Job summary
You will be based at the Psychological Interventions Clinic for oUtpatients with Psychosis (PICuP), based at the Maudsley Hospital, with the purpose of assisting practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist outpatient cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis (CBTp) service. Some outreach work at other team bases in the Trust will be required including in Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth and Croydon.
Main duties of the job
- To assist with monitoring all referrals to the PICuP clinic.
- To assist in clinically related administrative tasks.
- To assist with carrying out the initial assessments for all appropriate referrals to the team using a battery of standardised assessment measures and to score these measures.
- To write reports to clients and referrers based on the findings of the assessment.
- To repeat the assessments at further time points for people who engage in therapy.
- To assist with the collation of monthly therapy activity figures for presentation at senior management finance meetings.
- To assist in the preparation of the team's annual business report.
- To assist with collection of data, developing/assisting with audit and/or research projects as required, preparing reports for meetings.
- To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service and Trust, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.
- To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.
About us
PICuP is an award winning specialist psychology service, providing cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) and Family Interventions (FI) for individuals with distressing psychotic experiences, as well as additional or secondary mental health difficulties. PICuP is based at the Maudsley Hospital, Camberwell. It is a national service and also takes referrals from around London and the South East, although most of the referrals are from SLaM.
The client group is highly heterogeneous, ranging from those who require help with a single symptom (such as hearing voices or a persecutory delusion), to individuals with long-term involvement with services and complex presentations. The targets of intervention also vary widely, from distressing psychotic experiences to emotional problems within the context of a history of psychosis and/or bipolar disorder, as well as relapse prevention or interpersonal difficulties.
PICuP offers a peer support service to people referred to the team. The service enables people to learn about therapy from those who have already benefited from it and offers support to enable people to attend sessions. PICuP is also involved in training mental health professionals in specialist CBT and FI for psychosis skills. PICuP is entirely psychology-led, headed by Dr Emmanuelle Peters and coordinated by Dr Nadine Keen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical and Client Care
- To assist with monitoring all referrals to the clinic, which will involve liaising closely with the PICuP Assistant Psychologists, administrator and coordinator, as well as the local clinical referring teams, GPs, and clients.
- To carry out initial assessments, consisting of a battery of standardised measures, for all new accepted referrals under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist.
- To repeat the assessments at further time points (e.g. pre-therapy and end of therapy) for people who engage in therapy, which will require liaising with PICuP therapists.
- To score and enter data from the assessments.
- To write reports back to the referrers based on the assessment measures.
- To help prepare reports for the PICuP management meetings.
Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
- To assist with clinically related key administrative tasks which will involve liaising closely with the PICuP administrator and PICuP Assistant Psychologists.
- To contribute to the effective working of the PICuP team by assisting with monitoring all referrals to the team, maintaining a detailed and accurate database to keep track of all clients throughout the course of therapy with PICuP, to conduct clinical assessments and liaise with referrers, clients, PICuP administrators and therapists during this process.
- To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To participate in the services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
Teaching and Training
- To participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited Assistant Psychologists and honorary Assistant Psychologists and to support their development of necessary skills.
Research and development
- To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects conducted within the team as required.
- To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical and Client Care
- To assist with monitoring all referrals to the clinic, which will involve liaising closely with the PICuP Assistant Psychologists, administrator and coordinator, as well as the local clinical referring teams, GPs, and clients.
- To carry out initial assessments, consisting of a battery of standardised measures, for all new accepted referrals under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist.
- To repeat the assessments at further time points (e.g. pre-therapy and end of therapy) for people who engage in therapy, which will require liaising with PICuP therapists.
- To score and enter data from the assessments.
- To write reports back to the referrers based on the assessment measures.
- To help prepare reports for the PICuP management meetings.
Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
- To assist with clinically related key administrative tasks which will involve liaising closely with the PICuP administrator and PICuP Assistant Psychologists.
- To contribute to the effective working of the PICuP team by assisting with monitoring all referrals to the team, maintaining a detailed and accurate database to keep track of all clients throughout the course of therapy with PICuP, to conduct clinical assessments and liaise with referrers, clients, PICuP administrators and therapists during this process.
- To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To participate in the services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
Teaching and Training
- To participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited Assistant Psychologists and honorary Assistant Psychologists and to support their development of necessary skills.
Research and development
- To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects conducted within the team as required.
- To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of setting up and managing databases
- oExperience of using SPSS and Excel
- oSufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in the context of psychosis and to be able to work clinically with close direct supervision
- oPost-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits
- oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
Desirable
- oExperience with psychological treatment
- oExperience of administrative tasks
Knowledge
Essential
- oGraduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis
- oGood theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and the needs of people experiencing psychosis and of methods of assessment and treatment
- oAwareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training
- oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data using Excel and SPSS
- oWell-developed skills in organisation and time management.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of NHS Mental Health services, particularly psychological therapy services and related information systems (particularly in terms of clinical /administrative processes)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of setting up and managing databases
- oExperience of using SPSS and Excel
- oSufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in the context of psychosis and to be able to work clinically with close direct supervision
- oPost-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits
- oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
Desirable
- oExperience with psychological treatment
- oExperience of administrative tasks
Knowledge
Essential
- oGraduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis
- oGood theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and the needs of people experiencing psychosis and of methods of assessment and treatment
- oAwareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training
- oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data using Excel and SPSS
- oWell-developed skills in organisation and time management.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of NHS Mental Health services, particularly psychological therapy services and related information systems (particularly in terms of clinical /administrative processes)
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).
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).
