Specialist Psychotherapist or Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

An opportunity has arisen for a vibrant, suitably qualified, BPC registered Specialist Psychodynamic Psychotherapist to join our dynamic Havering secondary care adult mental health psychological service. This post involves carrying out psychological assessments and interventions, offering consultation and supervision to members of the multi-disciplinary teams., Be able to provide a highly skilled psychological service to clients with secondary care (non-psychosis) mental health difficulties. Duties include: psychological assessment, and therapeutic interventions (individual and group) to adults with complex mental health difficulties.Have highly developed skills in the assessment and management of clinical risk and mental health conditions, and to undertake risk assessments and risk management for patients with complex mental health conditions providing expert advice to colleagues on the psychological aspects of risk assessment and its management and effectively documented in a timely manner when needed.Deliver a culturally and ethically sensitive, equitable psychodynamic psychotherapy therapy service to all minority groups regardless of race and ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and disability; to include service users in the design and delivery of the service.To work closely with multidisciplinary members of other
mental health teams ensure effective multi-professional communication and decision making.To offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. To contribute to the support of trainee clinical or counselling psychologists or psychotherapy/ counselling trainees on accredited training courses.

This post would suit someone with a strong interest in multidisciplinary working, working with service-users who present with complexity and significant levels of risk. The post holder will join a well-established and supportive group of psychologists offering outpatient psychodynamic therapy.

Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with secondary care mental health problems within the NHS is essential. A keen interest in working with this client group is essential as well as the ability to work with autonomy and flexibility.

Additional specialist training in MBT, as well as experience in teaching and delivering training, would be desirable. Experience and/or interest in setting up, running and/or co-facilitating groups would be essential.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).