Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist / CBT Therapist

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified psychological therapist to join the North Devon Core Community Adult Mental Health Teams. The post is advertised at 37.5 hours per week, but consideration would be given to flexible and part time working arrangements.

We are a diverse, skilled, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality psychological care within community adult mental health services. The successful candidate will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based psychological therapies for adults presenting with a broad range of mental health difficulties.

The role will also involve supporting the development of psychologically informed practice across the multidisciplinary team through activities such as supervision, consultation, reflective practice, training, and joint working with colleagues.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively within a supportive community mental health setting, contributing to both direct clinical work and the wider psychological provision within the service.

Applications are welcomed from:

• Clinical Psychologists
• Counselling Psychologists
• Psychotherapists
• Psychological Therapists
• CBT Therapists

Applicants must be registered with an appropriate professional regulatory body and hold a relevant qualification at master's level or above.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role

The job aims to improve the psychological health &wellbeing of adults with complex and severe mental health difficulties.

Main duties include:

1. Providinga Clinical/Counselling Psychology or Psychotherapy service to peoplereferredfor psychological therapy, as a key part of Devon Partnership Trust services

2.Providinglocal clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for psychology servicetrainees and volunteers, under the Professional Lead's direction andsupervision

3.Carryinga specialist caseload and advising and consulting with patients, familymembers, carers and professionals.

4. Providingclinical supervision and consultation to wider local community mental healthteams as part of integrated team working.

5.Receivingsupport from senior specialist colleagues and drawing on expertise within theservice to develop clinical skills with this client group.

6. Workingautonomously within professional guidelines, with responsibility for systematicgovernance of psychological practice within the service / local team.

7. Receivingregular professional and clinical supervision under Trust policy and BritishPsychological Society or designated Professional Body Practice Guidelines. Abidingby all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise, including those of theBritish Psychological Society. FullHealth Professions Council registration is a condition of employment.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

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.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationships

Clients,family and carers: Tocommunicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may havespecific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may behostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.

Multidisciplinaryteam colleagues: To workclosely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health andwellbeing service on a day to day basis.

Health &social care staff: Tocommunicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital andin community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex andsensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatmentplans of clients under the services care. To provide support & guidance inthe application of psychological principles and techniques, and to fosterreflective practice.

Seniormanagers & professional staff: Tomaintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staffand managers across the Psychology and Therapy service and in DPT to foster apositive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and toenable effective negotiation.

Planning and Organisation

The service: To plan and prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patientcare, support and guidance of carers and professionals and service research anddevelopment activities.

Tocontribute to the planning and organising of the psychology and therapyservices within the locality area and to contribute to the development andimprovement of provision of psychological services within services to best meetthe organisations strategy and priorities.

Themultidisciplinary service: To providepsychology/therapy knowledge to the multi-professional planning, developmentand marketing of mental health and wellbeing services.

Responsibility for Judgement andAnalysis

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychologicaltherapy expertise and advice.

To provide psychological therapies/other therapies, developingspecialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulatingplans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialistpsychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.

To supportthe Professional Head, General Manager, Practice and Strategic DevelopmentLeads and Professional Leads by undertaking service development and redesignprojects and coordinating the resulting work within the team.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment andTherapy

Assessment& intervention: To makehighly skilled evaluations and decisions about assessment, treatment anddischarge, including the management of risk. To formulate plans forpsychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventionsfor individuals, carers, families and groups and to demonstrate awareness ofdiversity issues.

Consultation& guidance: To provideadvice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care tocolleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.

Policy, Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional PracticeGuidelines.

Policy & service: To support proposed changes for policy and forservice development.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Careful use of equipment.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management

Leadership & supervision: To supervise the work of assistants &/or trainees as required. Toprovide supervision & consultancy to health and social care colleagues.

To support placements for trainee staff in line with professionalguidelines

Information Resources and Administrative Duties

To maintain accurate records, compliant with Trust Practice Standards.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, andrespond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internalcommunication.

Responsibility for Research and Development

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to supportevidence based practice in individual work within the PPT and local mentalhealth services.

To support project work including specific areas of audit, research orservice evaluation

As a clinician to be responsible for collecting clinical practice andoutcome data that contributes to building practice based evidence and serviceevaluation.

