Job summary
Follow the link to apply on the St Mungo's careers page:
https://stmungos.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/3088477?cid=1814
We are looking for a Psychologist with a passion for working with individuals and groups who face inequalities in accessing substance use and / or mental health services; and for developing services that are fully responsive to their needs.
You will also be experienced in supporting staff (psychologists and/or non-qualified staff) who are working with clients who experience complex trauma, substance use and homelessness to foster psychological ideas and interventions.
You will hold a doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and be registered with the HCPC.
Main duties of the job
St Mungo's Assertive Contact and Engagement (ACE) Service works with people with mental health needs who face barriers to support, and are not actively engaged with other mental health services. We operate across Bristol supporting people and communities that may have had difficulty accessing services that fully meet their needs in the past.
We are launching a new service specifically aimed at those who are homeless, who have substance use issues and mental health needs. The service will offer a range of therapeutic support for those who would struggle to access mainstream psychological interventions.
The service will consist of yourself, a psychological therapist and an engagement worker. In this role, you will:
- provide psychological guidance and advice to colleagues
- supervise the therapist and students
- work collaboratively with the wider ACE team
- shape the service and how psychological interventions are delivered within it
- be involved in the service evaluation, to evidence effectiveness
- provide therapeutic interventions to clients where capacity allows
About us
At St Mungo's our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- Provide psychological support, including group and/or individual work to people with mental health needs who have mental health and substance use issues and are homeless, and who are not actively engaged with other mental health services. These people will have complex needs, for example experiences and backgrounds of multiple disadvantage, complex trauma, interpersonal difficulties, substance use, forensic histories and risk-taking behaviour.
- Support management in the provision of a high quality system of clinical governance which is responsive to the needs of individuals.
- To deliver evidence based psychological interventions within the system, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical approaches and develop a psychologically informed mental health practice.
- To support the development of a psychologically informed environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To Lead and Manage a Team
- Taking the lead in recruitment and selection of new staff to the team.
- Developing performance targets and quality control measures for the work of the team, andmonitoring team members work to ensure that these are met.
- Supporting staff by setting clear objectives and holding individual clinical supervisions regularly.
- Ensuring good communication between staff by holding team meetings regularly, and additional briefings and learning sessions as necessary.
- Inducting new staff and planning the continuing development of existing staff on the basis of an annual appraisal.
- Managing the workload of the team to ensure that adequate cover is provided at all times.
- Ensuring the health and safety of team members. This will include implementing procedures for office safety and use of computer equipment.
- Defining (and reviewing from time to time) the roles of staff to ensure these support the functions aims and objectives.
- Operating St Mungo's disciplinary and grievance procedures where necessary.
Supporting the Psychological Approaches of the Service
- To develop and deliver training to both staff and clients in relevant psychological models and approaches: including but not exclusively in Attachment, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, MBT, DBT; & Motivational Interviewing.
- To provide support and engender psychological thinking within the staff team, who work withindividuals who experience chronic exclusion, substance dependency, and chaotic behaviours.
- To lead on the psychologically informed framework within the service.
- To work closely with the staff, management, and other professionals to ensure that the multidisciplinary staff group operates as a team and holds to a shared purpose and agreed outcomes.
- To offer regular clinical supervision to the ACE therapists.
- Provide a framework for regular formulation meetings.
External Liaison and Partnership Work
- To help provide external training and consultation on psychological approaches to those with chaotic behaviours and complex barriers
- To liaise and maintain relationships with statutory and voluntary service in the mental health system. Particularly with psychology staff and team managers within AWP.
- To help advocate to other services the needs and barriers faced by clients using the service. Develop a regular means to do so, and influence system change for this client group.
- To represent St Mungos at multi-agency meetings and forums.
Supporting Clients
- To use psychological assessment and formulations to enable clients (and staff) to understand theirexperiences and when appropriate bridge and facilitate clients access to statutory services.
- Delivering one to one evidence based psychological interventions and groups. Monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical approaches as appropriate to the client group. Also work with partner agencies to provide enhanced resources.
- To advocate for clients where Statutory and other agencies have not met their obligations or where transitions have not been made available.
- To participate in client case conferences.
- To support clients in developing insight and understanding of their experiences, and enable them to develop alternative and hopeful narratives about their identity and future.
Professional Responsibilities
- Participate in continuous professional development to update knowledge of the evidence base for best clinical practice.
- Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, to ensure that treatment delivery remains accessible, convenient and with minimal waiting times.
- Attend regular supervision with a suitably qualified and experienced supervisor, regular team meetings and line management supervision with your Line Manager.
- To ensure compliance with confidentiality and information-sharing protocols balancing professional ethical constraints, legal requirements and effective team working.
- Contribution to the monitoring, evaluation and development of the service.
GENERAL
- Adhere to St Mungos Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Cover for other members of the team and division as necessary.
