Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

You would be providing assessments for clients referred to service, particularly where there is comorbidity and complexity, in order to determine the most appropriate treatment pathways.

You will be responsible forproviding specialist psychological interventions

to clients with eating disorders and their families/carers

You would be offering clinical supervision to psychological therapy colleagues, trainees and assistant psychologists and there may be opportunities to line manage staff as part of career development.

The role involves working together with multi-disciplinary colleagues, offering specialist clinical supervision and consultation to the MDT and across the wider mental health service.

Prior experience in working with people with severe and complex eating disorders would be highly desirable and a strong commitment to increasing access to evidence based psychological interventions.

The candidate will have a degree in psychology and doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained before 1996 or outside the UK) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or will be a senior experienced psychological therapist with appropriate accreditation with a relevant professional body e.g. HCPC, BABCP, UKCP.

The

principle purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health &

wellbeing of people within the post holders specialist field of practice

This

will be achieved in this post through undertaking the following areas of

Responsibility

1.

ensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service in

specialist field of practice, across Community Eating Disorder Services (CEDS),

as a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services across DPT

2.

Providing

clinical leadership and supervision for less experienced staff, trainees and

volunteers employed by or attached to the CEDS psychological therapy team.

3.

To

provide specialist psychological interventions to clients with eating disorders

and their families/carers

4.

Carrying

a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to

patients and professionals.

5.

To

work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility

for the systematic governance of psychological practice within professional and

Trust guidelines as lead specialist.

6.

post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in

accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by

the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.

7.

Observe,

and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practice including

the British Psychological Society. The

post holder will be fully registered with the Health Professions Council as a

condition of employment.

family and carers: To communicate in a highly skilled and

sensitive manner with clients who may have specific difficulties in

understanding and/or communicating and who may be hostile, antagonistic or

highly emotionally disturbed.

To work closely with colleagues in the multidisciplinary teams on a

day to day basis.

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.

To maintain and build good working relationships with senior

professional staff and managers across the Trust, to foster a positive

approach to the Integrated mental health and wellbeing service and to enable

effective negotiation.

and Judgemental Skills

formulations and assessments of clients, formulating plans for their

psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological

interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.

Practice and Strategic Development Leads and Professional Leads by

undertaking service development and redesign projects and coordinating the

resulting work within the team.

and Organisational Skills

organise own work within the service setting and to contribute to the

development and improvement of the provision of psychological services within

the Eating Disorder pathway, to best meet the organisations strategy and

priorities.

To provide psychology/therapy supervision to the multi-professional

planning and development of Adult Eating Disorder Services

and Therapy

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, and to demonstrate awareness of diversity issues. To

provide and facilitate regular expert support groups for families and carers.

consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other

service providers, patients, supporters and families.

for Policy and Service Development Implementation

actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional

Practice Guidelines.

policies and procedures for the provision of psychology and therapy services

within own service and other services within the Trust.

R&D activities of the psychology and psychological therapy service.

Resources

equipment under own use.

for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management

supervise less experienced psychology/therapy staff, trainees and volunteers.

staff within eating disorder pathway

guidelines

Practice Standards.

generate, monitor and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust

conducts much of its internal communication.

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.

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

Analytic and judgement skills

Essential: - Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working with Eating Disorders in either Community or in-patient services.; - Experience of service development

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Specialist knowledge of Psychological Therapy interventions with Eating Disorders

Other

Essential: - Highly skilled in specialist interventions with the client group.; - Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential: - Proven organisational, planning and time management skills.; - Ability to work under pressure and cope with deadlines.

Desirable: - Project management skills/experience.