Job summary
Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) is a dynamic and innovative, primary care psychological therapies service; one of four Talking Therapies services delivered by South London and Maudsley (SL&M) NHS Foundation Trust.
The service is looking to recruit an experienced Relational therapist who will provide senior expertise within the Step 3 IAPT pathway and contribute to the planning and development of a high-quality mental health service to meet the needs of Lewisham service users, in line with the service specifications determined by commissioners. To take a lead in ensuring the service's ability to deliver accessible and acceptable psychological therapies to local communities in Lewisham.
Main duties of the job
Senior therapists are experienced therapists who work closely with the clinical leads, playing a key role in supporting, inspiring and guiding the clinical work of staff, with a focus on continuing service improvement.
About us
The service links with the IAPT training courses at King's College/ Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN); University College London and The University of Exeter. We also work with centres of clinical excellence and research innovation such as the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT).
Our motivated staff have engaged with specialised training thus allowing us to offer CBT, CfD, EMDR, DIT, IPT and BCT. Considerable partnership work already exists with our community and we are pleased to hear from applicants who have areas of special interests or skills in leading on this work.
We are a diverse, friendly service that aims to listen to and value our staff and aims to promote opportunities to progress people in terms of their continued professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Person Specification
Education/qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate diploma, masters degree or doctorate in Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology Further training in a brief model of counselling or psychotherapy. Educated to Honours degree level Must be accredited with the BACP or the UKCP, or equivalent professional body (e.g. NCS Accredited Professional, BCP, BPS or HCPC). Accreditation and Registration as Counsellor, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist, Recognised supervision qualification or accreditation from an accredited supervision course of at least one year's duration.
- Counselling for Depression Supervison Training
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Training in an additional therapy modality offered in IAPT (e.g. EMDR, IPT, DIT, CFD Couples, Groups)
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of using IAPT approved counselling treatments/supervison (PCE-CfD) in assessing and treating patients with complex presentations of depression and other comorbidities
- Experience of working within an NHS Talking therapies service with managerial responsibilities, with a proven ability to take authority with sound decision making in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Experience and confidence in data management and communicating relevant information within the wider service and other relevant parties.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary team colleagues, community partners and other groups committed to reducing health inequalities.
- Experience in clinical supervision and decision making within the stepped care model within an NHS Talking Therapies service.
Desirable
- Experience and confidence in data management and communicating relevant information within the wider service and other relevant parties.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage agreed service targets and manage own caseload and time, and oversee this for people they manage
- Ability to establish good therapeutic relationships with patients, including those who may be distressed or unhappy with the service they have received
- Ability to work effectively with different cultural and ethnic groups
- Ability to act sensitively, using discretion and empathy on issues which are highly emotive or contentious
- Well-developed IT skills including IAPTus and EPJS, word processing, and data entry/analysis with the ability to create reports and communicate complex information in a clear and useful manner
Desirable
- Ability to manage capacity and scheduling of resources to meet demands.
Person Specification
Education/qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate diploma, masters degree or doctorate in Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology Further training in a brief model of counselling or psychotherapy. Educated to Honours degree level Must be accredited with the BACP or the UKCP, or equivalent professional body (e.g. NCS Accredited Professional, BCP, BPS or HCPC). Accreditation and Registration as Counsellor, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist, Recognised supervision qualification or accreditation from an accredited supervision course of at least one year's duration.
- Counselling for Depression Supervison Training
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Training in an additional therapy modality offered in IAPT (e.g. EMDR, IPT, DIT, CFD Couples, Groups)
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of using IAPT approved counselling treatments/supervison (PCE-CfD) in assessing and treating patients with complex presentations of depression and other comorbidities
- Experience of working within an NHS Talking therapies service with managerial responsibilities, with a proven ability to take authority with sound decision making in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Experience and confidence in data management and communicating relevant information within the wider service and other relevant parties.
- Experience of building effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary team colleagues, community partners and other groups committed to reducing health inequalities.
- Experience in clinical supervision and decision making within the stepped care model within an NHS Talking Therapies service.
Desirable
- Experience and confidence in data management and communicating relevant information within the wider service and other relevant parties.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage agreed service targets and manage own caseload and time, and oversee this for people they manage
- Ability to establish good therapeutic relationships with patients, including those who may be distressed or unhappy with the service they have received
- Ability to work effectively with different cultural and ethnic groups
- Ability to act sensitively, using discretion and empathy on issues which are highly emotive or contentious
- Well-developed IT skills including IAPTus and EPJS, word processing, and data entry/analysis with the ability to create reports and communicate complex information in a clear and useful manner
Desirable
- Ability to manage capacity and scheduling of resources to meet demands.
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).
