Job summary
We are looking for an innovative, motivated, and enthusiastic CBT Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist to work in our Assertive Outreach service. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions for people with psychosis and complex mental health & their carers across North West Sussex.
Experience in working with people with psychosis is highly desirable although there will be opportunity for training in CBT and psychosis. This is likely to include the Daniel Freeman's Feeling Safe model. There will also be access to specialised supervision from an experienced Clinical Psychologist specialising in psychosis, as well as the possibility of attending a CBT supervision group and linking in with a variety of CBT therapists and psychologists in North West Sussex. You must have a strong commitment to recovery, multi-disciplinary working, service user involvement, and working with people who are cautious about engaging with mental health services.
The post-holder will be operationally managed by the Assertive Outreach Team Service Manager for North West Sussex and professionally accountable to the North West Sussex Psychology & Psychological
Therapies Lead. For informal discussions, please contact: Dr Emma Bell, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and North West Sussex Psychology Lead on 07738758120
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions for people with psychosis and complex mental health & their carers across North West Sussex.
To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users.
About us
We are committed to the promotion of excellent professional standards by embedding professional practice within the Trust clinical governance structures and we facilitate continuing professional development by a range of support structures including regular professional meetings. We actively encourage our psychologists and psychological therapists to work towards BABCP accreditation, to attend a range of CBT master classes and to access specialist CBT supervision.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust promotes high quality clinical research and audit. The strength of the Research and Development team, and the Trusts Clinical Academic Groups (CAG's), are examples of the teams and structures that the trust has developed in order to support and promote evidence-based practice and service user involvement within the wider services. We have set up a Psychosis mini CAG in North West Sussex and encourage participation in this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions for people with psychosis and complex mental health & their carers across North West Sussex.
To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions for people with psychosis and complex mental health & their carers across North West Sussex.
To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in one of the Appendices
- Professionally registered as specified in the same Appendix
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the same Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy
- Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context
- A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.
- Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group.
- A high-level specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapy as specified in the same appendix, as applied to the client group using this service.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in one of the Appendices
- Professionally registered as specified in the same Appendix
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the same Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy
- Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context
- A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.
- Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
- Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group.
- A high-level specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapy as specified in the same appendix, as applied to the client group using this service.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and experience
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).
