About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a suitably qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist to join the Primary and Community Mental Health Team. The role will work into Primary Care Networks based across the City. This post will join a large team of supportive professionals alongside a well-established group of clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists.
The role includes clinical work with people living with complex emotional needs, and complex trauma, working towards delivering services closer to people's homes. You will deliver one-to-one client work and will have the chance to support the development and delivery of group work in the service. The role also involves team working, facilitating reflective practice sessions, and supporting MDT discussions to inform client care. The service has invested in new roles and the postholder would have opportunities for supporting the delivery of clinical supervision and consultation to primary care colleagues.
We have 1.4wte posts and are happy to receive applications from those interested in part time and full time roles. Newly qualified or soon to qualify roles will be considered.
Main duties of the job
Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions in-line with evidence-based practice, whilst keeping client need at the heart of the work.
To provide supervision, if appropriate, to Clinical Associate Psychologists and/or Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, and less experienced therapists.
To link in with other organisations and services to ensure holistic and joined up care for service users.
To input into mini-team triage meetings.
To input into MDT meetings, and link in with GP colleagues.
To support reflective practice.
To support the development of group work, if appropriate.
To offer specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
In common with all Clinical Psychologists/Psychotherapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To contribute to the work of the team through regular participation in team meetings, governance and team development slots.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC/BPS/BABCP or other accrediting organisation as appropriate and other policies/guidelines/standards.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team.
About us
Sheffield Health Partnership University Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:
We are respectful and kind We are inclusive We work together We keep improving We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Person Specification and Job Description for full details of the posts main responsibilities.
The service works across Primary Care Networks in Sheffield, providing place-based care and working with service users at the heart of their communities. The post involves working as part of the MDT providing evidence-based psychological therapies to people with complex trauma and SMI amongst other difficulties. The role involves direct clinical work with service users and their families/carers for adults aged 18 and over.
You will need to have an enthusiasm for, and experience of working with service users with complex needs. as well as experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams. The role involves working with colleagues across different disciplines and working across different organisations, so experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams is desirable.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications Essential
Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS o Registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC OR o Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy o Full accreditation with BABCP for CBT OR o Recognised qualification as a High Intensity IAPT CBT therapist and o Full accreditation with BABCP for CBT
Desirable
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology/psychological therapy. Additional, post-qualification short courses.
Knowledge and skills Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well-developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS o Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups, including SMI and complex trauma High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Experience Essential
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings. Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of individuals or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse. Evidence of being able to work effectively in multidisciplinary settings and teams
Desirable
o Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology/psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Various
Distington House, Atlas Way
Sheffield
S4 7QQ
Employer's website https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)