, supervision, and training.
You will be supported in the post through clinical supervision, and line management arrangements. The position will be based in The Olive Tree at Swanswell Point, Coventry and The Pines in Warwick although travel to other sites, including Nuneaton on occasion may be required and so car driver status is essential.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Lucy Saul, Service Manager lucy.saul@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or Amanda Gregory, Principal Adult Psychotherapist/Group Analyst amanda.gregory@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychotherapy training to master's level (or equivalent) with significant post qualifying experience.
- Core Training (Medicine, HCPC Practitioner Psychologist, RMN, Social Work, OT, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy) or demonstrable experience of delivering treatment within statutory services.
- UKCP/BACP/HCPC registration
- Formal training in group analysis, or group psychotherapy. IGA Foundation course upwards or willingness to undertake formal training if required.
- Accredited Mentalization Based Treatment Practitioner or commitment to achieve accreditation.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Managerial skills to include delegation, management of change, supervision and managing resources
- Experience of providing clinical Supervision.
- Ability to work under own initiative and to work under pressure.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills of complex clinical presentations requiring sensitivity to unconscious processes
- Ability to identify psychodynamic and diagnostic formulations where expert opinions may differ.
- Comprehensive knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and treatments.
- Expertise in assessing and treating patients with personality disorder
- Sound knowledge base of National Guidelines for PD and understanding of the wider political and strategic issues relating to clients with personality disorder.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing for and delivering individual and/or group psychotherapy
- Significant experience in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders.
- Experience of supervision of more junior staff.
- Experience of Research & Development.
- Experience of personal therapy or personal development work and the ability to reflect on practice/ interventions.
Other
Essential
- required to have a current full driving licence, be a car owner/driver, and drive to a variety of settings frequently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychotherapy training to master's level (or equivalent) with significant post qualifying experience.
- Core Training (Medicine, HCPC Practitioner Psychologist, RMN, Social Work, OT, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy) or demonstrable experience of delivering treatment within statutory services.
- UKCP/BACP/HCPC registration
- Formal training in group analysis, or group psychotherapy. IGA Foundation course upwards or willingness to undertake formal training if required.
- Accredited Mentalization Based Treatment Practitioner or commitment to achieve accreditation.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Managerial skills to include delegation, management of change, supervision and managing resources
- Experience of providing clinical Supervision.
- Ability to work under own initiative and to work under pressure.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills of complex clinical presentations requiring sensitivity to unconscious processes
- Ability to identify psychodynamic and diagnostic formulations where expert opinions may differ.
- Comprehensive knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and treatments.
- Expertise in assessing and treating patients with personality disorder
- Sound knowledge base of National Guidelines for PD and understanding of the wider political and strategic issues relating to clients with personality disorder.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing for and delivering individual and/or group psychotherapy
- Significant experience in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders.
- Experience of supervision of more junior staff.
- Experience of Research & Development.
- Experience of personal therapy or personal development work and the ability to reflect on practice/ interventions.
Other
Essential
- required to have a current full driving licence, be a car owner/driver, and drive to a variety of settings frequently
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
