Job summary
The Outreach Psychotherapist is a
novel position being introduced within a multi-disciplinary team framework to
cater to the mental health and overall well-being of individuals experiencing
homelessness or at risk of it in Peterborough. Collaborating closely with a
Mental Health-specialised GP and a Service Lead who will oversee management and
administrative aspects, this role aims to offer psychotherapeutic interventions
to referred rough sleepers who face moderate mental health challenges alongside
intertwined health and social care needs, including substance misuse. The
interventions will occur in diverse settings like street outreach or client
accommodations. This initiative aligns with an integrated care model for Rough
Sleepers encompassing housing, substance misuse, and mental health outreach
workers. With successful precedents in other regions, shared learning
opportunities exist. The Outreach Psychotherapist will provide training to
partner outreach workers, enhancing their grasp of clients' psychological
issues to foster more effective interactions. The overarching goal is to guide
clients towards self-understanding, responsibility, and constructive
relationships, thereby aiding their transition from outreach work to
established treatment programs. Regular clinical supervision and collaboration
with the local Mental Health Trust's Lead Psychologist ensure a trauma-informed
approach and seamless client progression into mainstream treatment programs.
Main duties of the job
To
provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are homeless or vulnerably
housed and who have complex needs
Provide
clients with trauma-informed approaches, including psychological and
therapeutic support
To
hold a caseload of clients, working flexibly to meet their needs
Actively
promote the service and trauma informed practices to external agencies and
organisations and to attend Multiple Disciplinary Team Meetings (MDTs) for
clients on the psychotherapy caseload
Work
in partnership with other agencies and organisations involved in supporting
clients to stabilise their mental health and be supported to access and remain
in accommodation
Maintain constructive relationships with a
broad range of internal and external stakeholders including, GP surgeries and
other key stakeholders and partner organisations
Attend and actively participate in team,
service and wider multi-disciplinary team meetings as required
Create and maintain documentation as required
for the role
Supporting the service by providing strong
governance processes through maintaining electronic files and storing
associated documents within these
Provide
group training and one to one advice and guidance to housing, substance misuses
and mental health outreach teams as part of a multi-disciplinary approach
About us
Greater Peterborough Network is a fast growing and
ambitious at scale NHS primary care provider. We work closely with our partner
GP Practices to help support patients to access high quality healthcare and
support in the community. We are a dynamic and responsive team who pride
ourselves on our can-do attitude. We embrace and encourage flexible working and
good work life balance. We are excited to be advertising this role as the
successful candidate will be joining us a time of significant growth with
several exciting projects lined up for 2023/24.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outreach Psychotherapist is a new role being
introduced as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach to support the health
and wellbeing of people rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness in
Peterborough. This role will work directly with a GP specialising in Mental
Health and a Service Lead who will provide management and admin support to a
new Primary Care Rough Sleeper Outreach team.
The role will provide psychotherapeutic
interventions to people rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness who have been
referred to the service. Clients referred to the service will be rough sleepers
with moderate mental health difficulties who also have problematic and
interrelated health and social care needs, including substance misuse. These
interventions could be delivered in a variety of settings including on the
street on an outreach shift or attending a clients accommodation as required.
This new team is part of an integrated model of care
for Rough Sleepers including housing, substance misuse and mental health
outreach workers. The innovative outreach approach has been successfully
introduced in other areas of the eastern region and so there are opportunities
for shared learning with other areas.
The Outreach Psychotherapist will provide partner
outreach workers such as housing support workers and substance misuse staff
with regular training from the psychotherapist to help them understand the psychological
difficulties their clients experience and how to work effectively with them.
The aim of this training is to increase the number of staff in Peterborough
able to offer psychologically informed guidance to clients and, as a result,
help clients who often behave chaotically to gain an understanding of their
behaviour, take responsibility for themselves, and develop negotiated, positive
relationships.
The Outreach Psychotherapist will be required access
external monthly clinical supervision and work closely with the Lead
Psychologist in the local Mental Health Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Foundation Trust (CPFT), to develop a trauma informed psychological program and
ensure clients transition smoothly from the initial work of the outreach team
to stabilise clients into mainstream treatment programmes offered by CPFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outreach Psychotherapist is a new role being
introduced as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach to support the health
and wellbeing of people rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness in
Peterborough. This role will work directly with a GP specialising in Mental
Health and a Service Lead who will provide management and admin support to a
new Primary Care Rough Sleeper Outreach team.
