Senior Psychological Therapist-JERSEY-£71k-£79K

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is: A qualified and registered Psychological Therapist e.g., Clinical Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Counselling Psychologist, IPT/EMDR/Schema/other accredited therapist with substantial post qualification experience. Skilled in working with complex presentations within secondary mental health settings. Confident in delivering evidence based therapies and formulating collaboratively with service users. Experienced or ready to develop skills in supervision and service leadership. Committed to compassionate, person centred care aligned with Health and Care Jersey values.

Why Jersey?Living and working in Jersey offers: An exceptional quality of life with beautiful beaches, cliff paths, and island living. A friendly community and safe environment. Excellent work-life balance with quick commutes and abundant outdoor activities. Competitive salary and relocation support for eligible candidates. Opportunities to be part of a forward thinking and well connected mental health service.What We Offer A supportive and collaborative Psychology Department. CPD opportunities and protected time for professional development. Access to a range of therapeutic modalities and specialist supervision. A chance to shape and influence the future of psychological services in Jersey.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of
• Psychological Therapies to
• inform assessment of
• clients.
• Highly developed
• specialist knowledge of
• diagnostic criteria of
• mental health problems
• and disorder specific
• models of intervention.
• (Understanding)
• Experience and
• understanding of the
• supervision of others in a
• professional and clinical
• capacity.
• Good understanding of
• medication used in mental
• health.
• Knowledge of how to carry
• out risk assessments and
• develop management
• plans including crisis
• intervention within scope of
• practice.
• Familiarity with codes of
• practice of Health and
• Social Care Professions
• Council (HCPC) and/or
• other relevant professional
• bodies.
• Good understanding
• of safeguarding.
• Expertise within specialism
• underpinned by theory and
• practical experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of
• working with adults who
• have mental health issues
• Significant experience of
• working as a psychological
• therapy practitioner within
• a recognised competency
• framework. Experience of
• providing evidence based
• psychological therapies for
• at least five years post
• qualification.
• Experience of providing
• /receiving clinical
• supervision.
• Experience of providing a
• leadership role within
• teams.
• Experience of working
• effectively within a
• multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with routine
• outcome monitoring.
• Experience in assessing
• and formulating complex
• clinical problems and
• presentations.

General Skills/Attributes

Essential

• Strong relationship
• building with both internal
• and external stakeholders,
• and especially to develop
• good therapeutic
• relationships with clients.
• Able to understand and
• manage a range of
• complex facts or situations
• requiring analysis.
• Strong problem-solving
• acumen.
• Excellent communication;
• verbal and written.
• Communicates effectively
• across all levels and
• media.
• Ability to adapt personal
• style in order to influence
• others and gain support
• for ideas. Demonstrates
• empathy towards
• individual clients.
• Supports the development
• of and shares learning with
• other members of staff.
• Able to remain
• professional and effective
• under pressure.
• May be involved in service
• improvement.
• Implements policies and
• proposes changes to
• practices, procedures for
• own area of specialism.
• Proposes changes for
• policy, service
• development.
• Committed to continued
• professional development.
• Self-directed and
• resourceful.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Participates in relevant
• professional and peer
• supervision.

Qualifications

Essential

• British Association for
• Behavioral and Cognitive
• Psychotherapies (BABCP)
• Level 2 accredited
• postgraduate diploma in
• cognitive behavioral
• therapy, which has a
• curriculum based on
• guidance by the national
• IAPT programme
• And/or professional
• qualification in core mental
• health eligible for
• registration with HCPC.
• Post graduate qualification
• training in a therapy which
• may be CBT or another
• evidence based therapy.
• Additional advanced
• training in CBT and/or
• other modalities eg: DBT,
• ACT, EMDR, CAT, IPT or
• other relevant therapeutic
• interventions including
• supervision.
• Receiving Clinical
• supervision experience in
• the above.

Technical / Work-based Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a
• range of information
• technology skills i.e. an
• ability to effectively use IT
• equipment and role critical
• software.
• Able to provide clinical
• supervision to other staff in
• the service.
• Well-developed skills for
• assessing clients with
• broad range of presenting
• mental health problems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).