CBT Psychotherapist - Eating Disorders
10 days ago
Sheffield
About usAt Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: We work together, We are respectful and Kind, We are inclusive and We keep improvingSheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a visa which allows you to work in the UK, you are welcome to apply for this role however our policy requires you to have at least 12 months on your visa at commencement of your employment for training and operational reasons. This means that you need at least 15 months right to work in the UK at the point of application to enable employment checks to be undertaken. Job overviewTo provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology/psychological therapy service to service users of the Adult Eating Disorder Service as part of a multi-disciplinary team SEDS (Specialist Eating Disorders Service). To work with the SEDS team for our service users in their respective geographical areas. SEDS is a regional service covering South Yorkshire (Sheffield hub and regional spokes within Barnsley, Rotherham & Doncaster). Working with patients attending clinics, in community and inpatient settings and in their own homes.To work in partnership with service users and other agencies to ensure effective liaison and communication.To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. In common with all Clinical Psychologists/ Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BABCP policies/guidelines/standards.To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.Main duties of the jobTo provide specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS).To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s problems.To train in and deliver specialist psychological therapies for client group (e.g. CBT-ED).To work on a daily basis in face to face individual, family and/or in group therapy settings with service users presenting with complex and distressing psychological problems, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Atypical Eating Disorders.To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.To provide supervision to other MDT staff’s psychological work, as appropriate.To provide clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate.Working for our organisationWe are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care ofIf you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesClinicalTo provide specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS), based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the person’s care.To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the person’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across a full range of care settings.To work on a daily basis in face to face individual, family and/or in group therapy settings with service users presenting with complex and distressing psychological problems, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Atypical Eating Disorders.To be responsible for implementing a range of specialist 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 a number of different provisional hypotheses.To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/therapists and non-psychologists) contributing directly to service users’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all users of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the service user group.To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.To coordinate, where appropriate, the intervention plans, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviews of plans, and including service users, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care and to monitor progress during both the course of uni- and multi-disciplinary care.Teaching, Training and SupervisionTo receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice, BABCP and Trust guidelinesTo gain wider post-qualification knowledge, skills and experience through further experience and specialist supervision in specific psychological approaches and/or with particular service user groups supported by case presentations, group supervision and short courses as part of an agreed personal development plan.To provide supervision to other MDT staff’s psychological work, as appropriate.To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate.To offer training placements to trainee CBT therapists To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of CBT therapy, as appropriate.To provide advice, consultation and training to staff (including both psychologists/ therapists and non-psychologists) working with the service user group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.Management, Recruitment, Policy, Organisational and Service DevelopmentTo contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the team’s clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.To manage the workloads of assistant psychologists, where appropriate, within the framework of the team/service’s policies and procedures.To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant psychologists.To implement the policies and propose changes to working practices/procedures concerning professional good practice for the provision of psychological/therapy services as applicable to the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) in order to ensure the highest standards of service to the service user group.Research and Service EvaluationTo utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.To undertake, where appropriate, research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision.To disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations.Working EnvironmentTo provide psychological care to service users and their carers in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment in the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS)The job role will involve working alone in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from service users, carers, and the general public.The job role will involve travel to regional sites on a regular basis (e.g. 1 or 2 days a week).Person specificationKnowledgeEssential criteria- • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.- • Well-developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.Desirable criteria- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific complex groups (Eating Disorders).QualificationsEssential criteria- Core Profession AND CBT Diploma or IAPT High Intensity CBT Therapist- Provisional/full accreditation with BABCP for CBTDesirable criteria- Relevant training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology/psychological therapyExperienceEssential criteria- • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, in patient settings, and community teams.- • Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teamsDesirable criteria- • Experience of working with eating disordersOtherEssential criteria- Ability to travel to sites in South YorkshireDesirable criteria- Ability to drive and access to a vehicleWe aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our Values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.We are a Disability Confident employer. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:- The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group- The Disability Staff Network Group- The Lived Experience Staff Network Group- The Rainbow Staff Network Group- The Staff Carers Staff Network Group- The Women’s Staff Network Group We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check must be met by the successful applicant(s).At SHPU, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applicationsIf you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools...
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