Specialist Psychological Therapist (Long-term Health Conditions - CBT)
Job Description
Job summary
Greenwich Time to Talk is looking to recruit a High Specialist Psychological Therapist to work within our Integrated Long-Term Conditions NHS Talking Therapies Service.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological therapies as part of the Integrated NHS Talking Therapies Long-term health condition service to primary care clients working to NICE guidelines for Anxiety, Depression and other mental health problems.
Responsible for liaison and collaborative working with physical health teams across Greenwich and support the development of capacity of GTTT to work with clients with long-term health conditions.
Responsible for the provision of highly specialised clinical supervision for Low Intensity trainees and other psychological therapists, including clinical, counselling psychology or CBT therapy trainees.
Responsible for providing advice and consultation to service users, carers, employment support agencies and other statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Expected to contribute to the development of the service including the routine collection of outcome data using Patient Data Management Systems.
It will be a requirement of this role to participate in job planning which forms a key part of the working practices of qualified psychological therapists.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job responsibilities
Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- To be a qualified (HCPC registered) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Or To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine AND to have continued your studies gaining a recognised post-graduate qualification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (and be eligible for application for accreditation as a CB Psychotherapist with BABCP). Qualification as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist may have been achieved via the Knowledge, Skills and Attitude route (KSA).
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in specialised CBT provision with long-term health conditions
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment using CBT approaches of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychological therapy with clients experiencing psychological distress in relation to long-term health conditions
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in primary care
PERSONAL
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others within and external to the Trust
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems
OTHER
Essential
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Greenwich Time to Talk NHS Talking Therapies
Bungalow 3, Wensley Close
Eltham, Greenwich, London
SE9 5AB
United Kingdom
