Clinical Psychologist/ Counselling Psychologist/ CBTP Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

CBTp Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist

Division

Goodall

Team / Service

CNWL Rehabilitation services

Pay Band

Band 7

Hours

37.5 hrs per week

Terms and Conditions

In accordance with Agenda for Change

Location

Roxbourne Lodge, Rosedale Court

Accountable to

Trust wide rehabilitation psychology lead, Unit site managers

Reports to

Trust wide rehabilitation psychology lead

Manages

Support the site units in meeting the rehabilitation needs of the client group, with emphasis on CBT and CBTp.

Liaises with

Service users, carers, significant others, members of the multi-disciplinary team, local adult integrated mental health and social care services and relevant voluntary organisations.

Job Summary:

To deliver CBT and CBTp to service users requiring help with long term rehabilitation needs at CNWL London rehabilitation sites.

To work as a member of the rehabilitation services and support the team manager in effectively delivering NICE Concordant treatment to service users.

Supervision of Trainee Psychologists and/or Assistant Psychologists

Undertake specialist psychosocial assessments and provide input and support to service users at the assigned units.

To have an active role with other senior colleagues in the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways and Nice guidance.

Contributing to research, audits and team training.

Provide effective care within a multidisciplinary team setting for people experiencing a first episode psychological difficulties.

To deliver training specific to the role to members of the MDT.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the trusts core values.

In conjunction with other senior team members ensure that implementation of clinical/management supervision for staff in line with the trust policy and appropriate professional guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

This role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.

Clinical:

Support the delivery of CBTp in line with NICE guidelines for Service Users on the London rehabilitation sites.

To provide specialist psychological assessment of clients on the London wards based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

Facilitate MDT colleagues/staff in providing service users and their families with a service that is culturally sensitive, needs led and ensure that these are of the highest standard in terms of equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.

Caseload management.

Contribute to multi-disciplinary mental health, psychological assessments for service users and their families referred to the team.

Formulate, recommend and, where agreed, implement plans for formal treatment and/or management, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To provide service users and their Carers with clear information to assist them in making informed decisions about their assessments, treatment and care.

Provide specialist expertise, advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and a treatment plan for people experiencing psychological difficulties.

Utilise an evidence based approach to negotiate and manage clinical opinions and team discussions.

To undertake and develop risk assessments and risk management plans for the assigned sites service users and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

Managerial

Supervise Trainee Psychologists and / Assistant Psychologists

Support the team in developing and building effective communication around relating to psychological health problems, between CNWLs mental health services and other external agencies

To contribute and lead on the implementation of local and national objectives.

Contribute to ensuring that a positive learning environment exists for clinical staff to ensure professional standards and training opportunities are made available.

To support the senior management team in ensuring effective caseload management.

To represent the psychology team at local mental health forums.

Identify aspects of the service which need to be improved and implement appropriate changes in conjunction with the senior management team.

Work closely with and assist the team in development and implementation of CNWL polices, contributing to policy formulation and review.

To support the team in meeting key performance indicators, targets and standards identified by the trust, with particular emphasis on therapeutic service delivery.

Ensure the promotion of health and safety, well-being and interests of clients, staff and visitors that come in to contact with the team.

In conjunction with other senior team members ensure that implementation of clinical/management supervision for team staff in line with the trust policy and appropriate professional guidelines.

As negotiated and within time constraints, the post holder will be expected to attend and contribute to relevant clinical meetings of local adult services.

Educational

Receive regular clinical professional supervision from a relevant lead/head of profession and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues

To be responsible for ones own practice, supervision and personal development. This will be supported by the trusts performance and appraisal policy.

To maintain own professional portfolio in line with professional registration.

Provide advice, consultation, supervision and training to professionals working within the team and related services.

Undertake clinical audits within the service and participate in clinical trials when required.

Research and service evaluation

To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service valuation and audit

To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where clinical and/or organisational matters need addressing

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members

To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research

To familiarise themselves with, and to comply with, the Trusts requirements on research governance.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes

To use computer software packages to prepare reports, presentations and documents relevant to working duties

To undertake administrative tasks in line with service requirements, making appropriate use of administrative support available

IT responsibilities (other than those used for research)

• The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/professional head of Speciality when necessary.

• The post holder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required.

• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that those staff they are responsible for/supervise engage in relevant computer and IT training as required and will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data.

Standard

Mandatory Training

The post holder will complete the CNWL mandatory training programme annually within directed timescales

Attend relevant multi-agency planning meetings such as Child In Need, Child Protection conferences, professionals meetings and CPAs

Familiarise and adhere to trust Policy and Procedures

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent and Registered with the HCPC as Clinical Psychologist and eligibility for Accreditation with the BABCP; ? OR BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist with additional CBTp training

Desirable

• BABCP registration
• If a CBT Therapist, a prior core qualification and profession such as Social Work or Nursing.
• Additional CBTp postqualification training

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with clients experiencing psychosis in the NHS
• Experience of delivering CBTp to NHS clients.
• Experience working in an NHS Multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering CBTp in mental health rehabilitation settings
• Experience of developing and carrying out quality improvement and research projects.
• Experience in supervising, teaching and providing consultation to mental health professionals

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NICE guidelines for Schizophrenia and Psychosis.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of CBT applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults and young people with severe and enduring mental health disorders (including personality disorders).
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity
• Well -developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS .
• Ability to work effectively within a multi - disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate

Desirable

• Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change
• Ability to be flexible in approach and interventions to meet the needs of this client group.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

roxbourne complex and rosedale court

39-41 Rayners lane and 75-79 Freenford road

Harrow

HA2 0UE

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)