Psychological Therapist

Salary: £33,966 to £36,024 with progression to £44,263 per annum, pro rata

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 26 February 2024

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the innovative Psychological Therapies Training and Research Clinic delivering 1:1 face to face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to students within the Clinic. 

Opportunities to develop leadership and expertise in an area of interest, to further develop clinical skills and contribute to the psychological professions programmes through supervision of trainees within the School of Psychology.
This is a part time open ended role at 60% FTE

For informal enquiries please contact [email protected] .

Key Accountabilities

• To undertake psychological assessment of referrals from the Student Health and Wellbeing Service to determine suitability for a course of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in a University-run psychological therapies clinic
• Provide 1:1 face to face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to students presenting with common anxiety and depression presentations
• Clinical supervision of trainee CBT therapists and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology trainees who are developing competence in CBT skills
• Attend regular clinical supervision
• Attend team meetings, and willing to take a lead within the Clinic in an area to be agreed, such as CPD; placement training experience; educational experience of students
• Support the development and conduct of service-based research and research projects. For example, by contributing ideas for projects, supervising students undertaking service-based research projects, assisting with recruitment to ongoing research projects involving clinic attenders

The Person 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• Clinical experience of conducting clinical assessments, risk assessments, planning and delivering CBT or 1:1 therapy
• Demonstrable commitment to evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence, including a commitment to the use of routine outcome measures in clinical practice and other practice-based metrics
• Proven ability to use initiative and to adopt a creative approach to problem solving
• Proficient in use of electronic record-keeping systems (e.g. IAPTus)
• Thorough knowledge and awareness of legislation on the Health and Safety of students and Child Protection issues

Desirable

• Clinical experience working with older adolescents or young adults
• Experience supervising the clinical practice of others, or supervising trainee CBT therapists or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology trainees

Attributes & Behaviours 

• Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective rapport with individual clients and working relationships with a range of staff. Works well within and across teams
• Ability and willingness to work in emotionally-charged situations and to support those with high levels of distress
• Willingness and availability to work unsocial hours (evenings); occasional travel in the UK and/or overseas sometimes requiring overnight stays
• Ability to receive Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service

Qualifications 

• Relevant qualification as a practitioner psychologist or CBT therapist such as a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or postgraduate Diploma in CBT
• If a practitioner psychologist current Health and Care Professions Council registration

Desirable

• Accreditation or accreditable with the BABCP
  

 Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 26378