therapist London, England
Job description
We are looking for an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic psychological therapist, nurse or DBT therapist to join our well established DBT hub, which operates across CNWL CAMHS services (Harrow, Brent, Kensington and Chelsea, Hillingdon and Westminster). You will be working with young people in the borough of Brent who have complex needs associated with complex trauma. You will also be working in the the Enhance Treatment Team (ETT), which is a fantastic opportunity to see a wide variety of complex cases as well as working with young people struggling with emotional regulation, engage in risk-taking behaviours, recurrent self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
We are expanding the provision of DBT across the board for CNWL CAMHS. This role will be trained in DBT in order to provide a full time role to the DBT service as well as act as a core member of the Enhanced Treatment Team.
The successful candidate will be working as part of a virtual DBT team, which is expanding due to funding from the Provider Collaborative (CNWL/WLMHT). Time in DBT is guaranteed.
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This post that will provide the opportunity in delivering psychological services to improve short and long-term outcomes for service users experiencing problems associated with personality disorder and other complex mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to provide specialist psychological assessment and effective evidence-based interventions (including formulation and care planning where appropriate) and advice, consultation and training on aspects of psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines as well as advice, family interventions and consultation to non-professional carers.
This is a developing area of service provision and the post holder will have an opportunity to be involved in shaping and developing the service.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
The post holder will be part of a supportive team, with good supervision structures and access to opportunities within the borough and wider trust for development of special interests and the sharing of specialist knowledge.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a real commitment and compassion for working with this client group and across a diverse population. Excellent psychological assessment and intervention skills are required, especially in the delivery of NICE recommended interventions. Experience in delivering evidence-based treatments for people with personality disorder is essential, and the successful applicant will also ideally have experience of working within specialist CAMHS services.
The post holder will have a strong commitment to recovery principles, multi-disciplinary working, service user involvement, and working with people who are reticent about engaging with mental health services. Strong team skills and the ability to work through consultancy with other staff members will be essential.
To conduct psychologically informed assessments, specifically in relation to Complex Trauma, Psycho-social factors, Complex Mood or Personality Disorder, of service-users referred to the Enhanced Treatment Team within Brent CAMHS including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present.
To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
To provide evidence-based individual and group evidence-based interventions as well as DBT.
To facilitate short term psycho-education groups based on evidence based practice
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all service-users in attendance within the service, including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.
To be able to provide crisis intervention to clients as and when indicated.
To take a lead role in identifying safeguarding issues and be competent in demonstrating an understanding of safeguarding legislation & its implementation.
To use highly developed communication skills and therapy-specific (e.g. DBT, CBT) competencies in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop carefully tailored interventions.
To be aware of and to embed principles of the trauma-informed approach within the pathway.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of service users in line with the service.
To act as a lead professional where appropriate taking responsibility for initiation, planning and reviewing care plans and risk assessments involving service users, carers and other professionals and agencies.
To adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of service users contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
