Psychotherapist in Peterborough

The Outreach Psychotherapist is part of a multi-disciplinaryteam approach to support the health and wellbeing of people rough sleeping orat risk of homelessness in Peterborough. This role will work directly with a GPspecialising in Mental Health and a Service Lead who will provide managementand admin support to the team, and will be based within Peterborough City.

The role will provide psychotherapeutic interventions topeople rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness who have been referred to theservice. Clients referred to the service will be rough sleepers with moderatemental health difficulties who also have problematic and interrelated healthand social care needs, including substance misuse. These interventions could bedelivered in a variety of settings including on the street on an outreach shiftor attending a clients accommodation via telephone or virtual depending on theneeds of the client as required.

This team is part of an integrated model of care for RoughSleepers including housing, substance misuse and mental health outreachworkers.

The Outreach Psychotherapist will provide partner outreachworkers such as housing support workers and substance misuse staff with regulartraining from the psychotherapist to help them understand thepsychological.

Main duties of the job

Overview of Role

• To provide therapeutic interventions for clientswho are homeless or vulnerably housed and who have complex needs
• Provide clients with trauma-informed approaches,including psychological and therapeutic support
• To hold a caseload of clients, working flexiblyto meet their needs
• Actively promote the service and trauma informedpractices to external agencies and organisations and to attend MultipleDisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTs) for clients on the psychotherapy caseload
• Work in partnership with other agencies andorganisations involved in supporting clients to stabilise their mental healthand be supported to access and remain in accommodation
• Maintain constructive relationships with a broadrange of internal and external stakeholders including, GP surgeries and otherkey stakeholders and partner organisations
• Attend and actively participate in team, serviceand wider multi-disciplinary team meetings as required
• Create and maintain documentation as requiredfor the role
• Supporting the service by providing stronggovernance processes through maintaining electronic files and storingassociated documents within these
• Provide group training and one to one advice andguidance to housing, substance misuses and mental health outreach teams as partof a multi-disciplinary approach
• Provide monthly audit data to the GPN team asevidence of professional supervision

About us

Our vision: To provide the patients of Greater Peterborough with high quality, sustainable healthcare that supports them to stay well and at home for as long as possible.

We are an ambitious at scale primary care organisation with a passion for integration and innovation.

We provide:

• Enhanced evening and weekend access to General Practice.
• Deliver at scale services to improve the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve.
• Home visiting and community services.
• Virtual ward services.
• IV at Home Service.
• Advice to ambulance crews to help patients remain at home or to see the most appropriate secondary care team.
• Recruitment, induction and support of workforce through a team dedicated to supporting Primary Care Networks and hosting of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Training Hub.
• To attract innovation and investment into primary care.
• To be dynamic always seeking out new opportunities.
• To be the primary care provider at scale -supporting delivery of services at place level that benefits our patients and members.
• To engage our clinical community identifying local clinical leaders to drive service redesign and delivery across our place.
• To face challenges head on, working collaboratively to deliver solutions.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the role of Psychotherapist Counsellor. This also includes the job specification and additional detail required when considering this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1. UK recognised Psychotherapy or Counselling qualification
• 2. BACP and/or UKCP accredited
• 3. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of UKCP/BACP Code of Ethics.
• 1. Masters in counselling or Psychotherapy
• 2. Certificate or diploma in trauma therapy

Experience

• 1. Demonstrable experience as a counsellor or psychotherapist working with trauma.
• 2. Expertise in prevailing evidence-based protocols.
• 3. Proven track record of engaging with vulnerable adults with complex needs.
• 4. Capacity to work flexibly in both formal and informal settings to provide services tailored to individuals particular needs.
• 5. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's care and treatment, both as care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-agency care plan.
• 6. Experience of motivating, empowering, and supporting people to achieve their goals.
• 7. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.

Knowledge

• 1. Ability to assess the needs of the clients and provide appropriate service.
• 2. Ability to share expertise within the parameters of confidentiality.
• 3. Ability to manage and respond to demand pressures of the service.
• 4. Ability to lead and work as a team member.
• 5. Good IT skills and experience of using a database and accurately able to enter sensitive data.
• 6. Ability to promote the service, encouraging and influencing the use of the psychotherapy service.

Personal Attributes & Abilities

• 1. Flexible approach to working practice some weekends, or anti-social hours may be required
• 2. Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
• 3. Demonstrable respect for the dignity of people who are currently vulnerable with the skills and sensitivity to empower individuals to address their challenges.
• 4. Outgoing, energetic, and positive about improving the wellbeing of others and their community.
• 5. Highly motivated and resourceful.
• 6. Adaptable, flexible with a can-do attitude.
• 7. Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
• 8. Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• 9. Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.
• 10. Ability to contribute effectively.
• 12. Has realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development.
• 13. The post-holder is required to travel independently across the county when required, to meet staff and attend meetings etc. a valid driving licence and own car is a must.
• 14. This post requires an Enhanced and satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check.

Communication & Skills

• 1.Excellent verbal and written skills and the capacity to report effectively on agreed impact measures, with highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues.
• 1.Ability to speak a more than one language.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working