Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / CBT Therapist

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / CBT Therapist Band 8A

Main area Clinical Psychologist, Counsellor Grade Band 8A Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 213-DivisionC-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kings College Hospital Town London Salary £64,156 - £71,148 per annum including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service within the South East London FND Network (FND ExSEL), delivering psychological assessment and treatment to adults with functional neurological disorders, and leading training, supervision and service-development work across the pathway.

Main duties of the job

Around half of the role will focus on direct clinical work, providing expert assessment, formulation and psychological treatment for adults with FND. This will include individual and group-based psychological interventions for people with functional seizures and motor disorders

The remaining time will be dedicated to training, consultation and service development, helping to build capacity and confidence among multidisciplinary teams across South East London. The postholder will provide professional support and guidance to other clinicians within the service, including the Band 7 FND Care Coordinator. They will contribute to evaluation and development of the service including monitoring of clinical outcomes and audit.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical and Client Care

Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based therapy (CBT, ACT, EMDR or other appropriate models) to adults with FND, including dissociative seizures and functional motor disorder.

Deliver and evaluate group-based interventions for functional seizures and tic disorders

Ensure accessibility and acceptability for diverse communities

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans where necessary

Leadership and Service Development

Lead on developing and embedding psychologically informed care across the SEL FND Network.

Contribute to the development of clinical pathways and joint protocols between neurology, neuropsychiatry, acute and community services

Initiate and lead service-evaluation, audit and quality-improvement projects demonstrating impact on patient outcomes and system efficiency

Contribute to policy development and represent the psychology component of the pathway at regional MDTs and stakeholder meetings

Training, Consultation and Supervision

Provide formal and informal supervision to junior psychology staff, trainees and MDT colleagues

Deliver teaching, workshops and consultation to clinicians in acute hospitals, CNRTs and Talking Therapies services to build FND competence and confidence

Support the dissemination and adaptation of evidence-based FND psychological interventions for delivery in local services

Person specification Qualifications

• Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology (HCPC registered) or entry level qualification in Psychotherapy that has been accepted by the BABCP for purposes of professional registration and qualification in CBT, MSc or a combination of specialist short courses and /or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher and registered with the BABCP as a Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Specific training in recognised evidence-base therapies (e.g. EMDR)

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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