Job summary
The role of Highly Specialised and Senior Adult psychotherapist / counselling / clinical psychologist is a new role and part of our expansion plan, to provide a robust clinical leadership framework.
You will work as part of a newly formed senior NHS Talking Therapies clinical leadership team in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin care group. You will work across the care group. The leadership team is made up of a senior clinical lead, senior / highly specialised psychological therapists, senior operational lead and service managers.
You will provide specialist expertise in (Adult psychotherapy including short term psychodynamic therapy / dynamic interpersonal therapy or interpersonal therapy etc). You will also posses an in-depth working knowledge of the main CBT protocols and contemporary practice, the national competency framework for psychodynamic therapies, counselling for depression and other relational therapies. You will have a working and indepth knowledge of the IAPT Manual and a detailed understanding of the NICE guidelines for common mental health problems, including a wider knowledge of the literature informing specialised knowledge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold specific expertise in a modality of psychological therapy at a Highly Specialised level and will also provide clinical leadership to the service, within a senior clinical team. The post holder will work alongside other Highly Specialised Psychological Therapists and take strategic direction from the Clinical Lead. You will be responsible for ensuring the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist IAPT psychological therapy service to clients with common mental health problems, in a time limited therapy framework. The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead and utilise delegated responsibility as appropriate in ensuring the effective high quality clinical functioning of the service. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by High Intensity counsellors and psychotherapists primarily, but also include other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
You will have an understanding of IAPT national curriculum standards and will work closely with higher education institutions and operational managers in the smooth running of placement and contribute to financial planning discussions.
You will provide coaching and support to the clinical team and a core aspect of your role will be the provision of consultancy and supervision. You will also hold a clinical caseload comprising of a mix of complex cases, cases that have been hard to allocate as well as some standard cases.
About us
Working for MPFT
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.
By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- putting people at the heart of what we do
- empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- delivering better health, better care in partnershi
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin IAPT services are busy caring teams consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We serve the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside. Served by train and public transport links, we are also within reach of the M6 motorway network and are central to access Birmingham, Chester, North Wales and Western Cheshire. The IAPT services sit within a wider and supportive care group and corporate structure.
Our NHS Talking Therapies services (IAPT) teams are great places to work. We are redefining the service offer and we need you to help us with this. We are surrounded by supportive leaders and managers. Staff are encouraged to contribute to the service vision and set the culture.
Are you ready for a new challenge? We would like you to join us, to become part of our supportive and innovative IAPT Services. There is job description and person specification attached. If this is the challenge for you and you meet the qualities and qualifications required, we would love to hear from you
- Provide clinical leadership for Adult Psychotherapist's and associated consultation, training and clinical supervision to other team members.
- Provide evidence based psychological therapy within your specified modality to a more complex clinical population, that cannot be met in a standard IAPT pathway, but still meet the top end criteria for NHS Talking Therapies.
- To provide clinical leadership to the service and operate within the senior leadership team
- Ensure services meet the national competency frameworks, ensuring workforce compliance with NICE approved therapies and relevant psychological therapy / supervision competency frameworks (e.g Roth & Pilling).
- Contribute to the implementation of specialist area pathways and provide ongoing monitoring.
- Engage in research activity within the services, providing a point of contact and a conduit to research colleagues.
- To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
- To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/service.
- To provide supportive clinical leadership to engage and support the workforce in providing effective therapies that engage with individual formulations and treatment goals.
- Providing a specific area of expertise to case discussions and promoting psychological thinking within multiagency meetings and conversations.
- Deputise for the clinical lead, when required and on a rotational basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin IAPT services are busy caring teams consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We serve the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside. Served by train and public transport links, we are also within reach of the M6 motorway network and are central to access Birmingham, Chester, North Wales and Western Cheshire. The IAPT services sit within a wider and supportive care group and corporate structure.
Our NHS Talking Therapies services (IAPT) teams are great places to work. We are redefining the service offer and we need you to help us with this. We are surrounded by supportive leaders and managers. Staff are encouraged to contribute to the service vision and set the culture.