The role will provide psychotherapeutic
interventions to people rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness who have been
referred to the service. Clients referred to the service will be rough sleepers
with moderate mental health difficulties who also have problematic and
interrelated health and social care needs, including substance misuse. These
interventions could be delivered in a variety of settings including on the
street on an outreach shift or attending a clients accommodation as required.
This new team is part of an integrated model of care
for Rough Sleepers including housing, substance misuse and mental health
outreach workers. The innovative outreach approach has been successfully
introduced in other areas of the eastern region and so there are opportunities
for shared learning with other areas.
The Outreach Psychotherapist will provide partner
outreach workers such as housing support workers and substance misuse staff
with regular training from the psychotherapist to help them understand the psychological
difficulties their clients experience and how to work effectively with them.
The aim of this training is to increase the number of staff in Peterborough
able to offer psychologically informed guidance to clients and, as a result,
help clients who often behave chaotically to gain an understanding of their
behaviour, take responsibility for themselves, and develop negotiated, positive
relationships.
The Outreach Psychotherapist will be required access
external monthly clinical supervision and work closely with the Lead
Psychologist in the local Mental Health Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Foundation Trust (CPFT), to develop a trauma informed psychological program and
ensure clients transition smoothly from the initial work of the outreach team
to stabilise clients into mainstream treatment programmes offered by CPFT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience:
- Essential
- Demonstrable experience as a counsellor or psychotherapist working with trauma.
- Expertise in prevailing evidence-based protocols.
- Proven track record of engaging with vulnerable adults with complex needs.
- Capacity to work flexibly in both formal and informal settings to provide services tailored to individuals particular needs.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's care and treatment, both as care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-agency care plan.
- Experience of motivating, empowering, and supporting people to achieve their goals.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge:
- Essential
- Ability to assess the needs of the clients and provide appropriate service.
- Ability to share expertise within the parameters of confidentiality.
- Ability to manage and respond to demand pressures of the service.
- Ability to lead and work as a team member.
- Good IT skills and experience of using a database and accurately able to enter sensitive data.
- Excellent verbal and written skills and the capacity to report effectively on agreed impact measures, with highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues.
- Ability to promote the service, encouraging and influencing the use of the psychotherapy service.
- Behaviours and Values:
- Essential
- Flexible approach to working practice some weekends, or anti-social hours may be required.
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
- Demonstrable respect for the dignity of people who are currently vulnerable with the skills and sensitivity to empower individuals to address their challenges.
- Outgoing, energetic, and positive about improving the wellbeing of others and their community.
- Highly motivated and resourceful.
- Adaptable, flexible with a can-do attitude.
- Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.
- Ability to contribute effectively.
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach.
- Has realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development.
- The post-holder is required to travel independently across the county when required, to meet staff and attend meetings etc. a valid driving licence and own car is a must.
- This post requires an Enhanced and satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check.
Desirable
- Masters in counselling or Psychotherapy.
- Certificate or diploma in trauma therapy.
- Ability to speak a more than one language.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience:
- Essential
- Demonstrable experience as a counsellor or psychotherapist working with trauma.
- Expertise in prevailing evidence-based protocols.
- Proven track record of engaging with vulnerable adults with complex needs.
- Capacity to work flexibly in both formal and informal settings to provide services tailored to individuals particular needs.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's care and treatment, both as care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-agency care plan.
- Experience of motivating, empowering, and supporting people to achieve their goals.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge:
- Essential
- Ability to assess the needs of the clients and provide appropriate service.
- Ability to share expertise within the parameters of confidentiality.
- Ability to manage and respond to demand pressures of the service.
- Ability to lead and work as a team member.
- Good IT skills and experience of using a database and accurately able to enter sensitive data.
- Excellent verbal and written skills and the capacity to report effectively on agreed impact measures, with highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues.
- Ability to promote the service, encouraging and influencing the use of the psychotherapy service.
- Behaviours and Values:
- Essential
- Flexible approach to working practice some weekends, or anti-social hours may be required.
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
- Demonstrable respect for the dignity of people who are currently vulnerable with the skills and sensitivity to empower individuals to address their challenges.
- Outgoing, energetic, and positive about improving the wellbeing of others and their community.
- Highly motivated and resourceful.
- Adaptable, flexible with a can-do attitude.
- Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.
- Ability to contribute effectively.
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach.
- Has realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development.
- The post-holder is required to travel independently across the county when required, to meet staff and attend meetings etc. a valid driving licence and own car is a must.
- This post requires an Enhanced and satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check.
Desirable
- Masters in counselling or Psychotherapy.
- Certificate or diploma in trauma therapy.
- Ability to speak a more than one language.
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).
