Highly Specialist Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated High Intensity (accredited/working towards accreditation) CBT Therapist/counselling psychologist and/or clinical psychologist, who is committed to making a difference within primary care and the wider community. We are actively working to diversify our staff team, to ensure that our workforce represents the ethnically and culturally diverse community that we serve. Given this, although we will welcome and consider applicants from all backgrounds and protected characteristics, we particularly encourage and welcome applicants from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds to apply.

Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) or LTT is offering an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national initiative, which is fundamentally changing the way in which psychological treatments are provided in the NHS in England. We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Step 3 diagnostic assessments and evidence-based CBT treatment on an individual and group basis to clients aged 18 and over presenting with depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD.
• Involve in the clinical supervision of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Low Intensity Trainees and High Intensity Trainees, for which training will be provided.
• Receive regular weekly individual clinical supervision from one of our bands 8a or 8b Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or CBT Therapists working within the service.
• Work within LTT providing psychological assessment and evidence-based CBT for adults experiencing depression and/or anxiety or other common mental health problems.
• Support/supervise the telephone triage team on site in our new facility at the Catford Town Hall.
• Maintain professional registration and standards e.g. HCPC, BABCP.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide CBT assessment for adults with anxiety, depression.
• Deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven CBT for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for specific needs where appropriate.
• Provide group and individual therapy to patients as required.
• Consult and communicate with the wider team, other clinicians, Trust staff and voluntary or social care staff.
• Collect and enter clinical outcome data on a sessional basis; select and interpret outcome measures to inform treatment planning.
• Keep clear and accurate records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
• Maintain a clinical caseload in line with activity targets agreed with line manager.

Qualifications

• A doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with HCPC registration and CBT, OR BABCP CBT practitioner accreditation.
• Postgraduate level qualification in at least one additional IAPT-relevant psychological therapy modality.

Experience

• Experience of working as a psychological therapist using CBT to treat common mental health problems in adults in brief time limited format.
• Experience of collecting and recording patient reported generic and disorder specific outcome measures to monitor progress.
• Experience of carrying out psychological assessment including assessment of Liaison with other services, agencies and professional, working within community settings and GP sites.

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of CBT and/or other evidence-based IAPT-relevant psychological therapies as applied to common mental health problems in adult, including depression and anxiety disorders.
• Knowledge of IAPT stepped care framework for treatment depression and anxiety disorders.

Skills

• Ability to meet agreed service targets.
• Demonstrated good written and communication skills.
• To be able to offer therapy in another language in addition to English.