Psychotherapist/Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

NHS Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in London seeks a Lead Psychological Therapist to provide specialized assessments and interventions for individuals with complex mental health needs. You will support a multidisciplinary team and lead psychological therapy services, ensuring effective coordination of care. Ideal candidates will have a doctorate in psychology and experience in complex cases.

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex mental health presentations.
• Familiarity with BPS/HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP guidelines.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Lead Tier 1 psychological therapies.
• Ensure effective care coordination and collaboration.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Care coordination

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctorate in Psychology or relevant field

Job description

Psychotherapist/Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

To act, alongside colleagues, as Lead Psychological Therapist for one of the place-based Living Well Centres (North) and the Tier 1 protocolised interventions service, supporting the multidisciplinary team and psychological therapies pathway in the care of complex presentations.

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for people with complex mental health presentations.
2. Offering advice, education, and support to service users and their carers or family members as needed.
3. Leading Tier 1 provision and ensuring effective care coordination within the team and pathway.
4. Providing assessment and intervention for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in populations with complex emotional needs.
5. Contributing to creating a psychologically safe environment for staff, service users, and carers from diverse backgrounds.
6. Offering clinical supervision and consultation, functioning as a lead specialist clinician in relevant therapies and the Tier 1 context.
7. Ensuring systems are in place and effective for managing care components of the pathway and across relevant care teams.
8. Undertaking service evaluation, audit, research, and policy development.
9. Working autonomously within BPS/HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP guidelines and codes of conduct.
10. Interpreting policies within defined parameters and agreeing outcomes with clinical/professional leads.
11. Utilizing theory, evidence-based literature, and research to support best practices.
12. Liaising with external agencies and managing investigations and incidents.
13. Leading informal and formal flow management (Capacity/Demand) for the locality.
14. Ensuring staff stay updated with developments in the field.
15. Reporting data to senior leadership, including problem-solving and flagging difficulties.
16. Providing visible and effective clinical leadership to supervised teams and collaborating with others.