Job summary
The postholder will be a member of the Early Intervention multi-disciplinary team, working with 14-65 year olds and/or their families/social networks who are regarded as meeting criteria for a first episode of psychosis or an At-Risk Mental State. This may involve working with individuals and/or families/social networks who present with a range of difficulties, including voices, visions and extreme suspiciousness. Proactively engaging communities to facilitate intervention at the earliest stage to prevent an escalation of difficulties and more aversive and coercive interventions may also be part of this role.
The postholder will work alongside and support the multidisciplinary team to implement trauma- and recovery-orientated care. This may include consulting or supervising around appropriate psychologically-informed interventions.
Main duties of the job
We
are looking for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive-Behavioural
Psychotherapist with a strong desire to work with people who express unshared
and apparently unusual distressing experiences (the psychosis field).
Applicants would integrate with the whole service and work with individuals,
families/social networks and potentially communities. The role will involve supervision,
consultation and training to the team, in addition to contributions to service
development.
About us
Always strive to provide excellent service by following best practices and staying true to our values. Along with your main duties, look for ways to improve how we work, bring new ideas and help our organisation grow. See feedback as a chance to learn, grow and get even better.
Equality and diversity are everyone's responsibility and as a proudly anti-racist organisation, you have a key role in helping drive this important work forward.
And, as you would expect, being part of our team means taking care of your own health and safety, as well as your colleagues', following our policies and procedures, taking responsibility and completing any necessary training to grow in your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
At
Aspire, we are implementing some exciting and innovative approaches to
therapeutic and trauma-informed care across the service, such as Open Dialogue
and third wave therapies, in addition to providing NICE-concordant CBTp and
Family Interventions. This comes in the
context of Inspire North being an actively Anti-Racist organisation.
We
are looking for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive-Behavioural
Psychotherapist with a strong desire to work with people who express unshared
and apparently unusual distressing experiences (the psychosis field).
Applicants would integrate with the whole service and work with individuals,
families/social networks and potentially communities. The role will involve supervision,
consultation and training to the team, in addition to contributions to service
development.
We
will consider people who are close to completing current training courses. The
position would be an excellent opportunity to develop, joining a creative and
thriving psychology team that includes psychologists, cognitive-behavioural
practitioners, systemic therapists and dramatherapy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
At
Aspire, we are implementing some exciting and innovative approaches to
therapeutic and trauma-informed care across the service, such as Open Dialogue
and third wave therapies, in addition to providing NICE-concordant CBTp and
Family Interventions. This comes in the
context of Inspire North being an actively Anti-Racist organisation.
We
are looking for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Cognitive-Behavioural
Psychotherapist with a strong desire to work with people who express unshared
and apparently unusual distressing experiences (the psychosis field).
Applicants would integrate with the whole service and work with individuals,
families/social networks and potentially communities. The role will involve supervision,
consultation and training to the team, in addition to contributions to service
development.
We
will consider people who are close to completing current training courses. The
position would be an excellent opportunity to develop, joining a creative and
thriving psychology team that includes psychologists, cognitive-behavioural
practitioners, systemic therapists and dramatherapy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering psychological approaches to people presenting with a range of complex difficulties and presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working in an ARMS/Early Intervention service and/or applying the principles and model of early intervention
- Experience of working with adolescents and/or working or liaising with the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Experience in mental health, housing or homelessness, whether as a client, carer, employee or volunteer.
Approach and Values
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment and enthusiasm for working with our service user group
- Demonstrate a good understanding of and active commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate a commitment to supporting clients to take an active role in shaping the services they receive.
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold, or be working towards, a relevant psychology or psychotherapy qualification (e.g. accredited doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology; postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) plus eligibility for BABCP accreditation)
- Hold or working towards current professional registration/accreditation with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering psychological approaches to people presenting with a range of complex difficulties and presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working in an ARMS/Early Intervention service and/or applying the principles and model of early intervention
- Experience of working with adolescents and/or working or liaising with the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Experience in mental health, housing or homelessness, whether as a client, carer, employee or volunteer.
Approach and Values
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment and enthusiasm for working with our service user group
- Demonstrate a good understanding of and active commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate a commitment to supporting clients to take an active role in shaping the services they receive.
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold, or be working towards, a relevant psychology or psychotherapy qualification (e.g. accredited doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology; postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) plus eligibility for BABCP accreditation)
- Hold or working towards current professional registration/accreditation with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
