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 currently recruiting for qualified HICBT Therapists.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative
service providing high intensity interventions in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
(CBT), working with adults aged 16+ within the NHS Talking Therapies service
for Teesside, which is part of the Impact on Teesside service.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will hold an IAPT / NHS TT recognised
qualification in HI CBT, be enthusiastic, hardworking, and able to work within
a supportive, performance-focused service in order to deliver high-quality psychological
therapy within an NHS Talking Therapies framework.
Full time and part time positions available.
We offer a range of ways for people to access our services
including face-to-face appointments across the Teesside area. We are seeking
candidates who are able to offer face-to-face appointments but are also able to
consider an element of online service delivery in line with patient and service
needs.
Successful applicants will be employed by Alliance
Psychological Services working within the Impact on Teesside service, which is
a partnership between Alliance Psychological Services and Teesside Mind.
All recruitment for roles in Impact on Teesside follows
Safer Recruitment standards. We expect all staff to be committed to promoting
and safeguarding the welfare of our clients.
You must have right to work in the UK. For more information
on this post please contact us on RebeccaEvans@alliancepsychology.com.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 08th August 2024
Interview dates: TBC
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.
About us
Alliance offers first rate training and development
opportunities; 38 days annual leave pro rata, rising 1 day every 5 years of
service (and an option to purchase additional annual leave); EAP health scheme
including costs towards eye tests/glasses, dental treatment, physio treatment
and shopping discounts; and a 3% contributory pension scheme. We also offer
health and wellbeing initiatives for our staff and promote flexible working for
a positive work life balance.
At Alliance, our staff are at the heart of all we do. To
offer the best possible services, we need the best possible people within our
team. So, we aim to offer varied and rewarding roles with substantial
development opportunities. What's more, we hope that we offer a sense of
community and a sense of belonging to something meaningful.
We have a commitment to equality and diversity and it's our
aim to employ a workforce that reflects the community we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will provide a range of evidence-based HI CBT interventions within the NHS Talking Therapies service for Teesside.
They will hold an IAPT / NHS TT recognised qualification in HI CBT and may also offer other High Intensity therapies including IPT, MBCT and EMDR. Applicants who also hold a recognised qualification in EMDR are particularly welcome.
This position may require flexible hours between 8am and 8pm weekdays.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To work as a member of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies team
- To create and maintain effective working relationships within the NHS Talking Therapies team and wider Impact on Teesside team
- To liaise effectively with GPs and other Health Professionals, including in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs
- To liaise effectively with secondary mental healthcare services, voluntary sector organisations and services, and with other statutory 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
- To provide intake assessments, including assessing and reviewing risk, for clients referred for or self-referring to psychological therapy within NHS Talking Therapies.
- To select and deliver a range of clinically appropriate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client and informed by the standards and measures set out in the NHS Talking Therapies manual.
- To work within a time-limited therapy framework, informed by NICE guidelines, the NHS Talking Therapies manual and clinical judgement
- To make appropriate onward referrals following assessment for clients requiring other services
Safeguarding
- Responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by always promoting the welfare of service users 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 information where appropriate with other agencies, informed by the services Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
To provide a professional and ethical service
- To maintain timely, clear, succinct, accurate and professional clinical records, including ensuring completion of Outcome Measures and ADSMs, where appropriate
- To maintain appropriate clinical registration(s) and abide by the ethical code of registration body
- To undertake relevant Continuing Professional Development activities as required for the purposes of continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified through Impacts Professional Development and Appraisal System
- To undertake an appropriate amount of clinical supervision, which must not be less than the amount required by the NHS Talking Therapies manual and/or the professional registration or accreditation body
- 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 act as necessary within Health and Safety and other guidelines.
- To adhere to all Impact and Alliance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
- To promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the Service.
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 Impacts organisational objectives and priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will provide a range of evidence-based HI CBT interventions within the NHS Talking Therapies service for Teesside.
They will hold an IAPT / NHS TT recognised qualification in HI CBT and may also offer other High Intensity therapies including IPT, MBCT and EMDR. Applicants who also hold a recognised qualification in EMDR are particularly welcome.
This position may require flexible hours between 8am and 8pm weekdays.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To work as a member of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies team
- To create and maintain effective working relationships within the NHS Talking Therapies team and wider Impact on Teesside team
- To liaise effectively with GPs and other Health Professionals, including in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs
- To liaise effectively with secondary mental healthcare services, voluntary sector organisations and services, and with other statutory 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
- To provide intake assessments, including assessing and reviewing risk, for clients referred for or self-referring to psychological therapy within NHS Talking Therapies.
- To select and deliver a range of clinically appropriate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client and informed by the standards and measures set out in the NHS Talking Therapies manual.
- To work within a time-limited therapy framework, informed by NICE guidelines, the NHS Talking Therapies manual and clinical judgement
- To make appropriate onward referrals following assessment for clients requiring other services
Safeguarding
- Responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by always promoting the welfare of service users 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 information where appropriate with other agencies, informed by the services Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
To provide a professional and ethical service
- To maintain timely, clear, succinct, accurate and professional clinical records, including ensuring completion of Outcome Measures and ADSMs, where appropriate
- To maintain appropriate clinical registration(s) and abide by the ethical code of registration body
- To undertake relevant Continuing Professional Development activities as required for the purposes of continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified through Impacts Professional Development and Appraisal System
- To undertake an appropriate amount of clinical supervision, which must not be less than the amount required by the NHS Talking Therapies manual and/or the professional registration or accreditation body
- 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 act as necessary within Health and Safety and other guidelines.
- To adhere to all Impact and Alliance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
- To promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the Service.
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 Impacts organisational objectives and priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT
- Accreditation/registration with BACP, BABCP, UKCP, BPS or other recognised professional organisation
- Evidence using the career framework of training in mental health and experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression.
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
- Training in other IAPT modalities eg EMDR, MBCBT, IPT
- Training in Long Term Health Conditions/Medically Unexplained Symptoms for CBT Therapists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting
- Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
- Up to date knowledge of therapeutic approach to be practised.
- Awareness of a range of therapeutic approaches.
- 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 the impact of childhood abuse and neglect 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.
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Skills in assessment, formulation, and treatment of a range of psychological presentations
- Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
- 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
- Trained and experienced in groupwork.
- Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance.
- Experience in working with interpreters.
- Fluent in languages other than English
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT
- Accreditation/registration with BACP, BABCP, UKCP, BPS or other recognised professional organisation
- Evidence using the career framework of training in mental health and experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression.
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
- Training in other IAPT modalities eg EMDR, MBCBT, IPT
- Training in Long Term Health Conditions/Medically Unexplained Symptoms for CBT Therapists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting
- Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
- Up to date knowledge of therapeutic approach to be practised.
- Awareness of a range of therapeutic approaches.
- 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 the impact of childhood abuse and neglect 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.
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Skills in assessment, formulation, and treatment of a range of psychological presentations
- Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
- 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
- Trained and experienced in groupwork.
- Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance.
- Experience in working with interpreters.
- Fluent in languages other than English
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.
