Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist to join the Primary and Community Mental Health Team in Sheffield.
The post will sit within a wider expansion of primary and community mental health services across the Sheffield region. It will join a large team of supportive professionals alongside a well-established group of psychological professions.
The role includes clinical work with people living with serious mental health difficulties, working towards delivering services closer to people's homes. You will deliver one-to-one client work and will have the chance to support the development and delivery of group work in the service. The role also involves leading staff reflective practice sessions, supporting others with formulation and leading on MDT discussions to support trauma-informed care.
The service is keen to innovate and welcomes applications from those who are interested in shaping service delivery. There may be opportunities for additional training in specific therapies in line with local service needs. The service has invested in new roles and the postholder would be expected to provide clinical supervision and line management to other psychological professionals, as well as consultation to primary care colleagues.
This is a great opportunity to be part of delivering needs based, yet evidence-based services in people's communities.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, you will work directly within individual, family and/or group therapy settings with service users who are presenting with highly complex and distressing psychological problems, including psychosis, bipolar and complex trauma. The post will, therefore, suit someone who has experience of working with complex presentations. The successful candidate will need to be confident in working autonomously and in managing waiting lists.
In addition, you will contribute to the provision of a trauma-informed care through supporting the staff team in their decision making and psychological knowledge. This includes offering indirect support through facilitating consultation with colleagues, leading reflective practice sessions and providing teaching/training, along with appropriate audit, service development, evaluation and research activities as required. The role with involve the supervision and line management of other psychological professionals, including Trainee Clinical Psychologists, CAPs and/or MHWPs. Therefore, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience/training in providing line management and supervision to others.
This role provides excellent opportunities for developing your skills in both direct and indirect team working, within a supportive team of experienced psychological therapists.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An overview of the main responsibilities are detailed below. Please refer to the attached job description for a more comprehensive list.
To provide a qualified highly specialist clinical psychology/ CBT service to service users of the Primary and Community Mental Health Service (PCMHs).
To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy in line with evidence-based practice and clinical need.
To provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced psychologists/CBT therapists/CAPs/MHWPs, assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionalscontributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans, through team formulation, reflective practice, and other meetings. To work well and develop good professional relationships with a range of colleagues to develop and deliver the service.
To link in with other organisations, GPs and other services to ensure holistic and joined up care for service users.
In common with all Clinical Psychologists/ CBT therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC, & BPS policies/guidelines/standards.
To manage any waiting lists within the team and participate as a senior clinician in the allocation of cases taking into account skill mix and caseload. To respond to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
To manage the workloads of CAPs and MHWPs, where appropriate, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.
To maintain professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist (practitioner psychologist) with the Health and Care Professions Council OR to maintain accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Job description
Job responsibilities
An overview of the main responsibilities are detailed below. Please refer to the attached job description for a more comprehensive list.
To provide a qualified highly specialist clinical psychology/ CBT service to service users of the Primary and Community Mental Health Service (PCMHs).
To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy in line with evidence-based practice and clinical need.
To provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced psychologists/CBT therapists/CAPs/MHWPs, assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionalscontributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans, through team formulation, reflective practice, and other meetings. To work well and develop good professional relationships with a range of colleagues to develop and deliver the service.
To link in with other organisations, GPs and other services to ensure holistic and joined up care for service users.
In common with all Clinical Psychologists/ CBT therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC, & BPS policies/guidelines/standards.
To manage any waiting lists within the team and participate as a senior clinician in the allocation of cases taking into account skill mix and caseload. To respond to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
To manage the workloads of CAPs and MHWPs, where appropriate, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.
To maintain professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist (practitioner psychologist) with the Health and Care Professions Council OR to maintain accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology
- Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Accreditation with BABCP for CBT
- Formal training in supervision
Desirable
- Additional, post-qualification short courses
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven track record of providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups, including across service interfaces and multiple agencies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups: people experiencing psychosis, bipolar disorder, people with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex trauma
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings
- Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams as an integrated team member.
- Evidence of drawing on psychological formulations to inform MDT care plans and risk management plans
- Demonstrates further training/experience normally through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist/ CBT therapist
- Ability to be part of the wider Leadership team, be a positive role model, and be able to lead on difficult discussions
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology/ CBT in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with families and carers
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology
- Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Accreditation with BABCP for CBT
- Formal training in supervision
Desirable
- Additional, post-qualification short courses
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven track record of providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups, including across service interfaces and multiple agencies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups: people experiencing psychosis, bipolar disorder, people with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex trauma
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings
- Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams as an integrated team member.
- Evidence of drawing on psychological formulations to inform MDT care plans and risk management plans
- Demonstrates further training/experience normally through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist/ CBT therapist
- Ability to be part of the wider Leadership team, be a positive role model, and be able to lead on difficult discussions
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology/ CBT in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with families and carers
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).
