Main area
Clinical Psychotherapist - Eating Disorder Service
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (9 month)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Office Hours - days to be confirmed)
Job ref
373-SMH2108-A
Site
Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre
Town
Macclesfield
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/11/2024 23:59
Job overview
Band 7 0.4 wte (2 days) 15 hours part time 9 month fixed term post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Psychotherapist to join our established adult community Eating Disorders Team.
The post is fixed term for 9 months to cover a secondment. You will be joining an experienced and welcoming Multidisciplinary Team which highly values psychotherapeutic work.
We are very keen to attract the right candidates and consider locality working and hybrid working to fit with the applicant’s needs and that of the service.
Main duties of the job
Providing talking therapies to clients with Eating Disorders, providing supervision/training to other staff and acting as a part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. They will carry a caseload of complex clients and be expected to be an important contributor in the team management of the most complex clients who present to the service.
The successful candidate will undertake direct clinical work, supervision, consultation and contribute to teaching and service development as well as helping to consult and guide on client’s psychological care, from a trauma informed perspective. The team are trained in different therapy models including CBT, CAT, EMDR and integrative therapy and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake further training.
No previous experience of eating disorders is necessary as you will be provided with professional and clinical supervision, and there will be multiple opportunities to develop your specialist clinical skills. There are opportunities to link with other Practitioners working in the eating disorder community and inpatient services across the Trust, and more widely across other services.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
* Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Knowledge of supervision theory and practice.
* Skills in working with people with complex and specialist needs.
* Ability to apply psychological knowledge creatively in developing new initiatives.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
* BPS approved Diploma or Masters in Counselling Psychology
* Masters level qualification in psychotherapy Chartered Status
Desirable criteria
* Additional Psychotherapy qualification
* Core NHS/Social Services professional training
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of engaging and sustaining work with complex clients.
* Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Toni Stokes
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
toni.stokes2@nhs.net
Telephone number
01625 505620
Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact
cwp.recruitment@nhs.net
or telephone 01244 393100
For informal enquiries, please contact Laura Hill Clinical Psychologist (current post holder)
Laura.Hill28@nhs.net
or Toni Stokes – team manager
toni.stokes2@nhs.net
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