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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an enthusiastic Psychological Therapist to join Greenwich ADAPT (Anxiety, Depression, Affective disorders, Personality disorders &amp; Trauma) a secondary care multidisciplinary service providing place-based care for people living in the Borough of Greenwich.</p> <p>You will have a passion for working in multidisciplinary teams supporting people with emotional regulation and interpersonal difficulties. We are particularly interested in candidates with interest, experience and/or training in mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) as the successful candidate will join our MBT team. Broader groupwork or group analytic skills are also welcome.</p> <p>You will join a dynamic and skilled Psychological Therapies Team comprised of psychologists, psychotherapists, cognitive behavioural therapists, art therapist, assistant psychologist, a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner, as well as trainees. The service offers a range of modalities including MBT (Mentalisation-based therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), art therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy and MBCT (Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy). The team also work closely with the wider MDT to provide Structured Clinical Management (SCM). New developments this year include the planned launch of a comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme, and the service is acting as a site for a randomised controlled trial evaluating a trauma focused adaption of MBT.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role involves a variety of duties including taking a teams approach, attendance and offering of a psychological perspective in MDT meetings, brief psychoeducation groups (8 weeks), longer term groups (up to 18 months) as well as opportunities for individual work (some brief and some up to 12 months).</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.</p> <p>Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:</p> <ul>  <li>We're Kind</li>  <li>We're Fair</li>  <li>We Listen</li>  <li>We Care</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 September 2025</p>

  
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      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>277-7428748-CMH</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>The Heights</p>
      <p>68a The Heights</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE7 8JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Clinical:</p> <ul>  <li>To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the Greenwich ADAPT teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and Integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures. rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured Interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems and offending behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework or the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence or efficacy, across the full range or care setting</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To be responsible for Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers. families and groups, within and across teams employed Individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework or understanding and care to the benefit of all clients or the service, across all settings and agencies</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for including planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA Including clients, their carers, referring agents and others Involved the network of care</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, Information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Clinical:</p> <ul>  <li>To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the Greenwich ADAPT teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and Integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures. rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured Interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems and offending behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework or the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence or efficacy, across the full range or care setting</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To be responsible for Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers. families and groups, within and across teams employed Individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework or understanding and care to the benefit of all clients or the service, across all settings and agencies</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for including planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA Including clients, their carers, referring agents and others Involved the network of care</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, Information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Heights</p>
      <p>68a The Heights</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE7 8JH</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="http://oxleas.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>The Heights</p>
          <p>68a The Heights</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE7 8JH</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://oxleas.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Date posted: 5 August 2025</p><p>Pay: £26.53 per hour</p><p>Job description:</p><p>Job
Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) - Band 7</p><p>Trust: South London
&amp; Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Location: Lewisham
CAMHS, Kaleidoscope, 32 Rushey Green, SE6 4JF</p><p>Ward: Horizon
Team</p><p>Pay Rates:£26.53 per hour</p><p>Shift
Patterns: Mon-Fri 9-5</p><p>Why might this job interest you?</p><p>South London &amp;
Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is proud to offer an exciting opportunity for a
qualified and compassionate Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our
dedicated and forward-thinking team. </p><p>You will play a
vital role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based CBT interventions to
support individuals in achieving meaningful and sustained recovery. Youll work
within a multidisciplinary team committed to improving mental health outcomes
for young people.</p><p>This is a fully
on-site position due to the nature of the assessments and interventions
involved. Youll have the opportunity to contribute to a highly specialist
service and engage directly with service users and their families in a dynamic
and collaborative environment.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>What you can add:</p><ul><li>Provide evidence-based CBT interventions to a defined caseload of young people, supporting their psychological wellbeing and recovery</li> <li>Conduct comprehensive initial assessments to determine clinical needs and develop care plans collaboratively with young people and their families</li> <li>Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT), sharing clinical insights and collaborating with colleagues, offering consultation and guidance to other professionals on psychological interventions and best practices when appropriate</li> <li>Participate in the team duty rote approximately twice a month (with flexibility to increase according to service needs)</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The benefits we can offer you in return:</p><ul><li>Putting
People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the
bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.</li><li>Weekly
pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.</li><li> Blue Light Card 
NHS Discount Provider</li><li>First choice
of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.</li><li>Our team is always
happy to help -access our support line any time.</li><li>Working
options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to
work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.</li><li>Training and
development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.</li><li>Explore
different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.</li><li>Being part of
the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as
member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar
series and much more.</li></ul><p>Who are NHS Professionals?</p><p>NHS Professionals is
a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to
provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work.
Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering
you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.</p><p>Apply Today</p><p>By joining us you
can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements
across any of our client Trusts in England.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £26.53 an hour
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Bank</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>3 months</p>
  

