An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Psychological Therapist/Applied Psychologist to join our busy Easington South Community Mental Health Team. The post holder will provide governed psychological interventions, complying with the principles of recovery focused work and trauma informed care. We would welcome applications from clinicians who have experience and training governed therapies including CBT, EMDR, or CAT, there is potential to access further training to develop trauma therapy skills.

This is a great opportunity to join a supportive, friendly, and well-established psychology team and community mental health team.

You will need to have significant experience of working with people with a range of complex mental health presentations in a health care setting, delivering clinical interventions specific to care pathways. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. We use daily Huddles, Daily Decision meetings and Complex Case discussions to ensure our staff are fully supported by colleagues and Leadership Team. We further hold a weekly psychology team meeting as part of coordinating psychology provision within the team, which includes discussion of referrals and assessments. On the whole, we are very friendly and work well in collaboration with each other.

Main duties of the job

Carries a caseload of lead professional cases and co-work cases with care coordinators, providing governed psychological therapy in line with therapeutic qualifications. There is potential scope to train in trauma-based therapy, primarily EMDR, should this be agreed.Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with severe mental health conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources to establish suitability for a particular psychological therapy and recommending alternative treatment or interventions as appropriate.Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of others who may be at risk.Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for clients.Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy in own field based on an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Collaborates on the development and the implementation of such plans with clients and significant othersas appropriate, and adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to clients' formulation and intervention plan, within sphere of owncompetence.

About us

We are passionate about teamwork here at Easington and in creating a great place to work. We can consider flexible working patterns and part time roles with a focus on promoting wellbeing and a positive work life balance.

Given we have learned many things during the pandemic, technology and remote working have offered insight into new approaches on how we work and further discussion can be had about this upon appointment. To discuss this further, you should contact the team manager prior to interview to consider if the options are suitable for you and the service demands.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached the job description and person specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification at degree level post 1993 & post graduate training to an accredited level in one of the Trust's Governed Psychological Therapies sufficient to meet the Trust's training standards for that therapy.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience Essential

• Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
• Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases
• Delivering psychological therapy in own field
• Working in multi-disciplinary team settings
• Delivering clinical supervision
• Delivering staff training

Desirable

• Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases

Knowledge Essential

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical governance
• Legislation in relation to the client group and mental health

Desirable

• Audit and research methodology

Skills Essential

• Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Demonstrate good risk assessment skills
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination / lead professional responsibilities.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.

Desirable

• Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations

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