Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Senior Adult Psychotherapist

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Job summary

This post in the Dynamic Psychotherapy Service covers the population of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We are part of a Specialist Psychological Therapy Service that includes a Personality Disorder Pathway and a CBT service.

This service has strong ties with the NHS Departments of Psychotherapy in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham, particularly in respect of training NHS psychotherapists through the UKCP accredited South Trent (ST) Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training.

We are looking for a forward thinking psychotherapist, with excellent communication skills who can play an active role within the Specialist Psychological Therapies team as we move into service redesign and improvement. The service is based at Gwendolen House Leicester The post holder will carry full caseload seeing patients under supervision for individual, brief, group psychoanalytic psychotherapy and assessing new referrals. This means that applicants will need to be qualified in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, registered with the CPJA college of the UKCP and have experience of delivering this in the NHS.

Main duties of the job

To work autonomously as a Senior Adult Psychotherapist within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Services policies and procedures.

To deliver under supervision the systematic provision of a psychodynamic psychotherapy service to patients, taking referrals from all sectors of care.

To supervise and support the treatment of patients by psychodynamic psychotherapy provided by Visiting Therapists and trainees within the Service.

To support and work under supervision to offer specialist consultation, supervision and training to colleagues within Adult Mental Health services

To contribute to policy changes and service development in line with the principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Under supervision undertake research and utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.

To support teaching and training within the Service at introductory and intermediate levels and as competence develops take on greater responsibility for teaching.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

20 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0932

Job locations

Dynamic Psychotherapy Service

Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QF

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

To have qualified in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and be registered with the UKCP (cpja college).
To have a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, social work, medicine or is able to demonstrate equivalence to a core profession in NHS mental health services
Trained in specialist dynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapy, inclusive of theoretical education, and a wide range of clinical work, with supporting in-depth supervision by a trained UKCP or BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing psychodynamic psychotherapy to a full caseload of patients, including those with severe and complex problems under supervision
Experience of organising and managing under supervision a complex caseload of patients who are suffering from severe difficulties and who require specialist psychodynamic psychotherapy
Experience of assessing new referrals for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Experience of containing and managing high levels of emotional distress and disturbance in self and others
Able to recognise risk and appropriately manage under supervision risk assessment with disturbed patients.
Understand and interpret unconscious processes in a sensitive manner
Demonstrates capacity and willingness to work within the parameters of good practice in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in accordance with the policies and parameters of clinical governance

Desirable

Experience of other modes of psychological treatment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

To have qualified in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and be registered with the UKCP (cpja college).
To have a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, social work, medicine or is able to demonstrate equivalence to a core profession in NHS mental health services
Trained in specialist dynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapy, inclusive of theoretical education, and a wide range of clinical work, with supporting in-depth supervision by a trained UKCP or BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing psychodynamic psychotherapy to a full caseload of patients, including those with severe and complex problems under supervision
Experience of organising and managing under supervision a complex caseload of patients who are suffering from severe difficulties and who require specialist psychodynamic psychotherapy
Experience of assessing new referrals for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Experience of containing and managing high levels of emotional distress and disturbance in self and others
Able to recognise risk and appropriately manage under supervision risk assessment with disturbed patients.
Understand and interpret unconscious processes in a sensitive manner
Demonstrates capacity and willingness to work within the parameters of good practice in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in accordance with the policies and parameters of clinical governance

Desirable

Experience of other modes of psychological treatment

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

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

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Dynamic Psychotherapy Service

Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QF

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Dynamic Psychotherapy Service

Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QF

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)