Psychological Therapist

Harmonia Careers; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Coventry is seeking a Band 7 Psychological Professional to join their team across Primary Care. This role involves providing psychological assessments and therapies while working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have a post-graduate qualification in psychological therapy and experience with diverse client needs. The position offers 22.5 hours per week, focusing on supporting mental health in local GP practices.

Qualifications

• Essential experience providing consultancy to colleagues.
• Experience tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and CPD evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Communicate assessment results and complex information orally and in writing.
• Supervise assistant psychologists and other colleagues as required.

Skills

Communication Skills

Psychological Assessment Methods

Therapeutic Approaches

Education

Post-graduate Qualification in Psychological Therapy

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Band 7 Psychological Professional working across Primary Care place-based teams in Coventry. We welcome and encourage applications from CBT therapists, registered psychological therapists, registered counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists. 22.5 hours per week.

This is a unique opportunity to join the Psychology Service within our Primary Care-based Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, an ambitious service established over the past 2 years. You will be embedded within a group of GP practices (Primary Care Network) with a focus on supporting local patients living in Coventry, offering care at the point of need. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within an established Primary Care Psychology Service.

You will be employed by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust but integrated into GP practices to support local patients with mental health needs at the point of need.

Main duties of the job

• This is a patient facing post with a focus on early psychology assessments, formulations, brief psychological interventions and consultations in a recovery focused way to improve access, experience and outcomes for service users.
• Place specialist Psychology staff in GP practices to help people with mental health problems achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Provide supervision and development support to junior psychology team members; communicate with clinical directors, GPs and wider GP practice colleagues; support day-to-day operational management and clinical issues arising from service delivery.
• Contribute to delivering and co-developing the primary care mental health service model, including care pathways for integrated mental health care within Primary Care Networks and CWPT.

What you will do

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy using complex psychological data from multiple sources.
• Ensure the systematic provision of psychological services and prioritise work appropriately.
• Communicate assessment results, formulations, outcome data, and other complex information orally and in writing to support MDT colleagues.
• Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and supervision to other professionals and staff involved in formulation, diagnosis, treatment plans and client management within and outside the Trust.
• Contribute to the development of Primary Care Mental Health Services, reviewing service outcomes, designing and participating in audit, research and clinical governance initiatives, and working with colleagues to maximise service effectiveness.
• Supervise assistant psychologists, clinical associates in psychology, volunteers and other colleagues as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential: Post-graduate Qualification in a psychological therapy.
• Essential: Knowledge of highly specialist psychological assessment methods and therapeutic approaches relevant to the client group; well developed communication skills; knowledge of relevant legislation and CPD evidence.
• Essential: Experience of working with adults and/or young people experiencing mental health difficulties; experience with a range of clients with varying clinical severity; experience tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs; experience providing consultancy to colleagues.

Other requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 exemptions.
• Current UK professional registration required.