Psychological Therapist

An opportunity has arisen for a psychotherapist to join the Youth Team in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. This is an innovative service working with young people aged 14-25 and their families. We are a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team and are passionate about working together to offer formulation driven and psychologically informed care to the young people who we support.
The successful candidate will join an established psychology team which contains both clinical psychologists and psychological therapists. Our psychology team offers a variety of therapies including CBT, CAT and EMDR, and supports the wider team to offer psychologically informed work through supervision, consultation and formulation. We also have links with a family therapy team. Our team of therapists are experienced and highly skilled and there is a strong ethos of joint work and support which makes this a fulfilling role.
The role will involve working with young people with a range of complex presenting problems and their families and will include direct therapeutic work, as well as working with the team to provide psychological thinking around cases. Regular supervision will be available from within the team.
As a whole team we are keen to continue developing and to ensure that we are offering the best possible service to the young people we work with, in terms of the way the service functions and the types of interventions available., Contribute to the provision of the Psychological Therapy Services within NSFT
Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, carrying a caseload of clients
Receive regular supervision in line with the Trust Policies and responsible for management of
own caseload and ensuring high standards of care are maintained in line with Trust policies
and professional codes of practice
Supervision and consultancy to other mental health professionals and involved in the
development of Psychological Therapy provision within the locality as appropriate
Accountable for accurate mental health clustering of all patients in caseload on admission,
discharge and at review meetings.
Ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on
transfer of patients.
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within
the team, Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide a professional assessment and treatment service to clients referred
Accountable, under supervision, for own clinical actions as a provider of a specialist
psychological intervention
Respond to referrals in a timely, professional manner
Maintain timely, accurate and evidence based records of treatments and interventions in
accordance with Trust and professional standards
Maintain and develop collaborative and evidence based psychological treatment programmes.
Apply a high level of communication skills, recognising and reflecting the need for different
styles and methods of communication to meeting therapeutic needs
Maintain good communication links with colleagues to ensure optimum care of clients
Maintain an awareness of resources available to enhance opportunities for clients in
maintaining positive mental health
Offer advice, support and psycho-education to clients, their carers and if appropriate our
partner agencies, ensuring the conditions of the confidentiality sharing agreements are met
Attend and contribute to the regular multidisciplinary team meetings
Attend CPA and 117 meetings where clients are care co-ordinated in secondary care
Take part and contribute to the regular training sessions
Provide referrers and other professionals with written summaries of assessment formulation
and treatment outcomes
Discharge statutory social care functions as delegated under Section 75 agreement with
Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils for Service Users and Carers on behalf of the
organisation.
Provide appropriate health and social care interventions according to service users' recovery
goals
Assess health and social care needs as part of an integrated team, and
implement/commission packages of care where appropriate
Undertake surveys and audits.
Regularly undertake research and development and clinical trials
Perform all duties in a professional manner and follow, at all times, the codes of conduct laid
down by the relevant professional body
Be professionally and legally accountable for clinical treatment provided
Practice in accordance with Trust policies on confidentiality, equal opportunities and antidiscrimination
Undertake the training required to maintain accreditation with the BABCP / ACAT / UKCP
Participate and maintain mandatory and CPD training
Attend and actively participate in own appraisals and complete, on a regular basis a
professional developmental portfolio
Provide specialised individual and group supervision to colleagues in the team as required and
agreed with Clinical Team Leader, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!