Clin/Couns Psychologist or Psychological Therapist/Systemic Therapist
Are you a newly qualified/soon to qualify Psychological professional looking for a new role in adult mental health? Or someone Psychological professional wanting to develop your systemic therapy skills?
We are recruiting a part-time Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist with training in Systemic Psychotherapy or willingness to train in systemic therapy, to provide psychological assessments and interventions for adults with severe and/or complex mental health problems, their families and carers. This role is part-time working 30 hours per week.
We also welcome applications from Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, or Psychological Therapists who are due to qualify soon.
Our enthusiastic, skilled and supportive team provides a range of therapies. You would contribute to the work of the team by joining the highly valued family therapy clinic and undertaking group and individual therapy with people seeking formulation‑based CBT for developmental trauma and other complex difficulties.
Main duties of the job
You should be able to demonstrate your use of evidence‑based practice in specialist adult mental health settings, including competence in cognitive‑behavioural and third wave approaches and systemic interventions. If not already accredited, you will be willing to work towards accreditation with an accrediting body such as BABCP and/or AFT for which you will be fully supported.
As a member of Specialist Psychological Therapies you will work closely with colleagues in our adult mental health community and in‑patient teams. You will also liaise with and support psychological therapists working at earlier steps in the Buckinghamshire Psychological Therapies Pathway. You will work with the Clinical Lead, Locality Leads, Team Manager and your team to ensure that the Buckinghamshire Psychological Therapies Pathway achieves its key objectives of delivering integrated, safe, accessible, responsive, effective and caring services to people in Buckinghamshire. You will ensure the service you provide is of a high quality and meets national guidance as well as meeting local and nationally agreed targets.
Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role. The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
About us
Oxford Health is a general health trust that delivers physical, mental and social care across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with severe and complex mental health problems
* Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical/ counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
* Registration with HCPC or equivalent
* Pre‑qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
* Training and qualification in systemic family therapy
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups
* Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
Experience
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse
* Experience of running/co‑running groups
* Experience of systemic family therapy practice
* Experience of offering CBT and third wave therapies to adults with complex psychological difficulties
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
* A positive approach to working with adults with mental health difficulties
* An awareness of own strengths and limitations
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.
£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum | pro-rata
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