Psychological Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

To work as part of the Alliance Plus Team

• To create and maintain effective working relationships within the Counselling team, and with other referring organisations.

• To liaise with Alliance's Administration Team regarding client referrals and appointments(or with other admin personnel where appropriate).

• To offer advice and support to staff of referring organisations on psychological health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for employees with psychological health needs.

• To liaise effectively when required with Occupational Health, Human Resources and other managers.

• To attend meetings and provide information as requested

• To provide therapeutic interventions

• To offer primarily Face-to Face appointments, telephone and video sessions also to be included depending on client need.

• To provide assessment, including assessing for any safety management concerns.

• To deliver counselling interventions in collaboration with the client.

• To work within the agreed time framework, this is ordinarily 6 sessions including assessment.

• To make appropriate onward referrals following assessment or completion or therapy as required.

• To maintain clients confidentiality within the agreed guidelines.

• To provide a professional and ethical service

• To maintain appropriate records, including the use of assessment measures and evaluation tools

• To contribute to achieving service waiting time targets by effective caseload management.

• To undertake relevant continued Professional Development both as required for the purposes of continued professional registration and as identified through Alliances Professional Development and Appraisal System.

• To undertake and engage within clinical supervision.

• To operate within agreed Alliance and Professional guidelines and codes of practice.

• To ensure a safe and secure working environment for self and others and to take action as necessary within Health and Safety and other guidelines, including any policies and practices operating at any sites where the Postholder may work.

• To promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the service.

Confidentiality

• In the performance of their duties, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to clients and their care,staffand others.They may also have access to information relating to Alliance as a businessorganisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

• Information relating to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Alliance business may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Alliance policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Alliance's organisational objectives and priorities.

Organisational Responsibilities

Values and behaviours

To demonstrate and be a role model for Alliances and to promote and encourage positive behaviours, enhancing the quality and integrity of the services we provide.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

To take responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing in accordance with Alliances policies and procedures.

Equality and diversity

To promote a society that gives everyone an equal chance to work and live free from discrimination and prejudice.

Confidentiality

To work in a way that does not divulge personal and or confidential information and follow Alliances policies and procedures in relation to data protection and security of information.

Performance Management

To promote a culture whereby performance management is ingrained, and the highest standards and performance are achieved by all. Ensure that mandatory training commitments are met and that the postholder keeps up to date with Alliances policies and procedures. Contribute to Alliances Appraisal processes to ensure continuous learning and improvement and to increase organisational performance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma in counselling or counselling psychology or recognised training / qualification in a major psychological therapy approach.
• Membership of or registration with an appropriate professional body.
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.

Desirable

• Accreditation with BACP, BABCP, UKCP, BPS or other recognised professional organisation.
• Masters-level qualification.
• IAPT- Compliant Qualification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• High level of motivation and ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to share achievements and disappointments for mutual learning and growth.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals of the service with the wider health care system.
• Act in ways that support equality and promotes diversity.

Desirable

• Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance.
• Fluent in languages other than English.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of three years post-qualification experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
• Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
• Up to date knowledge of therapeutic approach to be practiced.
• Awareness of a range of therapeutic approaches.
• Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time, including lone working.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
• Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mental health problems.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health/benefits and employment systems.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Desirable

• Experience of working in EAP or Workplace services.
• Experience in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Familiarity with CORE outcome measure.
• Familiarity with other therapeutic modalities (e.g., CBT/EMDR)

Other Skills and Qualities

Essential

• Skills in assessment, formulation and treatment of a range of psychological presentations.
• Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
• IT and Computer literate, particularly with Microsoft Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.

Desirable

• Experience of designing or delivering training.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Alliance Psychological Services Limited

Address

Alliance Psychological Services Ltd

24 Yarm Road

Stockton-on-tees

Cleveland

TS18 3NA

Employer's website

https://www.alliancepsychology.com/ (Opens in a new tab)