Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400 staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed. YOUR APPLICATION It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted. We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitmentnsft.nhs.uk. PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox. Job overview My name's Keir Brisbane and I am the Service Manager for the Youth Service. In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers. Additionally, we are making a number of positive changes to the service; seeing waiting-lists drop and taking opportunities to think innovatively about our practice. As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk. We’re really excited to offer an opportunity for a Lead Therapist to work in our diverse multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to lead on the delivery of psychological therapies in the North Youth Team, to provide specialist interventions and to support staff through quality supervision. If this role inspires you please do read on, and get in touch to discuss further. Main duties of the job The role of the Lead Therapist is to provide specialist therapeutic interventions, leading on the delivery of therapy in the team, and to contribute to the overall leadership activities – so that our work is always holding the young person in mind, and is effective, safe and kind. If appointed, you will: Deliver specialist therapeutic interventions. Complete quality assessments with young people. Offer support, supervision and informal training to your colleagues. Contribute to, and lead multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings. Review the performance of the therapeutic interventions in the team, and to identify ways of improving further. Contribute to leadership activities for the team. Undertake other clinical tasks within the team. You will have Training in a core professional discipline (Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, or equivalent), Registration in HCPC, NMC, or equivalent. In addition, you will have training in one psychotherapeutic discipline (registerable with UKCP or BABCP or equivalent), with further knowledge and ongoing CPD regarding another psychotherapeutic discipline. Working for our organisation Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page NSFTjobs With any questions, or to discuss the role further, please reach out to Keir Brisbane-Langsdon: k.brisbane-langsdonnsft.nhs.uk Please also review the job description and person-specification. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Training in a core professional discipline (Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, or equivalent), Training in one psychotherapeutic discipline (registerable with UKCP or BABCP or equivalent), Further knowledge and ongoing CPD regarding another psychotherapeutic discipline. Desirable criteria Further training in a range of psychotherapeutic approaches relevant to the service area Experience Essential criteria Extensive clinical experience working in statutory services Highly specialised experience of developing and delivering specialised treatment packages with individuals and groups/families. Extensive experience in the supervision of practitioners in delivering Psychotherapies. Desirable criteria Experience of working with a wide variety of patients whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. Substantial experience in managerial/clinical supervision of others casework. Skills Essential criteria Highly specialist, theoretical knowledge of Psychotherapy and the application of appropriate models of practice, according to client need. Excellent communication skills with a range of people in a variety of both clinical and managerial settings. Advanced knowledge of a Psychotherapies evidence based interventions used in the effective management of common mental health problems. Desirable criteria Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health, including risk assessment and management. Proven research and audit skills. Knowledge Essential criteria Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects. Knowledge of psychosocial interventions An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Desirable criteria Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks. Other Essential criteria Ability to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive and challenging behaviour. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification) We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it. Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so. The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale. This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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.