We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated specialist CBT therapist, Counselling/Clinical Psychologist with an interest in developing their skills and experience supporting staff across the health and social care sector.

Alongside some direct clinical work, you will contribute to the development of the educational, training and outreach offer for the Keeping Well NWL service.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with an interest in supporting Healthcare staff, as well as service development and innovative practice.

Main duties of the job

To provide a therapeutic service to clients of the Keeping Well NWL service, across all sectors of care providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy.

To assist in the development and delivery of a proactive programme of outreach and engagement with providers of health and care services within the NWL area.

To assist in the development and delivery, in partnership with local employer organisations and teams, training programmes to maintain and support staff wellbeing.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is �426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an IAPT service
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings. including outpatient, community, and primary care settings.
• Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or post graduate training in another core mental health profession (nursing, Occupational therapy) plus a post graduate diploma or higher degree in CBT. Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HPC)
• To be accredited by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, or to be able to achieve provisional practitioner accreditation with the BABCP within six months of starting in post.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Fully accredited with the BABCP

Knowledge

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Experience at working with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at a specialist level.
• High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Knowledge of issues relating to primary and secondary care psychological therapies services.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Able to work at least one evening session, till 8.00pm.
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence.
• Be aware of the limitations in own competencies and seek appropriate senior advice.

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Ferguson House

Marylebone

NW1 5JD

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