Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Job overview

We are seeking a suitably qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist to join the Primary and Community Mental Health Team. The role will work into Primary Care Networks based across the City. This post will join a large team of supportive professionals alongside a well-established group of clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and clinical associate psychologists.

The role includes clinical work with people living with complex emotional needs, and complex trauma, working towards delivering services closer to people's homes. You will deliver one-to-one client work and will have the chance to support the development and delivery of group work in the service. The role also involves team working, facilitating reflective practice sessions, and supporting MDT discussions to inform client care. The service has invested in new roles and the postholder would have opportunities for supporting the delivery of clinical supervision and consultation to primary care colleagues.

We have 1.4wte posts and are happy to receive applications from those interested in part time and full time roles. Newly qualified or soon to qualify roles will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions in-line with evidence-based practice, whilst keeping client need at the heart of the work.

To provide supervision, if appropriate, to Clinical Associate Psychologists and/or Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, and less experienced therapists.

To link in with other organisations and services to ensure holistic and joined up care for service users.

To input into mini-team triage meetings.

To input into MDT meetings, and link in with GP colleagues.

To support reflective practice.

To support the development of group work, if appropriate.

To offer specialised advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.

In common with all Clinical Psychologists/Psychotherapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.

To contribute to the work of the team through regular participation in team meetings, governance and team development slots.

To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC/BPS/BABCP or other accrediting organisation as appropriate and other policies/guidelines/standards.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Person Specification and Job Description for full details of the posts’ main responsibilities.

The service works across Primary Care Networks in Sheffield, providing place-based care and working with service users at the heart of their communities. The post involves working as part of the MDT providing evidence-based psychological therapies to people with complex trauma and SMI amongst other difficulties. The role involves direct clinical work with service users and their families/carers for adults aged 18 and over.

You will need to have an enthusiasm for, and experience of working with service users with complex needs.  as well as experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams. The role involves working with colleagues across different disciplines and working across different organisations, so experience of and a respect for working in multidisciplinary teams is desirable.