Job Summary
CNTW's Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies Services (SPT) is known regionally and nationally for its expertise in complex psychological assessment, formulation and treatment, education and training, innovation, and research across a wide range of specialist modalities. These modalities include complex CBT, Psycho-dynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy and EMDR.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior qualified adult psychotherapist to join our team in the Regional Department of Psychotherapy in the Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies. The successful applicant will be a member of our innovative and creative leadership team here, contributing to the strategic development of the service. We are specifically looking for someone with both individual and group experience and training for this role.
In the Regional Department of Psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, psychodynamic psychotherapists and Group Analysts work together to provide specialist assessments, individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, consultation, reflective practice, education and supervision.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Provide specialist psychoanalytic/psychodynamic assessment and consultation to adult service users with complex mental health needs.
2. Contribute to and lead on aspects of the strategic development and co-ordination of the therapeutic group work program within the service.
3. Continue to develop a group work culture both within the service and wider across the centre for SPTs.
4. Contribute to the triaging of complex referrals to the service, consulting with referrers as appropriate.
5. Provide supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment in accordance with service needs.
6. Provide scaffolding activity across clinical pathways, including supervision, advice and training.
7. Contribute to service evaluation and development.
8. As appropriate, support and deputise for the Psychotherapy Clinical Lead.
About Us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Appropriate honours degree in psychology or other mental health subject.
2. Post graduate qualifications in psychological assessment and therapy.
3. HCPC registered practitioner or equivalent or member of a professional body.
Experience
Essential
1. Substantial post-graduate experience.
2. Specialist training and minimum 50 hours clinical supervision over 18 months.
3. Substantial post-qualification experience providing specialist psychoanalytic/psychodynamic assessment and consultation to service users with complex mental health needs.
4. Substantial experience of providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
1. Applying psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.
2. Experience of professional management.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
1. Complex methods of assessment, formulation, consultation and advice.
2. Able to contribute to the triaging of complex referrals to the service.
3. Able to contribute to group work culture.
4. Scaffolding.
Desirable
1. Knowledge of legislation.
2. Trainer in clinical supervision.
Other
Essential
1. Teaching and training experience.
2. Ability to meet travel requirements of the post.
3. Experience of service development and evaluation.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr