Job summary We are seeking a Clinical or CounsellingPsychologist or Arts Therapist or other Psychotherapist to take up a substantive role in the Adult Mental Health Specialism. The successful applicantwill be based with Psychology and Psychological Therapy term that supports secondary community mental health services in Torbay and the wider South Devon area. We are a friendly and committeddepartment with a strong values base around promoting and upholding psychologicalapproaches to mental distress. The psychology and psychological therapiesservice has a range of therapists and applied psychologists working within itand offers group, individual and family intervention in a variety of modelsincluding Arts Therapies, CBT based approaches, CAT and other integrative and relational approaches, as well as some dedicated group work services.The post holder will link with the wider adult mental healthteams within Devon Partnership NHS Trust, providing specialist psychologicalassessments and... therapy, for individuals, groups and families as well as teamconsultations, formulations, and the supervision of staff. As a member of the clinical team thesuccessful applicant will support the Professional lead on issues of clinicalgovernance, evaluation and the management of waiting lists.Creative innovations and collaborations in skill sharing, and training are blossoming through the Community Mental Health Framework. Main duties of the job This is a permanentfull time (37.5 hours per week) position,open to applied psychologists,psychotherapists, or psychological therapists registered with an appropriatebody. The successful applicant will join the Torbay Psychology and PsychologicalTherapy (PPT) team, a part of the wider South Devon PPT team and be managedby the Torbay PPT Professional Lead. Theywill mainly be based in the locality, working with and alongside the local CoreMental Health, Assessment and Wellbeing Teams and PCN Mental Health Team. The team is friendly and committed, with sharedstrong values acknowledging the social and psychological determinants ofemotional distress, developing Psychologically Informed Environments andTrauma-Informed Services. The service offers group, individual and family interventionsin a range of models. We support each other through supervision, CPD events,team meetings and reflective practice groups. We have good links with local D ClinPsy and D Couns Psych training courses and M.Sc trainees in family therapy. CPD is available through a number of routes.Individuals and teams can make applications for training bursaries and we haverecently been able to support applicants for accrediting therapy trainings. CPDis also available through HEE funded trainings and these have included FamilyTherapy, MBT, EMDR and DBT. About us About Devon Partnership TrustWe 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.Our valuesWe not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values 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 & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer. Date posted 17 March 2023 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £41,659 to £47,672 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Flexible working Reference number C9369-23-3559 Job locations Torbay Health and Wellbeing Clinic Torbay Hospital, Haytor Unit Torquay Devon TQ27AA Job description Job responsibilities The principal purpose of the job is to improve thepsychological health & wellbeing of people within the post holdersspecialist field of practice. This will be achieved in this post through undertaking thefollowing areas of responsibility:1.Providing a Clinical/CounsellingPsychology or Psychotherapy service to peoplereferred to the PPT service as a key component of services provided by Devon Partnership Trust2.Providing local clinical leadership,co-ordination and supervision fortrainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the psychologyservice, under the general direction and supervision of the Professional Lead3.Carrying a specialist caseload ofclients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients, family members,carers and professionals.4.To provide clinical supervision andconsultation to the wider community mental health teams in the locality as partof integrated mental health team working. 5.The post holder will be supported bysenior colleagues within their specialist field. The post holder will beexpected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service tofurther develop their clinical skills with this client group.6. To workautonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thesystematic governance of psychological practice within the service / localteam. 7. The post holderwill receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance toTrust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the BritishPsychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. Observe,and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise includingthe British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fullyregistered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment. Duties andResponsibilities Communication and Working Relationships 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. Health & 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. Senior 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. To 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 Analysis 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. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy Assessment & 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. Policy, Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement 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 Information Resources and Administrative Duties 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. Responsibility for Research and Development 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 Guidelines To work autonomously within clinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation of professional and Trustguidelines, 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. Any Other Specific Tasks Required 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 DescriptionThis job description is intended as an outline indicatorof general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changingservice needs. This job description is to be reviewed in conjunction with thepost holder on an annual basis. Job description Job responsibilities The principal purpose of the job is to improve thepsychological health & wellbeing of people within the post holdersspecialist field of practice. This will be achieved in this post through undertaking thefollowing areas of responsibility:1.Providing a Clinical/CounsellingPsychology or Psychotherapy service to peoplereferred to the PPT service as a key component of services provided by Devon Partnership Trust2.Providing local clinical leadership,co-ordination and supervision fortrainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the psychologyservice, under the general direction and supervision of the Professional Lead3.Carrying a specialist caseload ofclients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients, family members,carers and professionals.4.To provide clinical supervision andconsultation to the wider community mental health teams in the locality as partof integrated mental health team working. 5.The post holder will be supported bysenior colleagues within their specialist field. The post holder will beexpected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service tofurther develop their clinical skills with this client group.6. To workautonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thesystematic governance of psychological practice within the service / localteam. 7. The post holderwill receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance toTrust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the BritishPsychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. Observe,and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise includingthe British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fullyregistered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment. Duties andResponsibilities Communication and Working Relationships 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. Health & 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. Senior 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. To 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 Analysis 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. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy Assessment & 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. Policy, Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement 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 Information Resources and Administrative Duties 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. Responsibility for Research and Development 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 Guidelines To work autonomously within clinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretation of professional and Trustguidelines, 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. Any Other Specific Tasks Required 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 DescriptionThis job description is intended as an outline indicatorof general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changingservice needs. This job description is to be reviewed in conjunction with thepost holder on an annual basis. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.hol. or equivalent) and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society and registered with HCPC. Psychological Therapists need to be trained to Masters level or equivalent in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP, BABCP. Further training or experience in clinical specialism IT Skills Desirable Further training in related area. Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy Experience Essential Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services Desirable Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge and familiarity of specialist services and of the services in the NHS where psychology and psychological therapies is commonly applied. An understanding of providing psychological therapy for service users presenting with Severe and Complex mental health problems. Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills Ability to integrate complex data make highly skilled evaluations and decisions and take a long term perspective. Proven organisational, planning and time management skills Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams. Ability to work as a member of a clinical team. Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts. Desirable Project management skills / experience Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.hol. or equivalent) and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society and registered with HCPC. Psychological Therapists need to be trained to Masters level or equivalent in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP, BABCP. Further training or experience in clinical specialism IT Skills Desirable Further training in related area. Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy Experience Essential Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services Desirable Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge and familiarity of specialist services and of the services in the NHS where psychology and psychological therapies is commonly applied. An understanding of providing psychological therapy for service users presenting with Severe and Complex mental health problems. Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills Ability to integrate complex data make highly skilled evaluations and decisions and take a long term perspective. Proven organisational, planning and time management skills Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams. Ability to work as a member of a clinical team. Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts. Desirable Project management skills / experience
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