Clinical/Counselling/Psychologist/CBT Therapist

Job overview

*Part time is also offered on this post*

Are you ready for a new challenge and a real opportunity to make a difference?

Are you interested in working in early intervention services in child and adolescent mental health services?

An opportunity has arisen for a 18 month fixed-term post as a CBT Therapist / Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join and work across our established and new Mental Health Support Teams in Peterborough.

The successful candidate will work closely with their team and clinical lead, to ensure that the MHST is a success.  They will join a dynamic service in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.

This is a new opportunity to take on a new role within the service, engaging in important clinical work delivering CBT to young people and families,  working within schools and colleges.

The post would be ideally suited to a clinician looking to broaden their professional skillset, whilst being part of a new national initiative to increase the numbers of children, young people and their families supported within an early intervention mental health service.

(Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised)

Main duties of the job

This role will support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people across Peterborough, within an early intervention service.

The successful applicant will provide psychological assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families, consultation with education establishments, training internally to the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) within the Emotional Health Wellbeing Service (EHWS) and externally to education staff, and staff from the wider professional network.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with all key stakeholders to establish effective multi-disciplinary / multiagency working within a range of settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To provide and be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments and interventions for children, young people, and their families within the early intervention setting adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. The post holder will work with those presenting with more complex difficulties, helping to bridge the gap between early intervention work of the MHST and Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both internal and external to the MHST) contributing directly to client’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan and enhancing staff confidence and competence in their own roles

To evaluate, analyse and make decisions/recommendations about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group

To undertake risk formulations and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk formulation and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies, procedures and NICE guidelines.

To lead on service evaluations relating to efficacy of interventions.

To participate in audits.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, representing the MHST and provide a psychological lens for case discussions.

To provide group clinical supervision to staff within various teams within the EHWS.

To participate in the development of the evolving service, including implementation of Single Session Thinking for consultations.

To be aware of health inequalities, ensuring that any additional vulnerability or inequality suffered by children and young people (e.g., learning disability, victim of child sexual exploitation, children looked after) is properly considered when identifying appropriate interventions with other professionals.

Communication

Establish effective working relationships so that the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people is promoted.

Effective communication on complex issues to a wide range of audiences, including senior management level and children, young people and families.

To contribute to quarterly service reports to senior management.

To deal with and investigate complaints sensitively.

To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory, non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.

Ensure that children, young people, and their parents/carers are treated with compassion, respect and dignity, free from stigma or judgment.

To work in partnership with other psychology colleagues across the Trust.

Budgetary Responsibility

Authorised signatory

People Management

To provide clinical supervision, including staff development, work allocation and checking.

Provide specialist group supervision for various teams within the service.

To abide by HR policies / processes.

Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.

Research & Development Activity

It is required to undertake R&D activity, including service evaluations and audits.

To contribute data for accessible management information for service improvement and reporting via System One data sets, suitable technology/systems development and in compliance with Trust Information Governance (and all relevant legislation) standards.

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

To ensure that management information is readily accessible and regularly used for service improvement.

The post holder will continually use impact and outcome measures and will support others to do the same, contributing to quarterly reviews of service

Clinical and Practice Governance

To observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with a recognised professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.

Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis according to professional and Trust guidelines.

To work within the guidelines of your professional body and keep up to date with your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), complete your annual appraisal and support your colleagues in their CPD and appraisal needs.

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.

Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.

Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.