Specialist Psychological Therapist (Preceptorship)

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 8 a or band 7 to Band 8a psychologist/psychological therapist preceptorship to work in a primary care hub partnership delivered by Oxleas NHS Foundation trust , SEL Mind and Bridge Mental Health.

The mental health hub offers a collaborative and holistic approach and range of psycho social interventions in order to prevent major mental health problems. Psychologists develop and oversee psycho education /well being programmes and evaluate these as well as advising primary care staff on complex cases. Applicants with an interest in developing new ways of working and incorporating systemic ideas and models into clinical practice will be welcome.

The service is delivered in collaboration with psychological therapists working in the mental health hubs in Bexley and Bromley and will be linking with new Integrate Neighbourhood teams as these are set up.

Greenwich is a culturally diverse borough with the potential to develop innovative services. The post holder will work with people with different backgrounds and should be committed to equal opportunities. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient, and staff surveys with a culture of supporting staff whilst providing excellent services within a robust clinical governance framework.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will supervise a team of assistant psychologists who deliver and evaluate group programmes and work closely with NHS talking therapies service, GPs and secondary care psychological therapies to ensure clients access appropriate interventions. Strong working links exist with other primary and secondary care teams. The post holder will carry out complex assessments and advise other clinical staff in the hub on formulation and psychological interventions.

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
• 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

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.(BABCP /UKCP)

Desirable

• Additional training in specific therapy modality

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature under supervision
• Experience working with and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
• Experience of consulting with other professionals in an MDT setting

Desirable

• Experience of providing teaching and training

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. (A/I)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one specialised psychological therapies and two assessment methodologies

Desirable

• Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex data analysis

Other

Essential

• Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Interest and ability to contribute to service development.