**1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months**

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

GRIP (Gloucestershire Recovery in Psychosis) is a county-wide Early Intervention in Psychosis team, that provides care to people experiencing their First Episode of Psychosis. The aim of the team is to work in line with the principles of Early Intervention to deliver specialist care that reflects the principles of recovery and social inclusion.

The team works intensively over a period of up to three years with clients, their families and the wider community to provide the best possible outcomes for people experiencing psychosis and to mitigate the long-term effects of serious mental illness. We are a dynamic, expanding multi-disciplinary team with a strong focus on patient-centred care and promoting hope/collaborative working.

We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated Band 7 CBTp Practitioner to join our team on a fixed-term contract (for 1 year).

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will show a keen interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis values - taking a flexible, compassionate and person-centred approach to working with people at a difficult stage in their lives, and promoting hope for the patient and their family.

Main tasks and responsibilities include providing CBTp to clients within the Early Intervention for Psychosis service, receiving individual and group supervision, providing supervision for CBTp therapists in training, offering CBTp based consultations to members of the multi-disciplinary team and attending team meetings. The post holder will also have a role in providing family work interventions and attending family work supervision, attending psychology meetings, participating in complex case discussions, contributing to business and skills sharing meetings, assisting with initial assessments, taking psychology referrals and the running of the family and friends carers group.

We would welcome applications from people currently undertaking the CBT for psychosis diploma training.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Closing date: August 18th 2024

Interview date: September 5th

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Jess Partridge (Team Manager) or Ella Cullen (Clinical Psychologist) on 0300 421 4884 or by emailing Jessica.Partridge@ghc.nhs.uk

We are keen to develop a more representative diversity of our senior staff and particularly encourage applications from those individuals with protected characteristics - in particular from women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered core mental health professional
• Advanced Expertise in area of specialism (psychosis)
• Group and/or individual supervision qualification
• Developmental expertise
• Recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration (eg BABCP)
• Post graduate qualification in CBT ( to include specialist training in CBT for psychosis)

Desirable

• Experience of acting as a Care Programme Approach (CPA) coordinator, key-worker or similar.
• Broad range of post-qualification experience
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• PGDip Psychological Therapies Practice (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder)
• Experience of conducting appraisals and monitoring performance of staff
• Examples of contributing to service development initiatives
• Care co-ordination or equivalent role with people with complex psychological needs

Length and/or nature of experience

Essential

• Highly experienced clinician specialising in mental health
• Experience of working with people who present with a wide range of complex and serious mental health problems
• Experience of individual and group supervision skills

Desirable

• Experience of promoting service user and carer involvement
• Strategic understanding gained through experience

Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge

Essential

• Expert understanding of evidence-based practice
• Clinical role model
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to use own initiative to plan and manage multiple work streams
• Able to analyse and interpret complex and potentially conflicting information to effectively deliver care
• Self-motivated and will act with minimal guidance to establish goals and strategies reflecting local and national priorities
• Able to work autonomously and to effectively engage others in collaborative working
• Access to personal transport

Desirable

• Evidence of reflective practice and life-long learning
• In-depth knowledge of clinical/social/political drivers of change
• IT literate in a number of software packages including PowerPoint and Word

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GRIP Team

Rikenel, The Park

Gloucester

GL1 1LY

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