  
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>M0042-83150</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>What you'll need:</p><ul> <li>High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Post-Graduate Diploma (Masters).</li> <li>BABCP Registration</li> <li>Specialist mental health and psychological knowledge and skills in relation to moderate to severe anxiety disorders, depression, single and complex trauma.</li> <li>Experience delivering CBT and other interventions such as IPT-A, Art Therapy, or trauma-informed approaches</li> <li>Understanding of trauma-based interventions and their application in a CAMHS context</li> <li>Confidence participating in MDT meetings and contributing to clinical discussions</li> <li>CAMHS experience is essential</li> <li>EPJS knowledge is desirable</li></ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>What you'll need:</p><ul> <li>High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Post-Graduate Diploma (Masters).</li> <li>BABCP Registration</li> <li>Specialist mental health and psychological knowledge and skills in relation to moderate to severe anxiety disorders, depression, single and complex trauma.</li> <li>Experience delivering CBT and other interventions such as IPT-A, Art Therapy, or trauma-informed approaches</li> <li>Understanding of trauma-based interventions and their application in a CAMHS context</li> <li>Confidence participating in MDT meetings and contributing to clinical discussions</li> <li>CAMHS experience is essential</li> <li>EPJS knowledge is desirable</li></ul>
    
  


      
  
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
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        <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
          
          <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE6 4JF</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Hours of work: 18.75 hours (2.5 days pw, one of which must be Thursday)</strong></p><p>An exciting opportunity has arisen as a Psychological Therapist at St Josephs. You will work as part of committed and creative team, which offers innovative, holistic and person-aligned care and support to people with palliative and end life care needs, and to their families and care givers.</p><p>The post is part of the Patient and Family Counselling team, which contributes to the provision of palliative and end of life care services. The post holder will work across inpatient, day care and community services providing psychological support services to people with complex emotional needs; in the context of being a patient with a terminal illness, a relative/carer for the patient or as a family member.</p><p>The post holder will be expected to work in a flexible way, adapting the service provided to meet the differing and changing needs of service users from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. They will also provide training, consultation and supervision.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Youwill need:</p><ul><li>Recognised qualification in a psychological therapy at Masters level or equivalent.</li><li>Significant experience of providing counselling and working therapeutically with adults, children and families in a palliative care or aligned care setting.</li><li>Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary setting alongside health and social care colleagues.</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.

We provide high quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers</p><p><strong>Why work for us?</strong></p><ul><li>
27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service</li><li>Subsidised cafeand early access to retail sale events</li><li>Season Ticket/Welfare loans</li><li>Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme</li><li>Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme</li><li>Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services</li></ul>We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>29 August 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £27,160 to £30,490.50 a year
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <p>VPC4C3B485</p>
  

  
    
