We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist, who has substantial experience of and expertise in working with people with complex mental health problems, particularly psychosis. If you are looking for full or part-time hours, please apply.

You would be a member of a large, friendly team, based close to Beckenham High Street, with easy access to local shops and a park. You would have access to regular individual supervision and the Trust has a good record of providing specialist supervision groups to support areas of complexity and development (e.g. EMDR, CBTp, trauma and psychosis etc.). There are regular psychological therapies training events and the Trust is highly supportive of staff accessing further specialist training such as EMDR.

Main duties of the job

In this post, you would be working as a member of our well-established Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) Team, which focuses on improving the lives of people diagnosed with psychosis or bipolar affective disorder. You would have the opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of clients with differing levels of need and severity and at different life stages (excluding first episode psychosis). You would have plenty of opportunity to develop skills in delivering a variety of interventions depending on your interests and experience, especially trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, CBT for psychosis and bipolar and third wave approaches including mindfulness, ACT and compassion-focused therapy. There would be the opportunity to support the development of family interventions for psychosis and bipolar locally and the development of therapy skills and knowledge within the team. The role includes working at a consultative level within the team, alongside participating in community team assessments and crisis work.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or Accreditation as CBT Therapist

essential

Essential

• Considerable post qualification experience in working with complex mental health presentations including psychosis and bipolar

Desirable

• Post qualification of working in a community mental health team

Desireable

Essential

• Post qualification training and experience in delivering specialist interventions for people with psychosis and bipolar

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Beckenham Beacon

First Floor, Beckenham Beacon 379 Croydon Road

Beckenham

BR3 3QL

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