Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

£60504

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust, Wonford, Exeter

Part time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 25 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

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Devon Partnership Nhs Trust

Full Job Description

Creating a more psychologically informed environment is a key focus of this role. This can be through multiple models and understanding of the impact of trauma, attachment difficulties and the social inequalities that so often lead to the development of mental health difficulties. The successful applicant will bring psychological assessment formulation and interventions to individuals and groups who use the services and the teams providing care. Additional qualifications in specific therapy models would be an advantage. Indirect psychological interventions are an important part of the role and you will provide reflective practice, training and clinical supervision to the multidisciplinary teams. You will be experienced and committed to MDT working with an interest in developing and supporting the teams to provide excellent care. An understanding of how to use therapeutic skills in different and often, short time frames is essential. We are extremely keen to provide all our staff with opportunities for CPD and encourage applicants to cultivate areas of special interests. Supervision and professional support will be provided by senior members of the team. We also regularly have peer led case discussions and share our interests and ways of working through the South West Inpatient Forum which seeks to connect practitioners in the local area., The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within the post holders specialist field of practice. To support the overall ward team and their leadership to deliver high quality services in line with national professional guidance, NICE recommendations and other national policy documents, as part of an overall acute care pathway. This will be achieved in this post through undertaking the following areas of responsibility: 1. Contributing a psychological perspective to the leadership, organisation and operation of Adult Urgent and Inpatient Care services. 2. To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service in specialist field of practice in in-patient wards, as a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services across Devon Partnership NHS Trust. 3. Providing clinical leadership and supervision for less experienced staff, trainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the psychology service. 4. Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients and professionals. 5. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within professional and Trust guidelines as lead specialist. 6. The post holder with receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. 7. Observe, and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practice including the British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fully registered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment Duties and Responsibilities Communication and Working Relationship Skills

Clients, family and carers: To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.
Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health and wellbeing services on a day to day basis
Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under the services care. To provide support & guidance in the application of psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice.
Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff and managers across the Trust. To foster a positive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and to enable effective negotiation., To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology expertise and advice.
To provide psychological therapies, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulating plans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups. Proficiency in in both individual and group therapy approaches is desirable.
To support the Professional Head, General Manager, Practice and Strategic Development Leads and Professional Leads by undertaking service development and redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team/s.
To provide complex assessment, including neuropsychological assessments, of specialist conditions
The psychology service: To plan and organise own work within the service setting and to contribute to the development and improvement of provision of psychological services within the commissioned integrated mental health and wellbeing service to best meet the organisations strategy and priorities.
The multidisciplinary service: To provide psychology/therapy supervision to the multi-professional planning, development and marketing of mental health and wellbeing services
Assessment & intervention: To provide expert psychological therapies, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulating plans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, and to demonstrate awareness of diversity issues.
Consultation & guidance: To provide advice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families
To ensure that psychological interventions delivered within the acute setting are connected and integrated with provision beyond the acute service
The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice Guidelines.
Policy & service: To implement policies and procedures for the provision of psychology and therapy services within own service and other services within the Trust.
R & D: To support the R&D activities of the psychology and psychological therapy service.
To be responsible for the safe keeping of equipment under own use.
Leadership & supervision: To lead and professionally supervise less experienced psychology/therapy staff, trainees and volunteers.
To provide placement responsibilities for trainee staff.
To contribute to the provision of therapy supervision for non psychology/therapy staff providing psychological therapies within other Trust teams.
To support placements for trainee staff in line with professional guidelines
To maintain accurate records, compliant with Trust Practice Standards.
To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internal communication.
To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work within the PPT and local mental health services.
To conduct project work including specific areas of audit, research or service evaluation
As a clinician to be responsible for collecting clinical practice and outcome data that contributes to building practice based evidence and service evaluation. To participate in service audits and relevant research projects.
The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice Guidelines
To work autonomously within clinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation of professional and Trust guidelines, and implementing policies in conjunction with peers, Head of Profession and General Manager.
To provide expert and specialist clinical psychology expertise and advice guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.
To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided by psychologists/psychotherapists/therapists is carried out under appropriate supervision and leadership.
To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuously update the skills and techniques relevant to their clinical work, Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent) and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society. Registered with HCPC.
Psychological Therapists need to be trained to masters level or equivalent in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP, BABCP.
Further training in related area e.g neuropsychological assessment
Further training in supervision
Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy
IT Skills

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills
Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
Skills in managing conflict, negotiation and achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims
Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective
Proven organisational, planning and time management skills
Ability to work under pressure and cope with deadlines
Clear telephone voice
Calm, methodical approach, friendly but concise
Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people
Highly skilled in specialist interventions with the client group.
Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills and risk assessment, Broad knowledge of specialist services for adults with severe and complex mental health needs and of the services in the NHS and wider service systems where psychology is commonly applied.
Extensive knowledge of the skills, practice and knowledge base of Clinical/Counselling Psychology in the client group.
Knowledge of the policy context of specialist psychological services within the organisation and of clinical leadership arrangements in this setting.
Experience of working in Adult Mental Health services and work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties.
Experience of working in Community and In-patient settings for adults with complex mental health needs
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience in undertaking leadership roles within psychology services in the NHS and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts.
Experience of working with people who have experienced complex trauma
Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality, Proficiency in in both individual and group therapy approaches is desirable.

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