Addiction Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Conduct comprehensive psychological and addiction-focused assessments with patients and participate in regular MDT meetings to review patient progress.

Assess risk and develop management plans specifically addressing the psychological components of addiction care and treatment.

Review patient history and develop individualized care plans, acting as a key worker for your caseload and for participants in the addiction programme and day groups.

Manage a caseload including 1:1 therapy, group sessions, key-working, and other clinical responsibilities as required.

Develop, deliver, and monitor the addiction treatment programme in collaboration with the MDT.

Maintain and enhance cultural competency, ensuring equality, diversity, and inclusion are considered in all aspects of practice.

Support the design, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for addiction, in line with best practice and evidence-based approaches.

Professional

• Maintain registration with your accreditation body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP) and act at all times within the regulations and recommendations of this professional body.

Participate in appraisal and management supervision

• Engage in continuing professional development (CPD)
• Remain up to date with current knowledge and practice.
• Operate within boundaries of own professional competence and maintain professional boundaries.

Education/staff development

• Assist in the planning and organisation of educational programmes for Schoen Clinic Chelsea staff.
• Provide education on psychological interventions within addiction and substance use disorders.

Complete and keep up to date all mandatory training as deemed appropriate by Schoen Clinic.

Contribute to the Schoen Academy and the training of others outside of Schoen.

Organisational

Actively support values of equality, diversity and inclusion within the staff team.

• Read and comply with all relevant Schoen Clinic and statutory policies and procedures.
• Report any untoward incidents in line with Schoen Clinic policy and procedures.
• Report any safeguarding concerns in line with Schoen Clinic policy and procedures.

• Contribute to Schoen Clinics Clinical Governance arrangements, health and safety standards and quality agenda.
• Work with the Therapy Services Manager and Clinic Director, and therapy staff to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary change.

Communication

Keep adequate and timely patient records which comply with Schoen Clinic and national guidelines.

Maintain an up-to-date calendar of planned groups and appointments and manage your own caseload.

Ensure good communication with patients and families and remember our Duty of Candour.

Liaise with other services, and agencies as necessary and in a timely manner. Our patients expect us to be responsive and communicate clearly and effectively.

Ensure good practice in terms of updating and informing all members of the MDT and appropriate others about current care plans and the psychological progress of the patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Level Training in Psychotherapy or equivalent and appropriate training for accreditation in and qualification.
• Registration with nationally recognised professional body e.g. BACP etc
• Post qualification experience in a clinical mental health setting
• Further training/qualifications in therapeutic models or approaches relevant for adults DBT, CBT, etc

Desirable

• Further training/qualifications in therapeutic models or approaches relevant for adults DBT, CBT, etc.)
• Training in professional skills such as safeguarding, line management, marketing etc.

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience which demonstrates a range of skills and competencies in conducting specialist assessments to inform psychological formulation and therapeutic interventions.
• Experience of working in a private/NHS addiction inpatient health care provision.
• Experience of working with addictions & both anxiety & mood disorders.
• Ability to evaluate own practice and experience of using routine outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways.
• Demonstrate an ability in delivering formal and informal training on addictions to the staff team and professionals from outside of Schoen when needed
• Advanced oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate complex concepts, formulations and sensitive information to patients, carers/families and professionals.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the Care Act
• Knowledge of the CQC Standards for care services and inspection processes.
• Knowledge of the professional standards of your professional body
• Up to date knowledge of the best evidence based for interventions offered to the clients of Schoen Clinic Chelsea.
• Knowledge of good practice in online therapeutic practice.

Desirable

• Demonstrate recent engagement in continuing professional development relevant to the work of addictions.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Schoen Clinic

Address

13a

Radnor Walk

London

SW3 4BP

Employer's website

https://www.schoen-clinic.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)