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Psychotherapist
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £36,625.00 to £52,705.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £36625.00 - £52705.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2024 |
| Location: | Weymouth, DT4 8JH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0061-VN4233 |
Summary
To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of people using the Reach service. To provide specialist psychological/psychotherapeutic assessment and intervention services to individuals/ groups/organisations, using a variety of applied psychology models. To carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues, and on a daily basis may function single-handedly as the qualified Psychologist in the multi-disciplinary team. To be responsible for formulation and implementation of therapy or treatments based on an appropriate conceptual framework of the problems and employing methods of evidence-based efficacy across the full range of care settings. To monitor and evaluate progress, refining formulations and interventions as necessary. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning assessment, formulation, therapy and treatment plans and to monitor and evaluate progress. To undertake risk assessment and management of individual service users within an appropriate psychological framework and provide advice for other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, therapy/treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans. To be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring members of team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding care of service users through provision of advice and consultation and dissemination of psychological research and theory. To advise, support and facilitate effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team. To exercise appropriate judgement on the sharing of confidential information with other professional colleagues and agencies under Vulnerable Adult / Child Protection policies etc To maintain standards which required for professional registration and to maintain Registration. To be accountable for own professional actions guided by the relevant Professions standards including the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Conduct, Ethics Guidelines for Chartered Psychologists, UKCP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, BCP Code of Conduct. To provide clinical supervision to other team members. To assist with training and supporting the delivery of psychosocial interventions for individuals with problematic substance use To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and / or wider organisational matters need addressing. To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a senior member of psychological services and line manager. To be involved, as agreed with the professional lead, in the recruitment of psychological services staff when needed. Undertake continuing professional development including participating in supervision, performance reviews and attending training as/when required. Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies & procedures and guidelines both internal and external. Keep abreast of policy and professional development within your area of professional expertise. To promote, adhere to and live our workplace values of being honest, committed and inventive.