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Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist
| Posting date: | 06 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £59,490.00 to £66,239.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £59490.00 - £66239.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2024 |
| Location: | Sidcup, London, DA14 6LT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9277-24-1915 |
Summary
Key Task and Responsibilities Clinical and Client Care To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions to women and birthing people who experience moderate-severe mental health problems in the context of their maternity journey. This may include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth, tokophobia, and mental health problems that develop following perinatal loss. To deliver highly specialist Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other evidence based psychological therapies in the context of trauma and loss. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, intervention, and discharge of clients. To consider the impact of loss and trauma in maternity on partners and family members and include this in assessment and treatment planning as appropriate. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with women/birthing people and families. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan. To be prepared to work flexible hours to meet the needs of service users and the service itself. Contributing to team or service clinical functioning: To contribute to the effective working of the team and to support a trauma-informed culture within the service and the wider maternity system. To contribute to the teams delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. To advise other professionals and agencies on specialist psychological care of clients. To liaise with midwives, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in relation to referrals and developing treatment plans. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice when delivering direct and indirect clinical care. Policy and service development: To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. Care or management of resources: To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed. Management and supervision: To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychologists with support from a more senior psychologist. To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism. To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate. To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate. Teaching and Training: To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre- and post- qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate. To maintain an active awareness of current developments in psychology and perinatal mental health and implementing knowledge gained in practice. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles. Record-keeping and Information Governance: To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. Research and development: To initiate, undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits. To initiate and carry out appropriate research (NB: not a major job requirement [major = 20% or more of job]). To provide expertise in a specialist research area which will contribute to the development of the new Maternal Mental Health Services. To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same. Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development: To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist according to HCPC and Trust guidelines. To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the HCPC Standards for Continuing Professional Development. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To comply with the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these. To adhere to the BPSs Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures. General To travel to meetings as appropriate and across the Trust and in the community when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group and follow trust policies relating to its management. To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations such as perinatal loss or domestic violence, and to support others involved in such situations. To be noted: This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.