Are you ready for a new challenge? We would like you to join us, to become part of our supportive and innovative IAPT Services. There is job description and person specification attached. If this is the challenge for you and you meet the qualities and qualifications required, we would love to hear from you
- Provide clinical leadership for Adult Psychotherapist's and associated consultation, training and clinical supervision to other team members.
- Provide evidence based psychological therapy within your specified modality to a more complex clinical population, that cannot be met in a standard IAPT pathway, but still meet the top end criteria for NHS Talking Therapies.
- To provide clinical leadership to the service and operate within the senior leadership team
- Ensure services meet the national competency frameworks, ensuring workforce compliance with NICE approved therapies and relevant psychological therapy / supervision competency frameworks (e.g Roth & Pilling).
- Contribute to the implementation of specialist area pathways and provide ongoing monitoring.
- Engage in research activity within the services, providing a point of contact and a conduit to research colleagues.
- To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
- To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/service.
- To provide supportive clinical leadership to engage and support the workforce in providing effective therapies that engage with individual formulations and treatment goals.
- Providing a specific area of expertise to case discussions and promoting psychological thinking within multiagency meetings and conversations.
- Deputise for the clinical lead, when required and on a rotational basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited by the UKCP, BACP or NCS as an adult psychotherapist. OR HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist
- Minimum of a QAA level 7 qualification (Master's level) in applied psychological therapy practice or psychological research area (e.g. MPhil, MSc, PgDip )
- IAPT based training in an adult psychotherapy modality (or CfD)
Desirable
- EMDR accredited consultant & supervisor
- Completion of IAPT supervisor training or an accredited clinical supervisor in chosen field
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an IAPT service and skilled in collaborative assessment, formulation and working alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines
- Track record and experience of implementing evidence based therapies and supervision, which are consistent with IAPT service delivery and the Roth & Pilling competency framework.
- Experience of working in an IAPT therapy role, for a period to time, to gain a track record and experience of applying specialised therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of treating a range of psychological problems, such as chronic depression, psychological trauma, long term conditions, social anxiety etc
- Skilled at providing support to team members and to assist in the development of the team's psychological resilience.
- Good standard of IT and keyboard skills required for inputting onto Clinical systems - IAPTUS.
- Ability to apply atuned assessment methods and interventions, whilst problem solving difficult clinical dynamics.
Desirable
- Experience of leading / developing specialised IAPT pathways.
- Experience of leading a project involving psychological professionals.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post and travel to specific locations where and when required.
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including home working
- Effective self/time management.
- Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service
- Demonstrate a commitment to personal development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision
- Evidence of communication and organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited by the UKCP, BACP or NCS as an adult psychotherapist. OR HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist
- Minimum of a QAA level 7 qualification (Master's level) in applied psychological therapy practice or psychological research area (e.g. MPhil, MSc, PgDip )
- IAPT based training in an adult psychotherapy modality (or CfD)
Desirable
- EMDR accredited consultant & supervisor
- Completion of IAPT supervisor training or an accredited clinical supervisor in chosen field
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an IAPT service and skilled in collaborative assessment, formulation and working alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines
- Track record and experience of implementing evidence based therapies and supervision, which are consistent with IAPT service delivery and the Roth & Pilling competency framework.
- Experience of working in an IAPT therapy role, for a period to time, to gain a track record and experience of applying specialised therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of treating a range of psychological problems, such as chronic depression, psychological trauma, long term conditions, social anxiety etc
- Skilled at providing support to team members and to assist in the development of the team's psychological resilience.
- Good standard of IT and keyboard skills required for inputting onto Clinical systems - IAPTUS.
- Ability to apply atuned assessment methods and interventions, whilst problem solving difficult clinical dynamics.
Desirable
- Experience of leading / developing specialised IAPT pathways.
- Experience of leading a project involving psychological professionals.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post and travel to specific locations where and when required.
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including home working
- Effective self/time management.
- Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service
- Demonstrate a commitment to personal development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision
- Evidence of communication and organisational skills
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).
