Job Summary
The Post Holder will offer clinical and administrative support to Alliance’s Primary Care
Psychological Therapies Service as part of the Service Support Unit. They will contribute to waiting list management and patient support in collaboration with other members of the team and will assist in providing a range of evidence-based low intensity psychological interventions. They will ensure that patients assessed for the service are supported whilst waiting for treatment and will contribute towards meeting service targets for waiting times.
This position may require flexible hours between 8am until 7pm weekdays and on
Saturday mornings.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To work as a member of the Primary Care Psychological Therapies Team
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To create and maintain effective working relationships within the PCPT
Team and elsewhere
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To provide support to patients waiting to begin treatment within the Primary
Care Service including maintaining regular contact and providing information on other sources of help.
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To offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care
Team, including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs

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To liaise effectively with Secondary Care and voluntary sector organisations and services
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To attend meetings and provide reports as required
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To assist in the development and promotion of the service
To provide a range of therapeutic interventions
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To provide assessment, including risk assessment, of clients referred for psychological therapy within the Primary Care setting
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To deliver a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the client
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To work within an appropriate time framework,
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To make appropriate onward referrals following assessment for clients requiring other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies
 To maintain clients’ confidentiality within agreed guidelines
To provide a professional and ethical service
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To maintain appropriate records including all required assessment and evaluation tools
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To undertake relevant Continuing Professional Development activities both as required for the purposes of continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified through Alliance’s Professional Development and Appraisal System
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To undertake an appropriate amount of clinical supervision from a qualified
Clinical Supervisor within Alliance’s Supervision Programme
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To operate within agreed NHS, Alliance and professional guidelines and
Codes of Practice
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To ensure a safe and secure working environment for self and others and to take action as necessary within Health and Safety and other guidelines
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To promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the Service
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Alliance’s organisational objectives and priorities.

Knowledge &
Experience
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and
Training
ESSENTIAL
Degree or higher award in psychology, counselling or counselling psychology or other recognised training / qualification relevant to the post (eg
RMN/Social Work)
Membership of or registration with an appropriate professional body such as BACP, BABCP,
UKCP, BPS
Evidence of training in mental health and related issues
Good record of Continuing
Professional Development and willingness to continue this
Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting
Ongoing clinical supervision of therapeutic work.
Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBTbased interventions.
Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets
Ability to manage own caseload and time
Demonstrates high standards in written communication
Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild – moderate mental health problems including
DESIRABLE
Accreditation/registration with recognised professional organisation
Experience of working in
Primary Care Services
Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Skills and Abilities
Personal Qualities anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health/benefits and employment systems
Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Skills in assessment, formulation and treatment of a range of psychological presentations
Skills in developing and implementing focused, time limited treatment plans.
Computer literate
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
High level of 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
Trained and experienced in groupwork

Other
Ability to be self reflective whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision
The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals of the service with the wider health care system
Act in ways that support equality and promotes diversity
Access to transport to travel to locations throughout the organisation with appropriate business insurance
Fluent in languages other than English