Freedom to Act

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional PracticeGuidelines

To work autonomously within clinicalprofessional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance ofpsychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation ofprofessional and Trustguidelines, and implementing policies inconjunction with peers, Head of Profession and General Manager.

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychotherapyexpertise and advice guidance and consultation on psychological aspects ofpatient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters andfamilies.

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided bypsychologists/therapists is carried out under appropriate supervision andleadership.

To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuously update the skillsand techniques relevant to their clinical work.

Review ofthis Job Description

This jobdescription is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activityand will be amended in the light of changing service needs. This jobdescription is to be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on an annualbasis.

General Information

Equality& Diversity

DevonPartnership NHS Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverseworkforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the communityregardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or sexual orientation,maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. TheTrust expects all staff to behave in a way which recognises and respects thisdiversity in line with the appropriate standards.

Recovery

It is arequirement of all employees to have an understanding of the broad principlesof the Recovery Approach and to incorporate them into every aspect of theirwork in support of the Trusts aim to provide services that support peoplesrecovery through being holistic and promoting social inclusion, selfmanagement, personal autonomy and independence.

RiskManagement / Health and Safety

Employeesmust be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health &Safety at Work Act 1974, ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried outand maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

RecordsManagement

The postholder has responsibility for the timely and accurate creation, maintenance andstorage of records in accordance with Trust policy, including email documentsand with regard to the Data Protection Act, The Freedom of Information Act andany other relevant statutory requirements.

Clinical Governance, Complianceand Performance

The post holder will be responsible for provingthat the Care Quality Commission outcome areas have been met in allregistered/related activities for which the post holder is responsible. Whereoutcomes are not met the post holder is expected to put in place/recommendaction to improve. The post holder will proactively seek and engage the supportof the governance teams in the Compliance and Corporate Development directorateto gather information as required. The post holder will build an understandingof and adhere to the CQC guidelines as well as the Trusts guidelines on theapproach to maintaining CQC registration.

Prevention and Control ofhealthcare Associated Infection

The post holder is expected to comply with Trust Infection ControlPolicies and conduct themselves at all times in such a manner as to minimisethe risk of healthcare associated infection.

Smoking

The Trustoperates a non smoking policy. Employees are not permitted to smoke anywherewithin the premises of the Trust or when outside on official business. Staffmust also be mindful of public perception and must therefore not smoke whilsttravelling in Trust identified vehicles or when can be identified as DevonPartnership Mental Health Trust staff.

Policies & Procedures

Trustemployees are expected to follow Trust policies, procedures and guidance aswell as professional standards and guidelines. It is your responsibility toread and familiarise yourself with all policies relevant to your job role.These are grouped into two sections, HR and Clinical and can be found on theTrust intranet site or via your line manager. You will also be required tocomply with any training needs that arise from reviews or variations ofpolicies and procedures.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationships

Clients,family and carers: Tocommunicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may havespecific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may behostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.

Multidisciplinaryteam colleagues: To workclosely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health andwellbeing service on a day to day basis.

Health &social care staff: Tocommunicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital andin community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex andsensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatmentplans of clients under the services care. To provide support & guidance inthe application of psychological principles and techniques, and to fosterreflective practice.

Seniormanagers & professional staff: Tomaintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staffand managers across the Psychology and Therapy service and in DPT to foster apositive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and toenable effective negotiation.

Planning and Organisation

The service: To plan and prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patientcare, support and guidance of carers and professionals and service research anddevelopment activities.

Tocontribute to the planning and organising of the psychology and therapyservices within the locality area and to contribute to the development andimprovement of provision of psychological services within services to best meetthe organisations strategy and priorities.

Themultidisciplinary service: To providepsychology/therapy knowledge to the multi-professional planning, developmentand marketing of mental health and wellbeing services.

Responsibility for Judgement andAnalysis

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychologicaltherapy expertise and advice.

To provide psychological therapies/other therapies, developingspecialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulatingplans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialistpsychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.

To supportthe Professional Head, General Manager, Practice and Strategic DevelopmentLeads and Professional Leads by undertaking service development and redesignprojects and coordinating the resulting work within the team.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment andTherapy

Assessment& intervention: To makehighly skilled evaluations and decisions about assessment, treatment anddischarge, including the management of risk. To formulate plans forpsychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventionsfor individuals, carers, families and groups and to demonstrate awareness ofdiversity issues.

