Job summary
Alliance Psychological
Services is an independent provider of counselling and psychological therapy
services based in the Tees Valley area and working across the North-East
region. We are working in partnership with Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind to
deliver the IMPACT on Teesside service.
We have an exciting opportunity to be part of this innovative service as
a Mental Health Support Worker. Successful candidates will have experience working
in a mental healthcare setting. As part of this role, you will contribute to
waiting list management and support in collaboration with other members of the
team and will assist in providing a range of evidence-based low intensity
psychological interventions. You will ensure that people assessed for the
service are supported whilst waiting for treatment and will contribute towards
meeting service targets.
Main duties of the job
Full time and part time positions are available, and this post will be
based in our Middlesbrough office.
You must have right to work in the UK as we are currently unable to offer
working visa opportunities.
For more information on
this post please contact us on enquiries@impactonteesside.com.
Closing
date for applications: 14th August 2022
Interview
dates: 23rd August 2022
About us
Alliance
offers first rate training and development opportunities, 38 days annual leave
pro rata, rising 1 day every 5 years of service (as well as the option to purchase
additional annual leave) EAP health scheme including costs towards eye
tests/glasses, dental treatment, physio treatment and shopping discounts
alongside a 3% contributory pension scheme. We also offer lots of health and
wellbeing initiatives for our staff and promote flexible working for a positive
work life balance.
Alliance Psychological
Services has organisational responsibility for safeguarding all children and
vulnerable adults within our service, part of this is to follow safer recruitment
of staff for all appointments. It is also a requirement that all staff
understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to
promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
Please note that due to
the nature of the duties of these roles, an enhanced criminal records
disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application.
Alliance Psychological
Services Limited is committed to promoting equal opportunities in our employment
practice and service delivery. We are signatories to the Mindful Employers
Charter. Alliance also has Investors in People status and is a Living Wage
employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Post Holder will work within the Impact on Teesside Primary Care Psychological
Wellbeing Therapies service to offer clinical and administrative support to
people using the service and to colleagues in the team. They will contribute to
active waiting list management in collaboration with other members of the team
and will assist in offering a range of evidence-based low intensity
psychological interventions. They will
ensure that people assessed for the service across all service pathways are supported
whilst waiting for treatment and will contribute towards meeting service
targets for waiting times.
This position may require flexible
hours between 8am until 8pm weekdays.
DBS Check required (level of
disclosure): Enhanced
Main Duties and
Responsibilities
To
work as a member of the Impact PWT Service Team
- To
create and maintain effective working relationships within the Team and elsewhere.
- To
provide support to patients waiting to begin treatment within the Primary
Care Service including maintaining regular contact and providing information
on other sources of help.
- To
offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care Team,
including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and
in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health
needs.
- To
liaise effectively with Secondary Care and voluntary sector organisations
and services
- To
attend meetings and provide reports as required.
- To
assist in the development and promotion of the service
To
provide a range of therapeutic interventions and support
- To assist with assessment and support,
including risk assessment, of clients referred to the service across all
pathways within the Primary Care setting
- To assist with delivery of a range of
appropriate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client
including groupwork and digital therapies
- To offer a range of resources, signposting
and information
- To work within an appropriate time
framework,
- To make appropriate onward referrals
following assessment for clients requiring other services, including
statutory and voluntary agencies
- To maintain clients’ confidentiality
within agreed guidelines
Safeguarding
- Responsible
for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by promoting the welfare
of service users at all times and operating within local policies and procedures.
- Under
guidance and support taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children
and vulnerable adults at risk of significant harm.
- Under
guidance and supervision to identify and support families in accessing
Early Help Services
- To
share appropriate information with other agencies regarding the service
users wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of
Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
To
provide a professional and ethical service
- To maintain appropriate records including
all required assessment and evaluation tools
- To undertake relevant Continuing
Professional Development activities both as required for the purposes of
continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified
through Impact’s Professional Development and Appraisal System
- To undertake an appropriate amount of
clinical supervision from a qualified Clinical Supervisor within Impact’s
Supervision Programme
- To operate within agreed NHS, Impact and
professional guidelines and Codes of Practice
- To ensure a safe and secure working
environment for self and others and to take action as necessary within
Health and Safety and other guidelines.
- To promote and value the rights,
responsibilities and diversity of people using the Service.
