Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Adult Psychotherapist to join the Complex Psychological Interventions Service.
The service works closely with the community-based teams providing treatment, consultations, supervision, case-based discussions, and case management.
The ideal candidate will be expected to have extensive experience and relevant training in brief and long-term relational psychotherapy, experience of working in the NHS and within mental health services, and experience of offering clinical supervision.
The successful candidate will work within the Complex Psychological Interventions (CPI) service, a friendly and supportive team, highly valued within local services. The team comprises multidisciplinary professions, including Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Art Psychotherapists, Psychotherapists, and Specialist Psychological Therapists.
You will receive excellent support and supervision from more senior CPI members who work within a range of therapeutic specialisms. There are also opportunities to link with psychological therapist colleagues and participate in regular case presentations and peer learning and development through the CPI.
The CPI has links to local training institutions and Universities, bringing opportunities for teaching, mentoring, research, and development of staff through ongoing professional training, both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
1. The post holder will provide assessment and treatment of adults of working age and older adults based on relational psychotherapeutic principles and techniques.
2. The post holder will be expected to provide psychotherapeutic input into the multidisciplinary South Recovery and Assessment team and to offer consultation, supervision, and teaching to professional colleagues to the applicant’s level of experience.
3. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the broad range of clinical work undertaken by the team. In addition, they will have the opportunity and encouragement to develop specialist skills in a particular area, in line with priorities agreed with the team. The post holder would be expected to have an interest in brief psychotherapeutic interventions as well as longer-term work. This work may take place across a variety of settings.
4. The post holder will be expected to offer clinical supervision (individual and group) to other professionals (e.g., Recovery team staff) and if required, depending on need, to other staff too (e.g., psychotherapists, CPI staff, and resident psychiatrists).
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