Job summary
We are recruiting a Highly Specialised Practitioner Psychologist/ CBT Therapist, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead to join the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service.
Welcome! The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking TherapiesService is a busy caring team consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We deliver Talking Therapies to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside.
Our NHS Talking Therapies team is a great place to work. We are a featured service in the national LGBTQI+ good practice guide for TTAD services. We have also invested in specialist PWPs to improve community engagement with minoritised communities.
Working as part of the clinical leadership team, you will provide Clinical supervision, provide therapy to your own caseload, and influence, through credible clinical leadership, the EDI strategy of the service.
You will work closely with the Clinical lead to continue to improve the quality of the service provided.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold specific expertise in CBT and another modality of psychological therapy at a Highly Specialised level (EMDR desirable) and will also provide clinical leadership to the service on the application of CBT and psychological interventions within a lens of cultural competency. The post holder will work alongside other Highly Specialised Psychological professionals and take strategic direction from the Clinical Lead. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist TTAD psychological therapy service to clients with common mental health problems from minoritised communities and they will ensure supervision is culturally competent and through the lens of anti discriminatory practice models (e.g. social GGRRAAACCEEESSS) and clinical pathways meet the requirements of the TTAD model and the evidence base. The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead & Strategic Operational Lead to 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 CBT therapists primarily, but also include other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. The post holder will interface with other providers and will be a visible EDI lead for staff across the footprint.
About us
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide clinical leadership for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and associated consultation, training and clinical supervision to other team members.
2. Provide evidence based psychological therapy within your specified modality to a more complex clinical population, that cannot be met in a standard TTAD pathway, but still meet the top end criteria for NHS Talking Therapies.
3. To provide clinical leadership to the service and operate within the senior leadership team
4. Provide clinical supervision to Band 7 high intensity therapists and community development PWPs.
5. 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).
6. With the clinical lead, provide a quality feedback framework, by inputting to incident report reviews, critical incidents and serious incident reports, providing feedback and supporting staff, whilst assisting in identifying themes for improvements.
7. Contribute to the implementation of specialist area pathways and provide ongoing monitoring.
8. Engage in research and audit activity within the services, providing a point of contact and a conduit to research colleagues.
9. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/service.
10. To provide supportive clinical leadership to engage and support the workforce in providing effective therapies that engage with individual formulations and treatment goals.
11. Providing a specific area of expertise to case discussions and promoting psychological thinking within multiagency meetings and conversations.
12. Deputise for the clinical lead, when required and on a rotational basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide clinical leadership for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and associated consultation, training and clinical supervision to other team members.
2. Provide evidence based psychological therapy within your specified modality to a more complex clinical population, that cannot be met in a standard TTAD pathway, but still meet the top end criteria for NHS Talking Therapies.
3. To provide clinical leadership to the service and operate within the senior leadership team
4. Provide clinical supervision to Band 7 high intensity therapists and community development PWPs.
5. 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).
6. With the clinical lead, provide a quality feedback framework, by inputting to incident report reviews, critical incidents and serious incident reports, providing feedback and supporting staff, whilst assisting in identifying themes for improvements.
7. Contribute to the implementation of specialist area pathways and provide ongoing monitoring.
8. Engage in research and audit activity within the services, providing a point of contact and a conduit to research colleagues.
9. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/service.
10. To provide supportive clinical leadership to engage and support the workforce in providing effective therapies that engage with individual formulations and treatment goals.
11. Providing a specific area of expertise to case discussions and promoting psychological thinking within multiagency meetings and conversations.
12. Deputise for the clinical lead, when required and on a rotational basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited by the BABCP in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Minimum of a QAA level 7 qualification (Master's level) in applied psychological therapy practice or psychological research area (e.g. MPhil, MSc, PgDip)
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, with a Doctoral level training.
Desirable
- PhD in relevant subject
- EMDR accredited consultant & supervisor
- Completion of TTAD supervisor training or an accredited clinical supervisor in chosen field or BABCP accredited supervisor.
- Additional qualifications in psychological trauma (e.g. Psychotherapy qualification in working with psychological trauma, PhD in psychological trauma etc)
- Additional training in cultural competency, decolonial practice or other areas of diversity and inclusion.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an TTAD 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 TTAD service delivery and the Roth & Pilling competency framework.
- Experience of working in an TTAD 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 TTAD pathways.
- Experience of leading a project involving psychological professionals.
- Experience of supervising complex common mental health problems
- Expertise in a specific common mental health problem (e.g OCD) and application and adaptation for specific populations.
- Experience of training clinicians in psychological therapy and TTAD based interventions.
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
Desirable
- Publication history in cognitive and behavioural therapies.
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the positive application of our behaviours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited by the BABCP in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Minimum of a QAA level 7 qualification (Master's level) in applied psychological therapy practice or psychological research area (e.g. MPhil, MSc, PgDip)
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, with a Doctoral level training.
Desirable
- PhD in relevant subject
- EMDR accredited consultant & supervisor
- Completion of TTAD supervisor training or an accredited clinical supervisor in chosen field or BABCP accredited supervisor.
- Additional qualifications in psychological trauma (e.g. Psychotherapy qualification in working with psychological trauma, PhD in psychological trauma etc)
- Additional training in cultural competency, decolonial practice or other areas of diversity and inclusion.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an TTAD 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 TTAD service delivery and the Roth & Pilling competency framework.
- Experience of working in an TTAD 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 TTAD pathways.
- Experience of leading a project involving psychological professionals.
- Experience of supervising complex common mental health problems
- Expertise in a specific common mental health problem (e.g OCD) and application and adaptation for specific populations.
- Experience of training clinicians in psychological therapy and TTAD based interventions.
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
Desirable
- Publication history in cognitive and behavioural therapies.
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the positive application of our behaviours
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).
