Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) in South Glos. The experienced candidate will support the overall leadership of the service and provide specialist expertise in psychosis and bipolar difficulties. The post holder will support the development of practitioners offering psychological interventions for psychosis and bipolar difficulties by providing clinical supervision, training, and service development oversight within the South Glos Locality. The role requires that the post holder works on Tuesdays and Fridays to meet the multifaceted needs of the service.
South Glos Psychological Therapies Service is a well-respected team within the locality and the wider trust. The service comprises multidisciplinary staff members, including Psychologists, Art Therapists, OTs, Social Workers, Nurses, and Psychiatrists. The service places emphasis on the provision of evidence-based therapies (CBT, DBT, MBT, psychodynamic therapies, family therapy, EMDR, music, and art therapy) aimed at meeting the diverse needs of our service users, families, and communities. As a service, we are committed to addressing issues of structural inequalities that often create barriers to the provision of equitable care for the service user groups in the locality.
Main duties of the job
1. The role includes carrying out supervision, teaching, training, and consultation to professionals within the service as well as to other community teams interfacing with PTS.
2. In conjunction with senior service staff, maintain the highest standards of care delivery to service users, carers, and communities, as well as ensuring the achievement of service function and metrics.
3. Carry out managerial tasks, including management supervision and attending strategic meetings to represent the service.
4. You will provide highly specialist psychological supervision to experienced staff working in teams providing psychosis and bipolar specialist services within the locality and the PTS.
5. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be involved in team formulation, team case discussions, and consultation to other team members around the delivery of psychological interventions.
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