Senior Psychological Therapist/ CBT Therapist inHemel Hempstead inHemel Hempstead PUBLISHED
THU 16 JAN 2025
Opportunity to lead and review therapeutic provision, impacting local population's mental health positively.
Integration within a multidisciplinary team (MDT), enhancing collaborative working and professional relationships.
High regard and support from the Trust, fostering a positive work environment and recognition of your expertise.
Autonomous role within professional guidelines, allowing for independent decision-making and clinical practice.
Possibility to provide supervision and mentorship to qualified and trainee therapists, contributing to professional development of others.
Involvement in research and service development, ensuring continuous improvement of psychological services.
The Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Senior Psychological Therapist or CBT Therapist to join their Primary Care Mental Health Service in North West Hertfordshire (Dacorum/St Albans). This role involves providing psychological interventions, leading the therapeutic offerings to meet local population needs, and supporting a multidisciplinary team (MDT) environment. The post-holder will be responsible for supervising qualified and trainee psychological therapists, managing psychology referrals and waiting lists, and offering consultation on clients' psychological care to various non-psychology colleagues and community agencies.
The position requires the ability to work autonomously under professional guidelines while contributing to team policies, service development, and research. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within an "Outstanding"-rated trust, focused on delivering quality mental health care while upholding the values of kindness, professionalism, and respect. For further information or to arrange an informal visit, interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to the provided contacts within the Trust.
The position requires the ability to work autonomously under professional guidelines while contributing to team policies, service development, and research. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within an "Outstanding"-rated trust, focused on delivering quality mental health care while upholding the values of kindness, professionalism, and respect. For further information or to arrange an informal visit, interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to the provided contacts within the Trust.
An interesting opportunity has arisen in our Primary Care Mental Health Service in North West Hertfordshire (Dacorum/St Albans) for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or CBT therapist to provide psychological interventions in primary care.
The post holder will be at the forefront in reviewing and leading the therapeutic provision offered within primary care, to meet the needs of the local population.
Psychological Therapists undertake an integral role supporting the wider MDT and are highly regarded within the Trust.
You will play an important role in the day to day running of local psychology provision, providing supervision to qualified and trainee psychological therapists and practitioners, overseeing psychology referrals and waiting list, and providing support and consultation to MDT colleagues.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tamara Morrison Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
Adrienne Coward
The post holder will be at the forefront in reviewing and leading the therapeutic provision offered within primary care, to meet the needs of the local population.
Psychological Therapists undertake an integral role supporting the wider MDT and are highly regarded within the Trust.
You will play an important role in the day to day running of local psychology provision, providing supervision to qualified and trainee psychological therapists and practitioners, overseeing psychology referrals and waiting list, and providing support and consultation to MDT colleagues.
- The post-holder will provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychological therapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers within community mental health services, primary care and other agencies.
- To provide supervision to band 7 psychological therapists / trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and other psychological therapies practitioners as required.
- The post-holder will work closely with the local and quadrant-wide psychological therapy teams, as well as a range of other psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting.
- The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tamara Morrison Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
Adrienne Coward
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