Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist
About us
At Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.
We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: We work together, We are respectful and Kind, We are inclusive and We keep improving
Job overview
We are seeking a suitably qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist to join the Primary and Community Mental Health Team. The role will work into Primary Care Networks based across the City. This post will join a large team of supportive professionals alongside a well-established group of clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists.
The role includes clinical work with people living with complex emotional needs, and complex trauma, working towards delivering services closer to people's homes. You will deliver one-to-one client work and will have the chance to support the development and delivery of group work in the service.The role also involves team working, facilitating reflective practice sessions, and supporting MDT discussions to inform client care. The service has invested in new roles and the postholder would have opportunities for supporting the delivery of clinical supervision and consultation to primary care colleagues.
We have 1.4wte posts and are happy to receive applications from those interested in part time and full time roles. Newly qualified or soon to qualify roles will be considered.
Main duties of the job
Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions in-line with evidence-based practice, whilst keeping client need at the heart of the work.
To provide supervision, if appropriate, to Clinical Associate Psychologists and/or Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, and less experienced therapists.
To link in with other organisations and services to ensure holistic and joined up care for service users.
To input into mini-team triage meetings.
To input into MDT meetings, and link in with GP colleagues.
To support reflective practice.
To support the development of group work, if appropriate.
To offer specialised advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
In common with all Clinical Psychologists/Psychotherapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To contribute to the work of the team through regular participation in team meetings, governance and team development slots.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC/BPS/BABCP or other accrediting organisation as appropriate and other policies/guidelines/standards.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Health Partnership University Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:
- We are respectful and kind
- We are inclusive
- We work together
- We keep improving
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Person Specification and Job Description for full details of the posts’ main responsibilities.
The service works across Primary Care Networks in Sheffield, providing place-based care and working with service users at the heart of their communities. The post involves working as part of the MDT providing evidence-based psychological therapies to people with complex trauma and SMI amongst other difficulties.The role involves direct clinical work with service users and their families/carers for adults aged 18 and over.
You will need to have an enthusiasm for, and experience of working with service users with complex needs. as well as experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams. The role involves working with colleagues across different disciplines and working across different organisations, so experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams is desirable.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS
- Registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC OR
- Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Full accreditation with BABCP for CBT OR
- Recognised qualification as a High Intensity IAPT CBT therapist and
- Full accreditation with BABCP for CBT
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology/psychological therapy.
- Additional, post-qualification short courses.
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups, including SMI and complex trauma
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings.
- Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of individuals or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user 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 and verbal and physical abuse.
- Evidence of being able to work effectively in multidisciplinary settings and teams
- • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology/psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.
Please think about your personal values and how these align with our Values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.
We are a Disability Confident employer. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
- The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
- The Disability Staff Network Group
- The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
- The Rainbow Staff Network Group
- The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
- The Women’s Staff Network Group
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role.The cost of the DBS check must be met by the successful applicant(s).
At SHPU, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front.However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
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