Confidentiality
- In the performance
of their duties, the post-holder may have access to confidential
information relating to clients and their care, staff and others. They may also have access to information
relating to Impact as a business organisation. All such information from any source is
to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating
to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Impact business may
only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Impact policies
and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal
and sensitive data.
This job
description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in
developing the role in accordance with changes in IMPACT on Teesside’s organisational
objectives and priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Post Holder will work within the Impact on Teesside Primary Care Psychological
Wellbeing Therapies service to offer clinical and administrative support to
people using the service and to colleagues in the team. They will contribute to
active waiting list management in collaboration with other members of the team
and will assist in offering a range of evidence-based low intensity
psychological interventions. They will
ensure that people assessed for the service across all service pathways are supported
whilst waiting for treatment and will contribute towards meeting service
targets for waiting times.
This position may require flexible
hours between 8am until 8pm weekdays.
DBS Check required (level of
disclosure): Enhanced
Main Duties and
Responsibilities
To
work as a member of the Impact PWT Service Team
- To
create and maintain effective working relationships within the Team and elsewhere.
- To
provide support to patients waiting to begin treatment within the Primary
Care Service including maintaining regular contact and providing information
on other sources of help.
- To
offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care Team,
including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and
in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health
needs.
- To
liaise effectively with Secondary Care and voluntary sector organisations
and services
- To
attend meetings and provide reports as required.
- To
assist in the development and promotion of the service
To
provide a range of therapeutic interventions and support
- To assist with assessment and support,
including risk assessment, of clients referred to the service across all
pathways within the Primary Care setting
- To assist with delivery of a range of
appropriate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client
including groupwork and digital therapies
- To offer a range of resources, signposting
and information
- To work within an appropriate time
framework,
- To make appropriate onward referrals
following assessment for clients requiring other services, including
statutory and voluntary agencies
- To maintain clients’ confidentiality
within agreed guidelines
Safeguarding
- Responsible
for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by promoting the welfare
of service users at all times and operating within local policies and procedures.
- Under
guidance and support taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children
and vulnerable adults at risk of significant harm.
- Under
guidance and supervision to identify and support families in accessing
Early Help Services
- To
share appropriate information with other agencies regarding the service
users wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of
Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
To
provide a professional and ethical service
- To maintain appropriate records including
all required assessment and evaluation tools
- To undertake relevant Continuing
Professional Development activities both as required for the purposes of
continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified
through Impact’s Professional Development and Appraisal System
- To undertake an appropriate amount of
clinical supervision from a qualified Clinical Supervisor within Impact’s
Supervision Programme
- To operate within agreed NHS, Impact and
professional guidelines and Codes of Practice
- To ensure a safe and secure working
environment for self and others and to take action as necessary within
Health and Safety and other guidelines.
- To promote and value the rights,
responsibilities and diversity of people using the Service.
Confidentiality
- In the performance
of their duties, the post-holder may have access to confidential
information relating to clients and their care, staff and others. They may also have access to information
relating to Impact as a business organisation. All such information from any source is
to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating
to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Impact business may
only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Impact policies
and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal
and sensitive data.
This job
description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in
developing the role in accordance with changes in IMPACT on Teesside’s organisational
objectives and priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Psychology, Counselling, Health & Social Care or other relevant field
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
Desirable
- Degree or higher award in psychology, counselling or counselling psychology or other recognised training / qualification relevant to the post
- Membership of or registration with an appropriate professional body such as BACP, BABCP, UKCP, BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
- Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBT-based interventions.
- Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild moderate mental health problems including anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health/benefits and employment systems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- High level of motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals of the service with the wider health care system.
- Act in ways that support equality and promotes diversity.
Desirable
- Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance.
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experienced in facilitating or assisting in groupwork.
- Skills in assessment, formulation and treatment of a range of psychological presentations
- Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Psychology, Counselling, Health & Social Care or other relevant field
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
Desirable
- Degree or higher award in psychology, counselling or counselling psychology or other recognised training / qualification relevant to the post
- Membership of or registration with an appropriate professional body such as BACP, BABCP, UKCP, BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
- Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBT-based interventions.
- Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild moderate mental health problems including anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health/benefits and employment systems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- High level of motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals of the service with the wider health care system.
- Act in ways that support equality and promotes diversity.
Desirable
- Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance.
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experienced in facilitating or assisting in groupwork.
- Skills in assessment, formulation and treatment of a range of psychological presentations
- Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
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.
