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Clinical Psychologist / CBT TherapistCombat Stress • Leatherhead, United Kingdom
Clinical Psychologist / CBT Therapist

Clinical Psychologist / CBT Therapist

Combat Stress • Leatherhead, United Kingdom
13 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist to join our team. We require highly skilled and motivated practitioners to work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing high quality, specialist evidence-based treatment to Veterans. The post holders will be innovative, enthusiastic and flexible and able to work both autonomously and as part of the team.

Main duties of the job
  • delivering evidence-based trauma-focused therapies
  • contributing psychological expertise as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • contributing to service evaluation, audit and research
  • contributing to policy and service development

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with experience in the specialist field of trauma

All psychological therapists at Combat Stress are professionally managed with appropriate levels of supervision, peer support and specialist training.

About us
Combat Stress is the UKs leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century weve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with PTSD, Complex PTSD and Moral Injury related to their military service. We provide NICE-recommended, evidence-based trauma-focused therapies in-person and online. Veterans can access trauma-focused therapy via weekly outpatient appointments or by attending our award-winning intensive treatment programme, VICTOR.

Job responsibilities
  • To work collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) delivering services for veterans with PTSD and other trauma-related mental health difficulties, and alcohol/substance misuse problems
  • To contribute to outpatient, in-person and digital care and treatment programmes, working flexibly to meet veteran need
  • To provide comprehensive psychological assessment, collaborative formulation, and treatment planning
  • To provide evidence-based CBT psychological treatment, including third wave CBT interventions, on a group and individual basis, to Veterans attending PTSD treatment and recovery focused programmes.
  • To offer CBT-based consultation and support to other MDT members and advice to referrers, external agencies and carers on veterans psychological needs/suitable interventions
  • To provide CBT supervision of trainee psychologists/students
  • To be contribute to service development and audit and training and research initiatives as appropriate.
  • To work closely with the Senior and Principal Psychologists/CBT therapists to contribute to the development and enhancement of treatment programmes, other relevant service development and clinical governance.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours.
  • Well-developed knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of CBT.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both with statutory and non-statutory services.
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant professional HCPC and/or BABCP code of conduct
  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to develop and maintain a dynamic working environment
  • Excellent working knowledge of Health and Safety
  • Excellent working knowledge of Equality and Diversity
  • Ability to provide and accept constructive feedback
  • Proven ability to make decisions and develop others in this area
  • Ability to manage work under pressure

Desirable
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group (i.e., British veterans) and mental health.
  • Knowledge of current developments in veterans mental health
  • Knowledge of veteran culture and veteran agencies
  • Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development as required by the HCPC and British Psychological Society and/or the BABCP

Personal Attributes
Essential
  • Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
  • Interest and ability to contribute to service development.
  • Self-motivated
  • Works to deadlines
  • Supportive to colleagues of all disciplines
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Conscientious and understanding of accountability
  • Smart appearance and professional manner
  • Committed to personal and professional development
  • Motivated to maintaining high standards in a changing service Other Requirements

Desirable
  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Qualifications
Essential
  • EITHER 1) HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology, including specifically models of two or more distinct psychological therapies to include CBT
  • AND/OR 2) BABCP accredited CBT Therapist with a professional health and social care qualification satisfying SSSC requirement. ie. RMN, Social Worker, OT etc.
  • Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of adult client groups presenting with problems that reflect the full range of mental health disorders experienced by veterans (e.g., trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, substance misuse) of varying clinical severity.
  • Significant experience of delivering CBT
  • Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team

Desirable
  • Completion of further post-qualification CPD/training in areas of practice relevant to the post, ideally including working with PTSD/trauma-related psychological difficulties
  • Experience of delivering CBT supervision
  • Experience of working with mental health services with British Veterans
  • Experience of contributing to teaching and training
  • Experience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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