Job summary
The Greater Manchester Resilience Hub is a unique, all age, mental health coordination service established after the Manchester Arena Attack on 22nd May 2017 since which a number of different programs have been commissioned. The broad aims of this Pathfinder Partnership service are to:

• create and improve pathways and partnership working approaches to the benefit of individuals with complex trauma related mental health needs associated with sexual assault and abuse;
• improve access to professionals trained in identification of, and appropriate response to, complex trauma related mental health needs associated with sexual assault and abuse;
• for individuals with complex trauma related mental health needs the primary aim is to reduce complex trauma related symptoms and improve quality of life (improve individual wellbeing, reduce mental health symptomology, minimise harm and retraumatisation, improve functioning (including social and occupational) and support healing and recovery);
• encourage establishment of trauma-informed systems that have impact beyond this service;
• build evidence base for the value of new approaches.

Main duties of the job
As a Highly Specialist Psychotherapist within the Hub pathfinder project you will:

• work across all partner agencies but primarily within the hub and with a close link with one partner organisation
• refer potential clients into the pathway
• deliver formal clinical consultation to partner organisations
• present cases at consultation and panel sessions as required
• complete individual assessments and formulation.
• deliver a range of interventions including stabilisation and therapy preparation work and some direct therapy.
• provide specialist advice and consultation to partner agencies as required.
• provide liaison and advocacy with other professional agencies including social services, probation, drug and alcohol services, housing etc
• play an active role in supporting the development of the Hub in becoming a GM centre of excellence in the care of those experiencing psychological difficulties as a result of involvement in a major incident or other trauma;
• play an active role in the development of qualified and unqualified staff within the Hub and partner agencies

Job responsibilities
Clinical
To provide clinical consultation and guidance to staff within partner organisations regarding the needs of survivors presenting with additional complex mental health difficulties. To provide assessments for specialist psychological interventions/individual therapy based on complex data from a variety of sources to clients of the Resilience Hub. Sources of data include observations, self-report measures, semi-structured interviews with clients, their families and other professionals involved in the clients care. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological therapeutic interventions for individuals. Developing and refining formulations across a range of clients and psychological models. To contribute to the psychological understanding of trauma in adults and offer guidance and supervision to a range of other professionals working to improve their clients mental health and other important outcomes. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the entirety of your work within the Resilience Hub. To take an active role in the process of multi-disciplinary risk assessment, utilising clinical guidelines to support consultation and formulation processes within the Hub, documenting formulations and recommendations as appropriate. To support the other professionals to understand and take positive risks, as part of an agreed plan. To report adverse incidents and ensure documentation is detailed and supported by evidence. To provide effective and timely communication using all relevant means to ensure information about clients progress and any changes to risk profile are given to all relevant stakeholders internal and external to the service. To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients presenting issues, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and support professionals in navigating mental health systems to facilitate access to the required services both within Greater Manchester and across the UK. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the advice, consultation and formulation provided as a clinician within the Resilience Hub. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of adults under the care of the Hub and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of multi-disciplinary care. To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care to the young people, adults and professionals supported through the Greater Manchester Resilience Hub.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered social worker or mental health nurse with relevant experience working in psychologically informed multi-agency settings, and additional post graduate qualification in an evidence-based psychological therapy to Masters Level plus further specialist training and experience equivalent to Doctorate Level OR HCPC registered professional with additional post graduate qualification in an evidence-based psychological therapy to Masters Level plus further specialist training and experience equivalent to Doctorate Level OR Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology and registration with the Health Professions Council OR BABCP/BACP accredited CBT/therapist with additional training in NICE recommended trauma focused therapy for example EMDR or narrative exposure therapy

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work psychological Trauma and/or sexual abuse and violence

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with survivors/ victims of sexual abuse and violence

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts

Knowledge
Essential

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of working with victims/survivors of sexual abuse/assault and the socio-political implications that survivors face

Desirable

• Knowledge in the understanding of the interface between NHS and voluntary sector organisations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT
Address: 225 Old St, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR, Greater Manchester, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Service Lead Marcia Manderson, m.manderson@nhs.net, 03330095071

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