Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist

Job overview

Registered (HCPC) Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Band 7 or 8a (dependent on experience) 1 WTE fixed term for 1 year

PICuP (Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis)

We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our team. The Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) is an award winning specialist psychology service hosted by the Croydon Operational Directorate, providing psychological interventions (within a broad cognitive-behavioural approach) for individuals who experience distressing psychotic experiences, as well as additional or secondary mental health difficulties, trauma, and interventions for carers. PICuP also provides specialist supervision and training to mental health professionals. It was founded by Professor Elizabeth Kuipers in 1999, is headed by Professor Emmanuelle Peters (Director), and operationally managed by Dr Nadine Keen (clinic co-ordinator).

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical/counselling psychologist to join our team at Band 7 or 8a level (dependent on experience).

Key responsibilities include:

• To provide a highly specialist psychology service, cognitive behavioural therapy, trauma informed CBT, EMDR, and FIp to outpatients with ongoing distressing symptoms of psychosis, bipolar disorder and/or secondary emotional difficulties
• To provide specialist training in an area of expertise related to psychological interventions in psychosis
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, in CBT and/or FI for psychosis
• To provide specialist supervision and training to mental health professionals through close links with the Psychology Department at the IOPPN
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
• To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Purpose: · To provide a highly specialist psychology service, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), trauma informed CBT (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and family  intervention (FI),  to outpatients with ongoing  distressing symptoms of psychosis, bipolar disorder and/or secondary emotional difficulties and trauma, involving specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of  outcomes. · To provide specialist training in an area of expertise related to psychological interventions in  psychosis and related emotional problems in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SlaM), other NHS trusts, and nationally. · To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, in CBT and/or FI for psychosis.  · To provide specialist supervision and training to mental health professionals through close links  with the Psychology Department at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, the  Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course, and Post-Graduate Diploma and Certificate in CBT for  psychosis courses. · To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct,  and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for  interpreting policies within defined parameters. · To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best  achieved. · To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to  flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment