Psychological Therapist

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a part-time Band 7 Psychological Therapist to join their Community Mental Health Team in King's Lynn. This role involves conducting therapy assessments, delivering interventions, and providing consultation. The ideal candidate will have a relevant health or social care qualification and experience in therapeutic approaches. Benefits include extensive training programs and generous leave. This position is essential for supporting adults facing complex mental health challenges in a multidisciplinary setting.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Career progression

27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after service

Qualifications

• Documentary evidence of continuing professional development.
• Training to deliver various therapeutic approaches.
• Specialist knowledge of psychological protocols in secondary care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for therapy suitability.
• Deliver psychological interventions both individual and group.
• Provide consultation and clinical supervision to colleagues.

Skills

Effective communication

Autonomous work

Time management

Education

Health or Social Care professional qualification (e.g., RMN, Dip OT)

Tools

DBT

EMDR

IPT

Job description

We are looking to recruit a part time Band 7 Psychological Therapist to join our Community Mental Health Team on a substantive, working 30 hours per week. The post is based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn and serves the population of West Norfolk. The Psychology Resource within the West Adult CMHT is well embedded and contains a number of professionals including Clinical Psychology, CBT therapists, DBT therapists, Art Therapy, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists. We would welcome Psychological Therapists trained in a relational model of therapy to balance the existing compliment in the workforce.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the care of adults experiencing complex mental health difficulties, including relational challenges, within a multi-disciplinary secondary care setting.

You will be joining a diverse and skilled team with competencies and accreditations in a range of evidence-based psychological therapies. The role is essential in maintaining continuity of psychological input and supporting the wider MDT during a period of increased service demand and development.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the role:

This is a varied and dynamic role suited to a practitioner with clinical confidence and flexibility. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments for therapy suitability.
• Delivering individual and group psychological interventions.
• Providing psychological consultation and clinical supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Contributing to teaching and training for staff across the service.
• Attending and actively participating in MDT meetings, offering psychological perspectives to inform care planning.
• Supporting the psychology team in sustaining high standards of care and service delivery.

Training in a variety of evidence-based psychological therapies is highly desirable.

About us

Benefits included with this role are:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.

CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent2

Experience

• Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
• Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
• Audit and research Procedures Service development

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
• Work autonomously and set down priorities and practice effective time management

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of psychological protocols and treatments used in secondary care.
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Other

• Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT
• Able to travel independently

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yeargross per annum (pro rata)