Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or MBT Therapist

Job overview

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or an Allied Health professional with experience in MBT to join the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service. The post is a fixed term post covering maternity leave.  The role is a part-time band 7 role at 0.6.

The service offers a full MBT program to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs.   Candidates with past experience in working therapeutically with individuals with complex mental health needs are welcome to apply.  Past experience in MBT treatment is preferable.

This post is an exciting opportunity for individuals look to develop their clinical  experience in a supportive and stimulating staff team.  In addition to offering clinical interventions, you will be involved in other service development initiatives including consultation to other services,  improving the our offer to families and young people, and outreach work to community and inpatient teams within the borough.

MBT in Newham is a team based approach.  We would like to hear from candidates who value working as part of a reflective, in-person team.  Service Users are discussed regularly and the team collaborates closely around care planning, treatment and management. We would welcome applications from people who are reflective and can consider the therapeutic relationship and the impact the work has on them.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical service to patients open to the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and to provide expert support and advice to other members of the team.

The role will require the post holder to:

• Undertake specialist psychological assessment of patients referred to the Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and provide specialist reports to referrers and patients
• Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide specialist Mentalisation-Based therapy to patients under the care of the service
• Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across services
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• To take a lead role in the team for the provision of offering a treatment approach for patients with complex needs; offering specialist assessment, intervention and treatment.
• Assist in participating, collating and developing on-going research within the specialist service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for a full overview of the job summary and list of duties and responsibilities