Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist / CBT Therapist

Main duties of the role

The job aims to improve the psychological health &

wellbeing of adults with complex and severe mental health difficulties.

a Clinical/Counselling Psychology or Psychotherapy service to people referred

for psychological therapy, as a key part of Devon Partnership Trust services

2.Providing

local clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for psychology service

trainees and volunteers, under the Professional Lead's direction and

supervision

3.Carrying

a specialist caseload and advising and consulting with patients, family

members, carers and professionals.

clinical supervision and consultation to wider local community mental health

teams as part of integrated team working.

5.Receiving

support from senior specialist colleagues and drawing on expertise within the

service to develop clinical skills with this client group.

6. Working

autonomously within professional guidelines, with responsibility for systematic

governance of psychological practice within the service / local team.

regular professional and clinical supervision under Trust policy and British

Psychological Society or designated Professional Body Practice Guidelines. Abiding

by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise, including those of the

British Psychological Society. Full

Health Professions Council registration is a condition of employment.

Clients,

family and carers: To

communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may have

specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be

hostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.

Multidisciplinary

team colleagues: To work

closely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health and

wellbeing service on a day to day basis.

social care staff: To

communicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital and

in community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and

sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment

plans of clients under the services care. To provide support & guidance in

the application of psychological principles and techniques, and to foster

reflective practice.

managers & professional staff: To

maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff

and managers across the Psychology and Therapy service and in DPT to foster a

positive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and to

enable effective negotiation.

Planning and Organisation

The service: To plan and prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient

care, support and guidance of carers and professionals and service research and

development activities.

contribute to the planning and organising of the psychology and therapy

services within the locality area and to contribute to the development and

improvement of provision of psychological services within services to best meet

the organisations strategy and priorities.

The

multidisciplinary service: To provide

psychology/therapy knowledge to the multi-professional planning, development

and marketing of mental health and wellbeing services.

Responsibility for Judgement and

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychological

therapy expertise and advice.

To provide psychological therapies/other therapies, developing

specialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulating

plans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialist

psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.

To support

the Professional Head, General Manager, Practice and Strategic Development

Leads and Professional Leads by undertaking service development and redesign

projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team.

& intervention: To make

highly skilled evaluations and decisions about assessment, treatment and

discharge, including the management of risk. To formulate plans for

psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions

for individuals, carers, families and groups and to demonstrate awareness of

diversity issues.

Consultation

& guidance: To provide

advice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to

colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,

acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice

Guidelines.

Policy & service: To support proposed changes for policy and for

service development.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Careful use of equipment.

Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management

Leadership & supervision: To supervise the work of assistants &/or trainees as required. To

provide supervision & consultancy to health and social care colleagues.

To support placements for trainee staff in line with professional

guidelines

To maintain accurate records, compliant with Trust Practice Standards.

To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, and

respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internal

communication.

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support

evidence based practice in individual work within the PPT and local mental

health services.

To support project work including specific areas of audit, research or

service evaluation

As a clinician to be responsible for collecting clinical practice and

outcome data that contributes to building practice based evidence and service

evaluation.

Freedom to Act

The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions,

acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice

To work autonomously within clinical

professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of

psychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation of

professional and Trust guidelines, and implementing policies in

conjunction with peers, Head of Profession and General Manager.

To provide specialist clinical/counselling psychology/psychotherapy

expertise and advice guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of

patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and

families.

To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided by

psychologists/therapists is carried out under appropriate supervision and

leadership.

To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuously update the skills

and techniques relevant to their clinical work.

Review of

this Job Description

This job

description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity

and will be amended in the light of changing service needs. This job

description is to be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on an annual

basis.

Equality

& Diversity

Partnership NHS Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse

workforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the community

regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or sexual orientation,

maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. The

Trust expects all staff to behave in a way which recognises and respects this

diversity in line with the appropriate standards.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Qualifications

Experience