      
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                  <p>St Joesph's Hospice, Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 4SA</p>
            <p>E84SA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
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    <p><strong>CLINICAL</strong></p><ul> <li>Carry out assessment of adult, couple and family referrals taking into account the psychological needs of the individual, couple, child or family group.</li> <li>On the basis of the above, develop in conjunction with the client and other professionals, a psychological treatment plan.</li> <li>Review and, if necessary, alter treatment plans to take into account changing client needs.</li> </ul><ul> <li>Work jointly with colleagues from own and other disciplines both directly with clients and in a consultative capacity.</li> <li>Maintain an ongoing awareness of risks to clients, and their families, including harm to self and others, taking appropriate action as required.</li> <li>Refer clients on to other professionals<em>/</em>agencies if/when needs are identified which are beyond the scope of the service.</li> </ul><p><strong>TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT</strong></p><ul> <li>Maintain own professional development in line with the expectations of relevant accrediting bodies e.g. British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, or the Health and Care Professions Council. </li> <li>Provide specialist consultation, advice and guidance to other colleagues working with and alongside patients and families</li> <li>Attend line management meetings and clinical supervision in line with hospice policy and professional guidelines.</li> <li>Attend appropriate training courses and professional meetings to ensure that practice takes into account new developments in service provision.</li> <li>Maintain an awareness of research findings regarding area of expertise.</li> <li>Deliver training to internal and external staff within specialist palliative care as part of the hospices education service.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with other relevant hospice staff to identify and address unmet training needs in relation to taking therapies and psychological wellbeing.</li> <li>Provide consultation to own and other disciplines regarding psychological care of patients and their families.</li> </ul><p><strong>COMMUNICATION</strong></p><ul> <li>Attend team and MDT meetings in relation to the care of complex clients and the development of services /training, providing verbal reports as required.</li> <li>Liaise with professional colleagues regarding clinical work in line with hospice and professional ethical guidelines.</li> <li>Provide reports regarding clinical activity as required by management/contract specifications.</li> </ul><p><strong>MANAGEMENT </strong></p><ul> <li>Contribute to the day-to-day management of the team workload as defined by the Psychological Therapies Manager. This may include monitoring of workflow, evaluating the impact of services, contributing to team audits and reviews, and the development and implementation of policies and procedures </li> <li>Make initial safeguarding assessments and referrals in line with hospice policies and procedures. </li> <li>Contribute to the recruitment, development and supervision of volunteers within the team having direct responsibility for a volunteer counsellor/trainee depending upon the needs of the service. </li> <li>Take a lead role in relation to new developments within the service/hospice where required and appropriate.</li> </ul><p> <strong>ADMINISTRATION</strong></p><ul> <li>Maintain confidential records of all counselling/therapy activities in line with hospice policy</li> <li>Enter details of client contact in a timely way to electronic multidisciplinary records balancing the need to respect confidentiality of sensitive personal information and the need to share information which will enhance the understanding and working of other key professionals. </li> <li>Word process letters, reports and minutes of informal meetings.</li> </ul><p><strong>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT</strong></p><p></p><ul><li> Abide by the rules of professional conduct laid down by the appropriate professional body.</li><li> Act as a representative for psychological therapies professionals, both within St Joseph's Hospice and in the wider health community. </li><li> Identify own learning and development needs in order to meet the key requirements of the post.</li><li> Take responsibility for own continuing professional development receiving regular line management and supervision. Actively seek to develop skills and knowledge through a process of reflection with peers inside and outside the department.</li><li> In agreement with the Psychological Therapies Manager, identify appropriate training and development opportunities appropriate to the post.</li></ul>  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>CLINICAL</strong></p><ul> <li>Carry out assessment of adult, couple and family referrals taking into account the psychological needs of the individual, couple, child or family group.</li> <li>On the basis of the above, develop in conjunction with the client and other professionals, a psychological treatment plan.</li> <li>Review and, if necessary, alter treatment plans to take into account changing client needs.</li> </ul><ul> <li>Work jointly with colleagues from own and other disciplines both directly with clients and in a consultative capacity.</li> <li>Maintain an ongoing awareness of risks to clients, and their families, including harm to self and others, taking appropriate action as required.</li> <li>Refer clients on to other professionals<em>/</em>agencies if/when needs are identified which are beyond the scope of the service.</li> </ul><p><strong>TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT</strong></p><ul> <li>Maintain own professional development in line with the expectations of relevant accrediting bodies e.g. British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, or the Health and Care Professions Council. </li> <li>Provide specialist consultation, advice and guidance to other colleagues working with and alongside patients and families</li> <li>Attend line management meetings and clinical supervision in line with hospice policy and professional guidelines.</li> <li>Attend appropriate training courses and professional meetings to ensure that practice takes into account new developments in service provision.</li> <li>Maintain an awareness of research findings regarding area of expertise.</li> <li>Deliver training to internal and external staff within specialist palliative care as part of the hospices education service.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with other relevant hospice staff to identify and address unmet training needs in relation to taking therapies and psychological wellbeing.</li> <li>Provide consultation to own and other disciplines regarding psychological care of patients and their families.</li> </ul><p><strong>COMMUNICATION</strong></p><ul> <li>Attend team and MDT meetings in relation to the care of complex clients and the development of services /training, providing verbal reports as required.</li> <li>Liaise with professional colleagues regarding clinical work in line with hospice and professional ethical guidelines.</li> <li>Provide reports regarding clinical activity as required by management/contract specifications.</li> </ul><p><strong>MANAGEMENT </strong></p><ul> <li>Contribute to the day-to-day management of the team workload as defined by the Psychological Therapies Manager. This may include monitoring of workflow, evaluating the impact of services, contributing to team audits and reviews, and the development and implementation of policies and procedures </li> <li>Make initial safeguarding assessments and referrals in line with hospice policies and procedures. </li> <li>Contribute to the recruitment, development and supervision of volunteers within the team having direct responsibility for a volunteer counsellor/trainee depending upon the needs of the service. </li> <li>Take a lead role in relation to new developments within the service/hospice where required and appropriate.</li> </ul><p> <strong>ADMINISTRATION</strong></p><ul> <li>Maintain confidential records of all counselling/therapy activities in line with hospice policy</li> <li>Enter details of client contact in a timely way to electronic multidisciplinary records balancing the need to respect confidentiality of sensitive personal information and the need to share information which will enhance the understanding and working of other key professionals. </li> <li>Word process letters, reports and minutes of informal meetings.</li> </ul><p><strong>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT</strong></p><p></p><ul><li> Abide by the rules of professional conduct laid down by the appropriate professional body.</li><li> Act as a representative for psychological therapies professionals, both within St Joseph's Hospice and in the wider health community. </li><li> Identify own learning and development needs in order to meet the key requirements of the post.</li><li> Take responsibility for own continuing professional development receiving regular line management and supervision. Actively seek to develop skills and knowledge through a process of reflection with peers inside and outside the department.</li><li> In agreement with the Psychological Therapies Manager, identify appropriate training and development opportunities appropriate to the post.</li></ul>    
  


      
  
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>St Joseph's Hospice</p>
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                  <p>St Joesph's Hospice, Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 4SA</p>
            <p>E84SA</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>St Joseph's Hospice</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
                              <p>St Joesph's Hospice, Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 4SA</p>
                    <p>E84SA</p>
        
      

      
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