Consultation& guidance: To provideadvice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care tocolleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.

Policy, Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional PracticeGuidelines.

Policy & service: To support proposed changes for policy and forservice development.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Careful use of equipment.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management

Leadership & supervision: To supervise the work of assistants &/or trainees as required. Toprovide supervision & consultancy to health and social care colleagues.

To support placements for trainee staff in line with professionalguidelines

Information Resources and Administrative Duties

To maintain accurate records, compliant with Trust Practice Standards.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, andrespond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internalcommunication.

Responsibility for Research and Development

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to supportevidence based practice in individual work within the PPT and local mentalhealth services.

To support project work including specific areas of audit, research orservice evaluation

As a clinician to be responsible for collecting clinical practice andoutcome data that contributes to building practice based evidence and serviceevaluation.

Freedom to Act

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional PracticeGuidelines

To work autonomously within clinicalprofessional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance ofpsychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation ofprofessional and Trustguidelines, and implementing policies inconjunction with peers, Head of Profession and General Manager.

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychotherapyexpertise and advice guidance and consultation on psychological aspects ofpatient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters andfamilies.

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided bypsychologists/therapists is carried out under appropriate supervision andleadership.

To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuously update the skillsand techniques relevant to their clinical work.

Review ofthis Job Description

This jobdescription is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activityand will be amended in the light of changing service needs. This jobdescription is to be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on an annualbasis.

General Information

Equality& Diversity

DevonPartnership NHS Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverseworkforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the communityregardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or sexual orientation,maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. TheTrust expects all staff to behave in a way which recognises and respects thisdiversity in line with the appropriate standards.

Recovery

It is arequirement of all employees to have an understanding of the broad principlesof the Recovery Approach and to incorporate them into every aspect of theirwork in support of the Trusts aim to provide services that support peoplesrecovery through being holistic and promoting social inclusion, selfmanagement, personal autonomy and independence.

RiskManagement / Health and Safety

Employeesmust be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health &Safety at Work Act 1974, ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried outand maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

RecordsManagement

The postholder has responsibility for the timely and accurate creation, maintenance andstorage of records in accordance with Trust policy, including email documentsand with regard to the Data Protection Act, The Freedom of Information Act andany other relevant statutory requirements.

Clinical Governance, Complianceand Performance

The post holder will be responsible for provingthat the Care Quality Commission outcome areas have been met in allregistered/related activities for which the post holder is responsible. Whereoutcomes are not met the post holder is expected to put in place/recommendaction to improve. The post holder will proactively seek and engage the supportof the governance teams in the Compliance and Corporate Development directorateto gather information as required. The post holder will build an understandingof and adhere to the CQC guidelines as well as the Trusts guidelines on theapproach to maintaining CQC registration.

Prevention and Control ofhealthcare Associated Infection

The post holder is expected to comply with Trust Infection ControlPolicies and conduct themselves at all times in such a manner as to minimisethe risk of healthcare associated infection.

Smoking

The Trustoperates a non smoking policy. Employees are not permitted to smoke anywherewithin the premises of the Trust or when outside on official business. Staffmust also be mindful of public perception and must therefore not smoke whilsttravelling in Trust identified vehicles or when can be identified as DevonPartnership Mental Health Trust staff.

Policies & Procedures

Trustemployees are expected to follow Trust policies, procedures and guidance aswell as professional standards and guidelines. It is your responsibility toread and familiarise yourself with all policies relevant to your job role.These are grouped into two sections, HR and Clinical and can be found on theTrust intranet site or via your line manager. You will also be required tocomply with any training needs that arise from reviews or variations ofpolicies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & training
• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist status in the British Psychological Society and 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.
• IT skills.

Desirable

• Qualifications & training
• Further training or experience in clinical specialism.
• Further training in related area.
• Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy.

Experience

Essential

• Experience and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
• Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services.

Desirable

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Planning & organisational skills
• Project management skills / experience.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & training
• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist status in the British Psychological Society and 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.
• IT skills.

Desirable

• Qualifications & training
• Further training or experience in clinical specialism.
• Further training in related area.
• Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy.

Experience

Essential

• Experience and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
• Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services.

Desirable

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Planning & organisational skills
• Project management skills / experience.

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address

West Pilton Health and Wellbeing Clinic

Youings Drive

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 1QL

United Kingdom

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