- Being proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement and development.
- Undertaking, as required, any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by more senior members of staff.
- Attend and participate in divisional and team meetings and other meetings as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- Provide psychological support, including group and/or individual work to people with mental health needs who have mental health and substance use issues and are homeless, and who are not actively engaged with other mental health services. These people will have complex needs, for example experiences and backgrounds of multiple disadvantage, complex trauma, interpersonal difficulties, substance use, forensic histories and risk-taking behaviour.
- Support management in the provision of a high quality system of clinical governance which is responsive to the needs of individuals.
- To deliver evidence based psychological interventions within the system, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical approaches and develop a psychologically informed mental health practice.
- To support the development of a psychologically informed environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To Lead and Manage a Team
- Taking the lead in recruitment and selection of new staff to the team.
- Developing performance targets and quality control measures for the work of the team, andmonitoring team members work to ensure that these are met.
- Supporting staff by setting clear objectives and holding individual clinical supervisions regularly.
- Ensuring good communication between staff by holding team meetings regularly, and additional briefings and learning sessions as necessary.
- Inducting new staff and planning the continuing development of existing staff on the basis of an annual appraisal.
- Managing the workload of the team to ensure that adequate cover is provided at all times.
- Ensuring the health and safety of team members. This will include implementing procedures for office safety and use of computer equipment.
- Defining (and reviewing from time to time) the roles of staff to ensure these support the functions aims and objectives.
- Operating St Mungo's disciplinary and grievance procedures where necessary.
Supporting the Psychological Approaches of the Service
- To develop and deliver training to both staff and clients in relevant psychological models and approaches: including but not exclusively in Attachment, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, MBT, DBT; & Motivational Interviewing.
- To provide support and engender psychological thinking within the staff team, who work withindividuals who experience chronic exclusion, substance dependency, and chaotic behaviours.
- To lead on the psychologically informed framework within the service.
- To work closely with the staff, management, and other professionals to ensure that the multidisciplinary staff group operates as a team and holds to a shared purpose and agreed outcomes.
- To offer regular clinical supervision to the ACE therapists.
- Provide a framework for regular formulation meetings.
External Liaison and Partnership Work
- To help provide external training and consultation on psychological approaches to those with chaotic behaviours and complex barriers
- To liaise and maintain relationships with statutory and voluntary service in the mental health system. Particularly with psychology staff and team managers within AWP.
- To help advocate to other services the needs and barriers faced by clients using the service. Develop a regular means to do so, and influence system change for this client group.
- To represent St Mungos at multi-agency meetings and forums.
Supporting Clients
- To use psychological assessment and formulations to enable clients (and staff) to understand theirexperiences and when appropriate bridge and facilitate clients access to statutory services.
- Delivering one to one evidence based psychological interventions and groups. Monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical approaches as appropriate to the client group. Also work with partner agencies to provide enhanced resources.
- To advocate for clients where Statutory and other agencies have not met their obligations or where transitions have not been made available.
- To participate in client case conferences.
- To support clients in developing insight and understanding of their experiences, and enable them to develop alternative and hopeful narratives about their identity and future.
Professional Responsibilities
- Participate in continuous professional development to update knowledge of the evidence base for best clinical practice.
- Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, to ensure that treatment delivery remains accessible, convenient and with minimal waiting times.
- Attend regular supervision with a suitably qualified and experienced supervisor, regular team meetings and line management supervision with your Line Manager.
- To ensure compliance with confidentiality and information-sharing protocols balancing professional ethical constraints, legal requirements and effective team working.
- Contribution to the monitoring, evaluation and development of the service.
GENERAL
- Adhere to St Mungos Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Cover for other members of the team and division as necessary.
- Being proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement and development.
- Undertaking, as required, any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by more senior members of staff.
- Attend and participate in divisional and team meetings and other meetings as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience
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- 1.Doctorate level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and registered with HCPC.
- 2.Experience of engagement of hard-to-reach clients, and those with chaotic behaviour.
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- 3.Experience of working within a systemic framework.
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- 4.Experience providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
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- 5.Experience of facilitating and providing group supervisions and reflective practice sessions to practitioner teams.
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- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
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- 6.Skills in the application of psychological assessments, formulations and interventions with people and the systems round them.
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- 7.Ability to work as an independent practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
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- 8.Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience
-
- 1.Doctorate level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology and registered with HCPC.
- 2.Experience of engagement of hard-to-reach clients, and those with chaotic behaviour.
-
- 3.Experience of working within a systemic framework.
-
- 4.Experience providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
-
- 5.Experience of facilitating and providing group supervisions and reflective practice sessions to practitioner teams.
-
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
-
- 6.Skills in the application of psychological assessments, formulations and interventions with people and the systems round them.
-
- 7.Ability to work as an independent practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
-
- 8.Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Desirable
Additional information
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).
