Senior Psychological Therapist

OpCourage North - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is a provider collaborative delivering specialist mental health services to Veterans, reservists, and their families across the North of England. The collaborative is made up of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust as the lead provider, working with NHS partners Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable organisation partners Combat Stress and Walking With The Wounded. The OpCourage service recognises the importance of personalisation of the care journey for veteran and supporting them to access the right care from the right services. Op COURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community, which includes:

• helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and
psychological trauma
• providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use
• liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances
and employment
• referring to other NHS services, where needed
• recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Psychological Therapist (0.4 - Band 8a) within the OpCourage the Veteran's Mental Health and Well-being Service
The post-holder is responsible for providing specialist psychological therapy to adult veterans within the service, providing specialist model-specific psychological assessment and therapy, in addition to clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Band 8a Hello! We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us. Opportunities for you Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area. We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks. + Cultural diversity staff network + Disabled staff network + LGBT+ staff network We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include: + Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association + Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community + Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression. Always improving CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?