Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. The post comprises 0.5 WTE as part of the Complex Trauma Service in the borough and as part of the Trauma Informed Care project in the Transformation of Mental Health Services in the Communities we serve.
Experience of working with complex mental health problems in NHS settings is essential. The job offers a great opportunity to further your skills; as well as regular supervision, there are forums for support and professional development. The post holder will also be actively involved in consultation, teaching and training. The therapist will monitor and evaluate treatment offered to service users. They will participate in an area of the service delivery within the team, with the support of the Complex Trauma Leads.
For further information, please contact Dr Danielle DMello, Counselling Psychologist danielle.dmello@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To provide direct clinical work and indirect clinical work in the area of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care;
To provide specialist assessment and treatment recommendations for service users with severe, enduring and complex trauma presentations;
To coproduce and co-deliver teaching and training with experts-by-experience and therapists from other disciplines;
To provide clinical supervision and consultation to psychological therapies staff who work within multi-disciplinary services;
To promote and support the implementation of Trauma Informed Care in all aspects and areas of their work;
To work within the principles of a community psychology framework;To contribute where appropriate to the strategic development of psychotrauma provision within the Trust in consultation with senior colleagues;
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent (statement of equivalence (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)) and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist) or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- HCPC registration
- BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent
- Specialist training in at least two therapeutic treatments for psychological trauma
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral clinical /counselling psychology trainees
Desirable
- Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health
- Accreditation as a Supervisor for Psychology and/or Psychotherapy
- Training in evidence-based psychological treatments for complex PTSD including EMDR, Narrative Exposure Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT Training in structural/ tertiary dissociation and/or
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist for adults with severe and enduring complex trauma presentations.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes S&I Page 8 of 10 severity.
- Experience of supervising qualified psychologists and/or psychotherapists and other staff working in mental health settings.
- Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes
- Experience of providing teaching, training and clinical supervision for interventions and treatments of psychological trauma.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working with service users with high levels of dissociation and/or DID presentations.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent (statement of equivalence (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)) and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist) or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- HCPC registration
- BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent
- Specialist training in at least two therapeutic treatments for psychological trauma
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral clinical /counselling psychology trainees
Desirable
- Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health
- Accreditation as a Supervisor for Psychology and/or Psychotherapy
- Training in evidence-based psychological treatments for complex PTSD including EMDR, Narrative Exposure Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT Training in structural/ tertiary dissociation and/or
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist for adults with severe and enduring complex trauma presentations.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes S&I Page 8 of 10 severity.
- Experience of supervising qualified psychologists and/or psychotherapists and other staff working in mental health settings.
- Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes
- Experience of providing teaching, training and clinical supervision for interventions and treatments of psychological trauma.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of working with service users with high levels of dissociation and/or DID presentations.
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
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).
