Job summary
Do
you want to join an innovative service delivering high quality treatments in
primary care to people with common mental health problems?
Do you have the ability to both deliver high
quality interventions, and develop the skills and knowledge of other
practitioners in South Tyneside Talking Therapies?
Do you want to be part of a team described by
its current staff as supportive, excellent, and
amazing?
If the answer to these questions is yes, this
post could be for you.
South Tyneside Talking Therapies is an award
winning service and one of the highest performing services at both regional and
national level.
The post holder will have an exciting
opportunity to support our Long Term Conditions pathway which offers screenings
and treatment to clients who have a LTC and are experiencing mental health
difficulties. Treatment sessions will be offered via 1:1 as well as group
interventions. The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop
pathways in to the service through liaison with key referrers and attending
service promotional events.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will provide screenings and high intensity interventions as part of
the Talking Therapies team which includes various therapeutic models including
CBT, IPT, CAT, EMDR, and Counselling.
The post holder will be expected to
have a commitment to a holistic model of mental health and working with partners
to address client need through 1:1 work and group work.
There
is recognition that staff can realise their potential through effective
clinical and management supervision, managerial support, and through access to
internal and external training.
Staff
development and their wellbeing are accepted as priorities and we have a long
established Wellbeing Strategy Group which develops wellbeing initiatives for
the service.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care packages across a range of high and low therapy interventions.
- Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
- Undertakes client-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
- Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media
Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
- Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend and lead on multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care packages across a range of high and low therapy interventions.
- Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
- Undertakes client-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
- Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media
Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
- Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend and lead on multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
Other Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and
- Motivation.
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma or Degree)
- OR
- Equivalent:
- e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ post graduate qualification training in a psychological therapy which may be CBT or another IAPT appropriate evidence based therapy (i.e. IPT) to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma
- AND
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required
Desirable
- Relevant experience in Primary Care treating anxiety and depression.
Skills and Competenices
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies required to deliver relevant
- Computer literate
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
Desirable
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT / relevant therapy
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
- Completed clinical audits within a service
Training
Essential
- Able to attend supervision training if not already trained, and other training as the post develops
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
Other Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and
- Motivation.
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma or Degree)
- OR
- Equivalent:
- e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ post graduate qualification training in a psychological therapy which may be CBT or another IAPT appropriate evidence based therapy (i.e. IPT) to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma
- AND
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required
Desirable
- Relevant experience in Primary Care treating anxiety and depression.
Skills and Competenices
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies required to deliver relevant
- Computer literate
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
Desirable
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT / relevant therapy
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
- Completed clinical audits within a service
Training
Essential
- Able to attend supervision training if not already trained, and other training as the post develops
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
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.
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).
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South Tyneside Mental Health Support, Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre,
Prince Edward Road
South Shields,
Tyne and Wear,
NE34 8PS
Employer's website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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