Job summary
As the Psychotherapist, you will be expected to contribute to the on-going development of the service, providing clinical expertise and collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist psychotherapy input to the unit, which will include individual assessment, formulation, and individual therapy as appropriate.
You will pragmatically draw on a full range of psychotherapy theories to aid assessment, formulation and intervention relevant to this client group. The post holder will have the opportunity for clinical supervision and team reflection; and will be part of a small psychology team.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Carry an individual caseload, under supervision, providing appropriate assessment, formulation and evidence-based therapy
Manage this caseload including formulating, planning, risk assessment and evaluating interventions
Contribute to delivery of the psychological groups programme
Assist in the development of the teams formulation and therapeutic skills
Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, and training as appropriate
Participate in a programme of continuing professional development and annual appraisal
To consult with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team on psychological aspects of clients assessments/formulation and therapy plans
To attend MDT meetings and CPA reviews
To attend and engage with team supervision and development activities
To participate in other meetings or committees as necessary
Involves and engages users of the service and others in discussions about service direction, improvements and the values on which they are based
Actively creates opportunities to enable everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
Works with others to make sure there is a clear direction for values, strategies and policies and leads the way when interests are in conflict
Evaluates the quality of own and others work and raises quality issues and related risks with the appropriate people
About us
Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based on our five key values:
Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do
Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated
Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team
Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations
Schoen Clinic York is a highly specialised Hospital for adults in the North of England. We are currently based on the ground floor of Minster Grange as an eating disorder hospital, and in September 2024 will be expanding to cover the full building with other service lines including Dementia care. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached 'Schoen Clinic Psychotherapist Job Description' for further information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached 'Schoen Clinic Psychotherapist Job Description' for further information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligibility for registration/accreditation with the relevant professional body for practice; BACP, UKCP, BABCP
Desirable
- Qualifications relevant to the post (inpatient care, eating disorders, autism, trauma)
- Supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Practical knowledge of using a full range of theory models to inform clinical work
- Understanding of developmental and attachment trauma
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive situations
- Excellent skills in assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation
- Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non-verbal and written modes including report writing
- Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance with service-users
- Demonstrates the ability to develop positive working alliances with multi-disciplinary teams
- Knowledge of safeguarding principles and practice
- Experience of specialist assessment, and formulation work within adult mental health
- Experience working within an MDT
Desirable
- Additional psychotherapy training (e.g. CBT-E, MANTRA, DBT, CFT)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to eating disorders and mental health
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and multivariate data analysis
- Experience working with eating disorders
- Experience of working with autism
- Experience of working in an inpatient setting
- Experience working with trauma
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligibility for registration/accreditation with the relevant professional body for practice; BACP, UKCP, BABCP
Desirable
- Qualifications relevant to the post (inpatient care, eating disorders, autism, trauma)
- Supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Practical knowledge of using a full range of theory models to inform clinical work
- Understanding of developmental and attachment trauma
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive situations
- Excellent skills in assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation
- Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non-verbal and written modes including report writing
- Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance with service-users
- Demonstrates the ability to develop positive working alliances with multi-disciplinary teams
- Knowledge of safeguarding principles and practice
- Experience of specialist assessment, and formulation work within adult mental health
- Experience working within an MDT
Desirable
- Additional psychotherapy training (e.g. CBT-E, MANTRA, DBT, CFT)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to eating disorders and mental health
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and multivariate data analysis
- Experience working with eating disorders
- Experience of working with autism
- Experience of working in an inpatient setting
- Experience working with trauma
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).
