Your Day-to-Day…
1. Work as a team Psychotherapist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
2. Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups
3. Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT
4. Evaluate the service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research
5. Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.
Job Purpose:
6. To provide a psychotherapeutic service to wards at Cygnet Woking including assessment and formulation, therapeutic intervention, implementation and monitoring of outcomes
7. To offer a range of evidence based individual and group therapeutic interventions within the service
8. To provide reflective practice to staff so as to support service users from diverse backgrounds in building the life worth living by working to create a psychologically safe and trusting environment
9. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research as necessary
10. To contribute to service development through new, evidence-based initiatives
11. To work as an autonomous professional within (e.g. BPS/HCPC/BACP) guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies of the service, following and contributing to the development of service procedures.
12. To work within NICE guidelines
We are looking for someone who is...
13. Registered Psychotherapist – post graduate diploma level or equivalent
14. Experience working in secure settings
15. Experience of 1:1 work with individuals with complex needs
16. Experience of carrying out risk assessments including the HCR-20
17. Experience of delivering group based interventions
18. Experience of MDT working
19. Knowledge of therapeutic approaches e.g. ACT, Schema, CFT, attachment, CBT
20. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
21. Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
22. Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
23. Expert clinical supervision & peer support
24. Employee referral scheme
25. Pension scheme
26. “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount saving.