Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced CAT Practitioner and Supervisor to join our specialist Cognitive Analytic Therapy service in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The CAT Service is a specialist therapy, training, supervision and consultation service based alongside CBT, Psychotherapy and Family Therapy in the trust's Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies (CSPT). The service provides the Trust's Newcastle CAT Practitioner Training, and is the hub for CAT's strategic development, supervision, training and research across the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear locality. The CAT service is well respected locally and nationally, and has scope for development over the coming years as CAT's reputation and evidence base grows.
This post is a permanent Principal Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist position which has become vacant due to staff promotion.
Main duties of the job
The key elements of the role will be:
- Providing specialist CAT clinical interventions with adult service users with complex mental health needs;
- Involvement with CAT training in multiple roles on the Newcastle CAT Practitioner Training
- Clinical co-ordinator role (leading on waiting list management, processing of referrals and other service clinical matters, in collaboration with CSPT colleagues)
- Leading on appropriate service work streams
- Delivering specialist CAT supervision and consultation as appropriate, supporting and deputising for the CAT Clinical Lead and Course Director
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a suitably qualified psychologist or specialist psychological therapist with Practitioner and Supervisor training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy. The post holder will have appropriate professional and ACAT registration as a practitioner and supervisor and the following are also essential to the post:
- Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment, reformulation and intervention using CAT with adults with mental health difficulties
- Highly developed skills and competencies in using cognitive analytic interventions for people with complex presentations including complex trauma / personality difficulties
- Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment and management of risk in relation to people with complex psychological presentations.
- Demonstrated ability and highly developed specialist teaching, training, consultancy, supervision and leadership skills.
- The knowledge and ability to work at a systemic level in order to understand and address the psychological needs of the individual and the wider system.
- The ability to understand the role and contribution of colleagues and collaborate effectively with colleagues from all disciplines within the Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies, the non-psychosis and other pathways and across agencies
- The ability to contribute to service planning and development in Specialist Psychological Therapies and Community Pathways, as appropriate.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 15th August 2024
Closing date : 3rd September2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a suitably qualified psychologist or specialist psychological therapist with Practitioner and Supervisor training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy. The post holder will have appropriate professional and ACAT registration as a practitioner and supervisor and the following are also essential to the post:
- Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment, reformulation and intervention using CAT with adults with mental health difficulties
- Highly developed skills and competencies in using cognitive analytic interventions for people with complex presentations including complex trauma / personality difficulties
- Specialist knowledge, skills and experience of assessment and management of risk in relation to people with complex psychological presentations.
- Demonstrated ability and highly developed specialist teaching, training, consultancy, supervision and leadership skills.
- The knowledge and ability to work at a systemic level in order to understand and address the psychological needs of the individual and the wider system.
- The ability to understand the role and contribution of colleagues and collaborate effectively with colleagues from all disciplines within the Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies, the non-psychosis and other pathways and across agencies
- The ability to contribute to service planning and development in Specialist Psychological Therapies and Community Pathways, as appropriate.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 15th August 2024
Closing date : 3rd September2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process
- ACAT accredited CAT Supervisor
- ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings
- Demonstrate further specialist training and experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months or an alternative agreed by the Psychological Services Professional Lead
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering CAT training to a range of professional groups
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology OR Post Graduate Qualifications in Psychological Assessment and Psychological Therapy
- HCPC registered practitioner or equivalent e.g. ACAT registered CAT Practitioner
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapy training to a range of professional groups
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process
- ACAT accredited CAT Supervisor
- ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings
- Demonstrate further specialist training and experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months or an alternative agreed by the Psychological Services Professional Lead
- Substantial post qualification experience of delivering CAT training to a range of professional groups
- Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology OR Post Graduate Qualifications in Psychological Assessment and Psychological Therapy
- HCPC registered practitioner or equivalent e.g. ACAT registered CAT Practitioner
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).
