Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Early Intervention for Psychosis Team in Scarborough, Whitby & Rydale. The team supports individuals with suspected psychosis and is piloting a pathway for those At Risk of Psychosis (ARMS). This role offers experience of working in a systemic way directly and indirectly. You will be working directly with clients and carers offering therapeutic interventions. The post also offers the opportunity to gain experience working alongside other agencies to educate and inform about the ARMS pathway. The hope will be that the post holder will support service evaluation and clinical audit of the ARMS pilot project. Overall this is a varied role with scope for professional development.
Main duties of the job
You could be involved in:
* safety and risk planning
* contributing to multidisciplinary discussions about a client's formulation, treatment and care plan
* working directly with service users supporting with safety planning, short interventions if appropriate
* working with carers to offer carer focused interventions
* Evaluation of the service
* Literature reviews related to the client group
You'll be supervised by a registered practitioner psychologist with overall clinical responsibility for the patients you work with.
You will also be provided with ongoing supervision to help you engage in self-reflection, seek and respond to feedback, and develop your professional knowledge and skills.
You'll need to keep clear written records, draft reports, evaluations and document safety plans.
About us
Working for Tees, Esk & Wear Valley comes with a variety of staff benefits including the opportunity for us to consider more flexible ways of working, a lease car scheme, continuous development, and training opportunities.
In return the successful candidate can expect the following:
* Support with settling into the team and developing into the role.
* A commitment to supporting you to remain up to date with your practice and develop skills through formal and informal training.
* Regular management, clinical and caseload supervision.
* Warm, friendly and supportive colleagues.
* Colleagues who are committed to the psychological and physical wellbeing of staff in the team.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Applied Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
* An awareness of the application of psychology to health care.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
* Awareness of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct.
Skills
* Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
* Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)
* Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
* Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale)
* Breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale)
Qualifications
* Degree in psychology.
* Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
* Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
* Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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