Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / CBT therapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist with expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) to work in East London. The role involves delivering therapy to patients with complex needs and providing supervision and training. Ideal candidates will possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or its equivalent, alongside relevant registration and experience.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology required.
• Registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist or BABCP.
• Experience working with patients from moderate to complex mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) and supervise where appropriate.
• Conduct assessments and manage a caseload of individual and group CBT.
• Engage effectively across a diverse network of care providers.

Skills

Communication

Risk assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Engagement with patients

Education

Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

CBT Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course

Job description

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / CBT therapist

Newham Specialist Psychotherapies service (SPS) is a vibrant psychotherapies service in the heart of East London. This post is within the Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) team. The candidate will join professional colleagues committed and dedicated to delivering a wide range of therapies.The post holder will work autonomously delivering specialist group and individual CBT interventions to service users with complex needs. There will be opportunities to develop indirect work, supervision and teaching skills.The post holder will work both in the CBT team Secondary Care Psychological Services (SPS) and into other community teams and the third sector. There are opportunities to develop areas of interest such as group interventions for trauma, working with OCD presentations and integrating third wave CBT approaches.

Main duties of the job

To hold a caseload of both individual and group work, to deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT), to provide supervision where appropriate, to deliver consultation and training and to liaise where necessary with the wider network of care across the borough in both primary and secondary care. To conduct assessments for a wide range of therapies in the service. To attend meetings in the service and interface with systems and teams across the borough. To maintain high standards of record keeping and governance. To manage risk and complexity and to communicate effectively.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• oClinical /Counselling Psychologist: Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.OR Postgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Or a CBT Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or similar for accreditation with BABCP.
• oRegistered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist or BABCP

Experience

• oExperience of working with patients from moderate to complex mental health conditions.
• oAny experience providing teaching, training or supervision in CBT
• oExperience of delivering CBT to adults in a secondary care setting.
• oExperience delivering therapy through an interpreter.
• oExperience providing group treatments.
• oExperience working within a diverse cultural setting.

Knowledge and Skills

• oKnowledge of generic and specialist psychological assessments and range of therapeutic interventions required for people with mental health problems.
• oKnowledge pertinent to effective risk assessment and management.
• oKnowledge of CBT including the standard CBT treatment models for common mental disorders, and treatment outcomes and methods.
• oKnowledge of adapting standard models using individualised formulations

Other

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to a wide range of audiences.
• oAbility to engage patients with different language and cultural needs.

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.

£51,883 to £58,544 a yearper annum Inc HCA