About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a 0.6 WTE Specialist Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Psychological Therapistto join the Staff Support team at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, part-time, on a 24 month charity funded contract.This post involves supporting the continued development, implementation and evaluation of the Post Incident Pathway. The post holder will support the Post-Incident Pathway Lead with several elements of the Post-Incident workstream within Staff Support, including the expansion of the project to include the roll out of Trauma Informed Operational Debriefs (TIOD) and Group EMDR (GTEP) across the Trust. There will also be scope to have some inputinto our other Staff Support projects (including CISS, Schwartz Rounds, Reflect, Support and Resolveand Team Support Plans). We are seeking a candidate who can effectively engage stakeholders and take a leadership role in certain projects at an organisation-wide level.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must have exceptional organisational skills and demonstrable ability lead on projects, delivering both on target and on time. They must be skilled in delivering training, engaging stakeholders and they must be able to deliver both Trauma Focused CBT and EMDR on an individual assessment and treatment basis. The candidatemust be hard working and able to take initiative whilst holding strong 'team-player' values. Experience working in staff support, awareness of the impact of trauma on healthcare staff, narrative or systemic therapy training and project management skills are highly desirable.
Please see job description for the particular requirements of this role.
About us
Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy (Corp P&P) oversees the standards of psychology and psychotherapy inSLaM. It has strong links to other disciplines and services. The governance of the provision, assessment and delivery of psychological interventions within the trust for both patients and staff are held under Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy. As a department we are made up of skilled staff members from Psychology and Nursing backgrounds with lots of different expertise.
Within Corp P&P we have a programme of projects which are working to address both local and national priorities through workforce, quality improvement and service development projects. Using a project management approach the work loosely falls under three workstreams, Staff Support, Psychological Workforce and Enabling Service Improvement. Examples of recent projects include; developing psychologically based approaches in acute and crisis care, developing and implementing staff support initiatives, including the Trusts Critical Incident Staff Support (CISS) service, work in Global Mental Health and developing workforce initiatives for aspiring and qualified psychologists and psychotherapists (e.g training events; diversifying the workforce).
Job description Job responsibilities
To support the continued development, implementation and evaluation of the Staff Support Post Incident Pathway, ensuring systematic and consistent access to evidence-based interventions for all staff following trauma exposure in the workplace.
To support the Post Incident Pathway lead in the roll out of two new projects, funded by Maudsley Charity
To lead on the design and delivery of training around Trauma Informed Operational Debriefs and Group EMDR (GTEP)
To take responsibility for the reporting and presentation of outcomes to the charity and other key stakeholders.
To ensure that staff support is accessed by the most marginalised and at risk groups, encouraging a preventative approach to workplace mental health and wellbeing.
To support the development of psychologically safe work environments across the Trust.
To receive and provide training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate to the role.
To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct, guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To monitor and evaluate the interventions/support provided within the pathway and be able to respond to staff need, and to continue to ensure interventions are in line with the evidence base.
To ensure equitable access to the Post Incident Pathway across the Trust and to provide active in reach where needed.
To work across the different Trust sites to develop and ongoing relationship with staff and managers
To work closely with People and OD colleagues and think about the systems and impact on trauma in the workplace
To work in partnership with academic institutions to develop innovation in this area.
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
o Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Professional Doctorate or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). o Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma. (A/I/R) oCompleted EMDR training to at least Level 3 and experience in providing EMDR
Desirable
oPrince2 Project Management oAdditional training in Critical Incident Staff Support or similar post-incident support models. oAdditional training in models of Reflective Practice (e.g. Reflect Support Resolve).
Experience Essential
oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature. oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision Experience of managing multiple projects/projects at scale
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of theoretical models of wellbeing, burnout and secondary traumatisation in healthcare staff and teams oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised (trauma-related) psychological assessments and interventions oKnowledge of Post-Incident Staff Support interventions (e.g. Critical Incident Staff Support or similar models)
Skills Essential
Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to other professional groups oStrong project management skills deliver psychological therapy across culturally diverse groups. oGroup facilitation skills
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address Maudsley Hospital and locations across the Trust
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8RZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)