Counselling/Clinical Psychologist/Psychodynamic/Psychotherapist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Newham Specialist Psychotherapies Service (SPS) is a vibrant psychotherapies service in the heart of East London. The successful candidate will also work closely with colleagues from other teams in the service that offer a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, including arts therapies, cognitive-behavioural, complex trauma, integrative, systemic and psychodynamic psychotherapies, and a range of groups across the modalities.


There will be opportunities for continuous personal development in a number of areas, such as indirect/ liaison work, supervision, reflective practice and teaching/ training skills. As well as regular supervision, there are forums for support and professional development.


Experience of working with complex mental health problems in NHS settings is essential.


They will hold a caseload of individual and group work, deliver psychodynamic psychotherapy or other psychodynamically-informed assessments and interventions, provide supervision where appropriate, deliver consultation and training and liaise, where necessary, with the wider network of care across the borough in both primary and secondary care.


They will also conduct generic assessments in the service and consider referrals to a wide range of therapies, including systemic, CBT, integrative and arts therapies. They will work effectively with diversity and intersectionality. They will manage risk and complexity and communicate effectively with colleagues and other agencies. They will also work closely with colleagues in other teams/ modalities in the service (SPS) and across other community mental health services in the borough.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Education/ qualification/ training
Specialist training and recognized Post Graduate qualification in Adult Psychotherapy equivalent to that associated with registration with BACP, BCP and/or UKCP OR Specialist training and recognized Post- Graduate qualification in Adult Group Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, equivalent to that associated with registration with BACP, BPC and/or UKCP OR Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical OR Counselling Psychology
Education/ qualification/ training
Experience of working with patients with moderate to complex mental health conditions in a number of NHS settings
Experience of working psychodynamically/psychoanalytically (for assessment and therapy)
Knowledge pertinent to effective risk assessment and management
Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and the risk of physical aggression.
Formal qualification in another model of psychotherapy, preferably psychodynamically-informed
Formal basic training in clinical supervision
Experience of working within a diverse cultural setting and engaging patients with different language and cultural needs, including working with interpreters
Experience of providing teaching, training, consultation or supervision in psychodynamic psychotherapy
Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings and knowledge of the practices of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care network, including medical, employment, social, educational, legal and criminal justice systems
Knowledge of research design and methodology, as practiced within the field of mental health
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult - to - treat groups (e.g. complex emotional needs, self-harm, complex trauma, psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities, etc)
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult - to - treat groups (e.g. complex emotional needs, self-harm, complex trauma, psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities, etc)

East London NHS Foundation Trust
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