Job summary
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the
psychological health & wellbeing of adults with mental health difficulties
who are using community Adult Mental Health services focusing mainly on the
psychosis pathway (Early Intervention in Psychosis and Rehabilitation services).
A key responsibility of this role will be
coordinating specific service areas of development and delivery within Adult
Psychology services. Working at an operational level this will ensure the
Psychology and Psychological Therapies (PPT) service improves access to
psychological therapies, is an integrated part of all relevant clinical
pathways, delivers high clinical standards, makes best use of its scarce
resources and develops evidence based practice that meets needs and choices of
people using the service. This role will have a specific focus on psychosis
working closely with Early Intervention services in the main.
In conjunction with the Strategic lead, this role
will be responsible for delivering a range of service developments under the
Community Mental Health Framework and Transformation agenda. It also includes
leadership on creating Psychologically Informed Environments and, in
particular, Trauma Informed Care.
Main duties of the job
1. Day to day management of Psychology and Psychological Professions staff, primarily based in the
Early Interventions in Psychosis Service.
2.
Undertake service development
and redesign projects and coordinate the resulting work,
proposing and implementing policy changes and take a lead
in psychosis services redesign.
3. Ensure that staff work within professional guidelines and exercise
responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within Early Intervention services.
4.
Provide input to the local multidisciplinary community
teams, and forming Multi Agency Teams, developing new ways of working across
services and auditing the impact of team working.
5.
Carry a specialist caseload of clients and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues and carers.
6.
The post holder will receive regular professional and
clinical supervision.
7.
Take a broad psychological approach to developing
capacity of the workforce, inputting to planning and coordinating delivery of a
range of activities that build capacity for psychological interventions including consultation, reflective practice, supervision and
training.
8.
Embed practice-based evidence and evidence based practice across service
area.
9.Work collaboratively to ensure a
whole systems integrated approach to service delivery and development, ensuring involvement and experience, social inclusion and race
equality agendas inform and supporttheir work.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the
psychological health & wellbeing of adults with mental health difficulties
who are using community Adult Mental Health services focusing mainly on the
psychosis pathway.
A key responsibility of this role will be
coordinating specific service areas of development and delivery within Adult
Psychology services. Working at an operational level this will ensure that
community service users have improved access to psychological therapies, as an
integrated part of all relevant clinical pathways; and that our psychological
practitioners deliver high clinical standards, make best use of resources and
develop evidence based practice, that meets needs and choices of people using
the service. This role will have a specific focus on psychosis, working closely
with Early Interventions Services and Rehab teams.
In conjunction with the Strategic lead, this role
will be responsible for delivering a range of service developments under the
Community Mental Health Framework and Transformation agenda. It also includes
leadership on creating Psychologically-Informed Environments and, in
particular, Trauma-Informed Care.
This will be achieved in this post through
undertaking the following areas of responsibility:
1.
To be one of a team of Professional Leads with
responsibility for day to day management of staff primarily based in the First
Episode Psychosis Service (STEP) and Rehab teams; and contributing to the
coordination and smooth running of adult psychology services.
2.
To support the Professional Head, Service Managers and
the Practice Development and Strategic Leads by undertaking service development
and redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team,
proposing and implementing policy changes within this domain and taking a lead
in psychosis services redesign.
3.
To be responsible for the management of Applied/Practitioner
Psychologists working within the Adult directorate, delivering services to STEP
and Rehab teams. Ensure that staff work
within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic
governance of psychological practice within these services.
4.
Provide input to the local multidisciplinary community
teams, and forming Multi Agency Teams, developing new ways of working across
services and auditing the impact of team working.
5.
Carry a specialist caseload of clients as well as
offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to MH
colleagues and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and
the overall framework of the services policies and procedures
6.
The post holder with receive regular professional and
clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice
Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate
designated Professional Body.
7.
Take a broad psychological approach to developing
capacity of the workforce, inputting to planning and coordinating delivery of a
range of activities that build capacity for psychological interventions both in
community settings including consultation, reflective practice, supervision and
training.
8.
As directed by the Practice and Strategic Development
Leads embed practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice across service
area. This will include working with people using the service to ensure their
involvement in service design and evaluation.
9.
