Senior psychotherapist/ Psychological Therapist/ MBT Therapist

Job overview

We are currently seeking a full time 8a Senior Psychotherapist (psychological therapist) to join the Specialist Psychotherapies Service within PACT (Personality and Complex Trauma Pathway).

This post is open to professionals with a core mental health profession such as psychology (clinical or counselling) art psychotherapy, mental health nursing or a related field with further training and experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy and/or MBT.

Due to retirements, and the current skills mix in the team, we are particularly looking for someone with training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist or a psychotherapist who can demonstrate extensive knowledge, understanding and experience of working in a psychodynamic way.

This is in line with our service aim of continuing and further developing the provision of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The suitable candidate will also have an understanding, interest in or additional training in MBT, or is willing to engage in further training to satisfy the wider needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide assessment, to include psychodynamic formulation and psychodynamic psychotherapy for a caseload of individuals meeting the criteria for personality disorders and complex trauma, including dissociative disorders. They will also provide supervision to colleagues, including trainees.

The postholder will also contribute to the provision of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) within PACT. Currently, we envisage that the successful candidates clinical time will be split 75% Psychotherapy and 25% MBT.

We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

You will join other colleagues within PACT who despite the organisational challenges are committed to providing and maintaining high quality and compassionate psychological care and supporting other staff and multidisciplinary colleagues in applying psychodynamic ideas to their work through consultation, supervision, and training.

You will be supported in the post through clinical supervision, and line management arrangements. The position will be based in The Olive Tree at Swanswell Point, Coventry and The Pines in Warwick although travel to other sites, including Nuneaton on occasion may be required and so car driver status is essential.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Lucy Saul, Service Manager – [email protected] or Amanda Gregory, Principal Adult Psychotherapist/Group Analyst – [email protected]