Overview
The role centres on supporting qualified staff in the development and running of therapeutic programme/s and carrying out service evaluation projects and audits of various therapeutic interventions and initiatives. The role includes co-facilitating a range of manualised group therapy programmes, shadowing and helping out with generic and specialist clinical assessments and offering manualised individual therapy under supervision, when appropriate. The role includes promoting the psychological health and wellbeing of service users waiting for a psychological intervention to start. Under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, to provide psychological and wellbeing reviews to service users, in the form of phone calls. Under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, to undertake protocol based psychological reviews of needs, self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews. Assist, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, in collecting clinical data on throughput, outcome measures and service development.
Responsibilities
* Support qualified staff in the development and running of therapeutic programmes and in service evaluation projects and audits.
* Co-facilitate manualised group therapy programmes and assist with generic and specialist clinical assessments.
* Offer manualised individual therapy under supervision, when appropriate.
* Promote psychological health and wellbeing of service users awaiting a psychological intervention.
* Provide psychological and wellbeing reviews to service users by phone, under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
* Undertake protocol-based psychological reviews using needs assessments, self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews, under supervision.
* Assist in collecting clinical data on throughput, outcomes and service development under supervision.
Organisation information and requirements
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have pledged to employ more people with learning disabilities; we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format (e.g., Braille or audio), please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. We would advise you to check the email account registered with NHS Jobs regularly; if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application may be unsuccessful.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 require anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or deployed to a CQC registered care home to have had COVID vaccinations, unless exempt. This is a requirement of this role and will form part of pre-employment checks.
Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients across community health, mental health and learning disability services in Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We are an inclusive organisation with recognitions including Veteran Aware Trust, Disability Confident Leader, and award-winning apprenticeships. We continually explore new ways to deliver care and services, including technology-enabled care and partnerships such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department and virtual hospitals.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years of service.
* Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of pensionable pay.
* Staff discounts (Blue Light Card, NHS offers) and staff benefits.
* £8,000 relocation package if moving to Essex to join us.
* Season ticket loans (interest-free) for travel to and from work.
* Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
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