The post holder will work collaboratively to ensure a
whole systems integrated approach to service delivery and development. All
staff within the Psychology and Psychological Therapies service will be
responsible for ensuring involvement and experience, social inclusion and race
equality agendas inform and support their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the
psychological health & wellbeing of adults with mental health difficulties
who are using community Adult Mental Health services focusing mainly on the
psychosis pathway.
A key responsibility of this role will be
coordinating specific service areas of development and delivery within Adult
Psychology services. Working at an operational level this will ensure that
community service users have improved access to psychological therapies, as an
integrated part of all relevant clinical pathways; and that our psychological
practitioners deliver high clinical standards, make best use of resources and
develop evidence based practice, that meets needs and choices of people using
the service. This role will have a specific focus on psychosis, working closely
with Early Interventions Services and Rehab teams.
In conjunction with the Strategic lead, this role
will be responsible for delivering a range of service developments under the
Community Mental Health Framework and Transformation agenda. It also includes
leadership on creating Psychologically-Informed Environments and, in
particular, Trauma-Informed Care.
This will be achieved in this post through
undertaking the following areas of responsibility:
1.
To be one of a team of Professional Leads with
responsibility for day to day management of staff primarily based in the First
Episode Psychosis Service (STEP) and Rehab teams; and contributing to the
coordination and smooth running of adult psychology services.
2.
To support the Professional Head, Service Managers and
the Practice Development and Strategic Leads by undertaking service development
and redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team,
proposing and implementing policy changes within this domain and taking a lead
in psychosis services redesign.
3.
To be responsible for the management of Applied/Practitioner
Psychologists working within the Adult directorate, delivering services to STEP
and Rehab teams. Ensure that staff work
within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic
governance of psychological practice within these services.
4.
Provide input to the local multidisciplinary community
teams, and forming Multi Agency Teams, developing new ways of working across
services and auditing the impact of team working.
5.
Carry a specialist caseload of clients as well as
offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to MH
colleagues and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and
the overall framework of the services policies and procedures
6.
The post holder with receive regular professional and
clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice
Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate
designated Professional Body.
7.
Take a broad psychological approach to developing
capacity of the workforce, inputting to planning and coordinating delivery of a
range of activities that build capacity for psychological interventions both in
community settings including consultation, reflective practice, supervision and
training.
8.
As directed by the Practice and Strategic Development
Leads embed practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice across service
area. This will include working with people using the service to ensure their
involvement in service design and evaluation.
9.
The post holder will work collaboratively to ensure a
whole systems integrated approach to service delivery and development. All
staff within the Psychology and Psychological Therapies service will be
responsible for ensuring involvement and experience, social inclusion and race
equality agendas inform and support their work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and psychological interventions for people with mental health problems across the full range of care settings, particularly for psychosis in community and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology/psychological therapy services in the NHS and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts; and supervising psychological therapists and undertaking line-management.
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
- Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Skills in managing conflict, negotiation & achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims.
- Ability to integrate and manipulate complex data; interpret this information and write comprehensive reports.
- Ability to make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
- Proven organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with deadlines.
- Calm, methodical approach, friendly but concise.
- Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people.
- Highly skilled in specialist interventions with the client group.
- Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.
Desirable
- Project management skills / experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society Or Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the HCPC (or equivalent qualifications as assessed by the HPC) Or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (or equivalent as assessed by the HCPC).
- Registration with HCPC/UKCP/Other Specialist regulatory body.
- Further training or equivalent experience in working with Psychosis.
- Further training in at least one psychological therapy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and psychological interventions for people with mental health problems across the full range of care settings, particularly for psychosis in community and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology/psychological therapy services in the NHS and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts; and supervising psychological therapists and undertaking line-management.
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
- Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Skills in managing conflict, negotiation & achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims.
- Ability to integrate and manipulate complex data; interpret this information and write comprehensive reports.
- Ability to make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
- Proven organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with deadlines.
- Calm, methodical approach, friendly but concise.
- Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people.
- Highly skilled in specialist interventions with the client group.
- Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.
Desirable
- Project management skills / experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society Or Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the HCPC (or equivalent qualifications as assessed by the HPC) Or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (or equivalent as assessed by the HCPC).
- Registration with HCPC/UKCP/Other Specialist regulatory body.
- Further training or equivalent experience in working with Psychosis.
- Further training in at least one psychological therapy.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
