Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £54,320.00 i £60,981.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE8 3BX |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9334-25-0658 |
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Job Purpose: To work as a member of the Lewisham Personalities Disorder Service providing specialist assessment and treatment of patients with a personality disorder. To help other staff, service users and carers to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe and therapeutic environment. To provide individual and group therapy in and facilitate Service User Network groups (SUN) in the community. To work as a link worker with other mental health teams, consulting to staff and co-facilitating groups in primary and secondary-care multidisciplinary teams. Key Responsibilities: KR 1 Clinical and Client Care To provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments and interventions for clients in the Lewisham Personality Disorders Service at Band 7, i.e. achievable by newly-qualified psychotherapists or psychologists after a few months on-the-job training. To provide culturally appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To act as keyworker, taking responsibility for reviewing care plans, and arranging meetings. KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of the Lewisham Personality Disorders Service and to a psychotherapeutically informed framework for the service. To contribute to the team or services 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 liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. KR 3 Policy and service development To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects. KR 4 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. KR 5 Management and supervision To supervise trainee psychotherapists or applied psychologists within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Supervision Training. To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of an assistant psychologist if required, under supervision from a more senior psychologist. KR 6 Teaching and Training To provide occasional specialist training in psychotherapeutic approaches to care to other professions as appropriate. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and reports. KR 7 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. KR 8 Research and development To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs. KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychotherapist or psychologist according to the relevant professional body and Trust guidelines. To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPC/UKCP/BACP for psychotherapists and the HCPC/BPS for psychologists, and for both the Trust Personal Development Plan requirements. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To adhere to Trust policies and procedures. Psychotherapists: To comply with the BPC/UKCP/BACP (depending which registered with) Standards or Code of Conduct, and ensure professional development in line with these. Psychologists: 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. KR10 General To travel to home visits, community team bases, team meetings, inpatient units and across the Trust 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 such as challenging behaviour and to support others involved in such situations.