Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent band 7 post within the well-established Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which provides evidence-based and innovative work aimed at improving the psychological wellbeing of staff at Northumbria Healthcare Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking practitioner (CBT therapist) to contribute to the provision of staff support services to approx. 11,000 employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust across various settings within Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the well-established, well-respected and supportive Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which works closely with Occupational Health. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a wide range of individual and team interventions to improve the mental health, wellbeing and effectiveness of staff. There will also be ample opportunity to be involved in providing training and group-based support to teams. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to new service development projects.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality, effective psychological therapies to all employees of NHCT and to other external organisations with whom the trust has contractual arrangements.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies.
To contribute to supervision, teaching, audit and service development.
To contribute to health promotion, wellbeing at work initiatives and stress reduction activities in the organisation.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality, effective psychological therapies to all employees of NHCT and to other external organisations with whom the trust has contractual arrangements.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies.
To contribute to supervision, teaching, audit and service development.
To contribute to health promotion, wellbeing at work initiatives and stress reduction activities in the organisation.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, plus further post graduate qualification training in an IAPT compliant evidence-based psychological therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner
- Accreditation by relevant professional organisation.
Desirable
- Professional knowledge supplemented by specialist training e.g. training in cognitive -behavioural approaches, stress management, counselling supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, plus further post graduate qualification training in an IAPT compliant evidence-based psychological therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner
- Accreditation by relevant professional organisation.
Desirable
- Professional knowledge supplemented by specialist training e.g. training in cognitive -behavioural approaches, stress management, counselling supervision
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).
