Highly Specialist Psychotherapist

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly experienced psychologist to lead the Critical Incident and Trauma Service (CITS) within the GM Resilience Hub. You will provide specialist trauma-informed consultation, assessment and NICE-approved interventions for individuals and teams affected by major incidents and workplace trauma across Greater Manchester.

The role involves supervising staff, developing care pathways, and deputising for the clinical lead in major incident responses.

Qualifications

• Qualified clinical/counselling psychologist NHS registration
• Experience delivering trauma-focused therapy to diverse clients
• Ability to provide specialist consultation and supervision

Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Team Leader to ensure safe care pathways
• Lead on incident responses for teams and individuals
• Develop and deliver group interventions for trauma-focused care
• Provide specialist advice and formulation for complex cases
• Supervise staff within the CITS service
• Maintain knowledge of evidence-based trauma interventions

Skills

Trauma-focused therapy

Clinical leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Accredited NICE psychological intervention training

Job description

Job summary

The Greater Manchester Resilience Hub is a unique, all age, psychology led, trauma informed, partnership focused portfolio of services, established after the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017. The Critical Incident and Trauma Service (CITS) offers specialist trauma advice, consultation, assessments and interventions following major incidents and to GM health and care staff experiencing incidents, trauma and vicarious trauma at work. The offer is hosted by Pennine Care NHS FT is for systems, teams and individuals.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist trauma service.


• To work with people of all ages, including professionals, in GM impacted by major incidents and other traumatic events.


• Offer highly specialist trauma informed consultation, assessment and NICE approved therapeutic interventions for individuals and teams.


• Support service users to access appropriate treatment, including making referrals on their behalf to mental health services across the UK.


• Develop and take responsibility for a range of interventions including 1:1 and group interventions.


• Provide highly specialist advice and consultation to other professionals involved in supporting people affected by incidents.


• Take a lead in supporting the development of the CITS service and the wider portfolio of the GM Resilience Hub in becoming a GM centre of excellence in the care of those experiencing psychological difficulties as a result of involvement in a major incident or other trauma; this includes deputising for the clinical lead.


• Take a lead in any incident and major incident responses.


• Take responsibility for the management of, supervision of and development of qualified and unqualified staff within the CITS service.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.


• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance


• Access to Continued Professional Development


• Involvement in improvement and research activities


• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service


• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

Support the Clinical Team Leader to ensure there are safe and effective care pathways in place for those impacted by incidents. Lead on developing an understanding of universal and workplace psychological support offers for health, social care and other professionals involved in incidents. Take responsibility for maintaining partnerships and effective interfaces with other professionals and agencies that work alongside mental health services in supporting those affected by incidents and trauma. Proactively involve stakeholders, respond to and support the resolution of conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation and or other appropriate mechanisms. Undertake clinical reviews of screening information and other referrals received in the CITS service. Provide assessment and formulation for specialist psychological intervention of complex/high risk service users open to the CITS service. To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients presenting issues based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems. Take a lead on developing and reviewing formulation and care planning for services users open to the CITS service. Provide specialist advice, guidance or consultation to team members and other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation and treatment plans. Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individuals and provide advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management of trauma symptoms. Utilise sound clinical knowledge and awareness of national guidance in relation to trauma focussed interventions to deliver evidence-based therapy to CITS service users. Develop and lead on consultation, formulation and interventions for systems, managers and teams impacted by trauma in the workplace. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the advice, consultation and formulation provided as a highly specialist psychologist/psychotherapist within the CITS service. Lead on incident responses for teams and individuals, promoting best practice and supporting wider systems. Plan, lead on and deliver group interventions for CTS service users, with a focus on psycho-social interventions for trauma. Support the Clinical Team Leader in the planning and delivery of training events for other professionals working with those affected by major incidents. To offer and contribute to specialist advice, support, education and training to all members of this team and wider services as required. Be the senior clinician on home visits to families impacted by major incidents, as required. Maintain knowledge of the evidence base and improve and positively develop clinical practice in relation to psychological support for those impacted by incidents. Support the identification and sharing of best practice in relation to psycho-social support following major incidents across GM, nationally and internationally as appropriate. Support the Clinical Team Leader in the development and maintenance of effective systems to monitor individuals for whom treatment is expedited with local providers. Lead on major incident responses, including representing the CITS service at a GM, regional and national level.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology and registration with the Health Professions Council OR Core professional qualification (eg, RMN, social worker) plus Accredited in NICE approved psychological intervention (eg CBT, EMDR) OR BABCP accredited CBT/therapist with additional training in for example EMDR/DBT

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist or highly specialist psychotherapist in the NHS


• Highly specialist experience of delivering trauma focused therapy to a range of clients

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychological approaches in different cultural contexts

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly specialised knowledge of assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention around mental health & trauma

Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of organisational development and dynamics

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. 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. 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.