Job responsibilities
Role Purpose:
The role is
designed to provide support to individuals digitally and via telephone.
The role involves
assessment of clients referred and provision of individual therapy sessions.
The role includes
ensuring the therapeutic support provides a clear, evidence based, effective
and consistent service for all clients.
The role
will continuously develop methods and resources that result in
improved/effective wellbeing and behaviours for adults.
This is a demanding job, but you will not be on your own. ABLs highly
experienced and friendly multi-disciplinary team of Health and Social Care
professionals, Business Intelligence, Service Development, Governance, Finance
and Business Development are there to support. Additionally, existing
experienced delivery teams will work with you to drive the service forward.
Duties and Responsibilities
This post will work under the line management of ABLs Obesity and
Families Lead. The role provides therapeutic interventions to adults of
different ages accessing targeted weight management programmes.
Key responsibilities will be:
To work effectively and
collaboratively to ensure the successful operation of therapeutic provision
within the Therapeutic programme with ABL Health.
To be a part of a
multi-disciplinary assessment. To facilitate psychological and risk assessments
to aid the development of client formulations and care pathways.
Support individuals to discuss and
work through highly complex, sensitive and personal information related to
their presentation. This will include deconstruction of current interactional
patterns of behaviour and meaning around weight issues and complex
relationships, creating methods for client centred analysis of change, aided by
the use of assessment tools.
To prepare and participate
in peer supervision and case reviews with other psychological therapists
regularly across the organisation.
Maintain accurate and
detailed case notes and client records utilising digital systems and databases.
To attend virtual team meetings
and contribute to agendas and discussions.
Prepare fully in accordance with service for Multi-Disciplinary Team
Meetings (MDT) and complete relevant paperwork (such as MDT proformas),
updating client records as appropriate.
To provide effective individual interventions, with the aim of
helping clients prepare to engage in the targeted weight management programme
and/or physical activity interventions.
To provide person centred or
integrative psychotherapy, employing methods based upon evidence. To work in ways which are sensitive to and
appropriate for the needs of individuals from a wide range of ethnic, cultural
and religious backgrounds. Working with interpreters might be required.
To contribute knowledge, skills
and ideas with the aim of optimising the outcomes of targeted weight management
programmes and/or physical activity interventions within the limits of ones
trained role capacity and competency.
To participate in multiagency meetings as appropriate, safeguarding
case conferences and reviews, etc. providing professional advice on individual
care programme planning and other clinical matters as necessary.
The post holder will be expected to prioritise own workload and
ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice and
that of others.
To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all
aspects of own work including the management of patients/service users in your
care.
To read relevant current
literature and stay up to date with developments and initiatives in
psychological and group therapy for obesity treatment.
Clinical Supervision will be
provided in house by a qualified and experienced psychotherapist and a
supervisor and it is independent of line management.
Skills and
Competencies Required
Be an experienced therapist in a
community health environment, assisting and delivering support to individuals
referred to service.
Experience of working with diverse communities
within varied cultural environments.
Adept in communication; A strong
communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience.
Quality
driven; you
naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
Value and remain open to new ideas and
perspectives.
The
desire to make a difference
We
are looking to change the lives and improve the wellbeing of the people in
Northern Lincolnshire.
WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS
Ethical Practice
Employed psychological therapists
are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling
and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or
equivalent.
Professional Membership and Registration
It is required that employed psychological
therapists maintain active membership with a national organisation that
represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as
counsellors and therapists, such as BACP, BPS, BABCP or UKCP. Employed psychological therapists will
ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will
complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures
required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional
memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education etc., are borne
by the psychological therapist.
Liability Insurance
Employed psychological therapists
are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.
Supervision
Employed psychological therapists are
required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per month and supervision will be arranged in
house.
