Starfish - Health and Wellbeing -Community Interest Company 6904971
HIW/ Psychological Therapist
Person Specification
Criteria / Essential / Desirable / Assessment MethodQualification / A recorded, registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level and/or post graduate level: nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling, psychological therapy or psychology.
Professional counselling/therapy qualification
Accreditation with a professional association / Minimum of 1 years post grad experience
Evidence of working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression
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Experience / Experience of working in a mental health service
Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
Ability to manage own caseload and time
Demonstrates high standard in written communication
Ability to write clear reports and letters / Experience of working in Primary Care
Experience of working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Evidence of working in the local community
Evidence of developing relationships with other agencies / A
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Skills & Competencies / Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT
(Roth & Pilling 2007)
Training (formal or through experience) of how to carry out risk assessments within scope of practice
Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
Computer Literate
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Ability to listen / Experience trained in provision of supervision for CBT, IPT, CfD etc.
Completed clinical audits within a service / I
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Knowledge / Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary care
Demonstrate a knowledge of the issues surrounding employment and the impact it may have on mental wellbeing / benefits and employment systems
Knowledge of medicines used in the treatment of anxiety & depression and other common mental health problems
Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post / Interest in action orientated counselling/therapy(e.g,CBT, Solution focused) / I
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Training / Ability to attend supervision training if required
Excellent record of continuing professional development and a willingness to continue / I
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Other Requirements / High level of enthusiasm and motivation
Advanced communication skills
Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
Ability to work under pressure
Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
Motivated with a flexible solution focused method of working
Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with clients and in own personal and professional development and in supervision
Ability to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the integration of this service with the wider health and social care economy / Car driver / I
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Key : A = Application Form
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