Job summary
In this part time role, you will work with adults on an individual face-to-face basis or through facilitating therapeutic groups working with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and committed to equal opportunities making a lasting change to peoples lives.
You will provide a range of high intensity evidence based interventions in line with IAPT guidance. There will also be additional management and leadership duties working in conjunction with the Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
*Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early
Main duties of the job
Carry out interventions relevant to individual client needs including 1:1 sessions and group work. Interventions may include Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, brief dynamic interpersonal therapy, counselling for depression, mindfulness based CBT and Behavioural activation therapy.Develop and contribute to the thorough care needs of service users, supporting them in the development of release plans which are appropriate to their needs.Make decisions regarding the suitability of new referrals.Assess Service Users suitability for high intensity Step 3 interventions.
About us
Overview
For more than 25 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
It is an exciting time at Forward with the recent addition of providing mental health IAPT services in prisons across Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a High Intensity Therapist you will work with adults on an individual face-to-face basis or
through facilitating therapeutic groups and work with people with different cultural
backgrounds and ages and should be committed to equal opportunities.
A large part of your role will be to assess a service users suitability for evidence based
psychological interventions. You will provide a range of high intensity evidence based
interventions in line with IAPT guidance.
As part of your role you will provide line management to the senior PWP. There will be Case
management and Clinical skills responsibilities. There will also be additional management
and leadership duties working in conjunction with the Senior PWP. i.e. report writing and
attendance at internal and external MDT meetings.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards
- required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- -Ability to provide and accept feedback, support and clinical supervision
- -Knowledge and an awareness of health issues related to Substance
- Misuse
- -Committed approach to continuous professional development and the
- revalidation process
Desirable
- -Conflict resolution skills
- -Leadership skills (motivating, use of initiative, change management)
- -Dignified and holistic approach to care
- -Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- 1-year minimum post registration experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and people in primary care.
- Experience of delivering high intensity IAPT interventions.
- A thorough understanding of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and the concept of stepped care
- IAPT High Intensity qualification (post graduate diploma)
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive risk assessments,
- including assessment of risk to self and others.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex and sensitive
- information, both verbally and in writing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Forward Trust
Address
H M Prison
Molyneaux Avenue
Bovingdon
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP3 0NZ