There is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant community mental health team and support the development of systemic family therapy and family interventions within the Multiple Admissions Pathway Project (MAPP). The MAPP team was created 18 months ago as a pilot project to work with individuals who present with complex mental health needs, are high users of services and at risk of multiple admissions to hospital due to frequent cycles of crisis and difficulties engaging in community support. The team is a multidisciplinary team who work systemically and dialogically. They offer an enhanced level of support that is delivered via weekly open dialogue informed network meetings alongside other services to improve trust and engagement in the community offer of support. They work closely with carers/families and other agencies to ensure a joined up and consistent approach to care. You will be joining a wider Community team where there is a systemic family psychotherapist and an established family therapy clinic.
The project has worked with 11 patients in the last 18 months and there has been significant positive outcomes for all patients. This includes a reduction in bed days, reduction in crisis presentations/episodes and reduction in A & E presentations. Some patients have also been discharged from the pathway. We are now looking to recruit substantively to the MAPP team in Hastings whilst we look to expand across East Sussex into other ATS's.
Main duties of the job
We would like the post holder to support the development of a pathway for people with psychosis, trauma and complex emotional difficulties as well as supporting family work across the different pathways including discharge from hospitals. This post will offer psychological assessments and interventions as well as support psychological and systemic thinking in the team and support family inclusive practice as well as offering a lead practitioner role for clients particularly for those with families involved. The role will include supporting developments on open dialogue informed practice in the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will receive supervision from the 8b Clinical Psychologist with support from the wider PPT. There will be opportunities for specialist supervision. The role is located on the seafront in Hastings. A car is not essential as the post is accessible from the train station and transport routes are available. However, there is car parking available. This role is a great opportunity for someone interested in working in adult services wanting to develop different presentations and think about gaining further experience in different areas. The role will include providing specialist therapy to different client groups, supporting the community team developing team formulations, staff support, group programme as well as opportunities for service development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in the relevant Appendix
* Professionally registered as specified in the appendix
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group served by the post, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy.
* Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context.
* A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision.
* Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.
* Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service.
* Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group.
* A high level specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapy as specified in the appendix, as applied to the client group using this service.
* Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional registration/accrediting body specified in the appendix.
* Experience of conducting formal research, audit or service evaluation in a healthcare setting.
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cavendish House
Brede Place
Hastings
TN34 3AD
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