Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for either a newly (or soon to be) qualified band 7 psychological therapist looking for a post with career progression or for an established band 8a psychological therapist to work in the London Women's Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service. This is a London pathways Partnership (LPP) service, led by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and Together for Mental Wellbeing. MHTRs aim to reduce custodial sentences, improve wellbeing and address mental health needs associated with offending. MHTRs were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend, mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. This service aims to increase the use of MHTRs as part of a community sentence. The London Women's MHTR Service provides a primary-care level service and is also one of three pilot secondary care sites, testing pathways into secondary care services for individuals. The successful individual will have the opportunity to work across both services.

We are recruiting to two posts, in conjunction with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, who are also advertising for this role.

If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Dr Lorna Fallon, Principal Clinical Psychologist & Service Lead (lorna.fallon2@nhs.net).

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Main Duties of the Job

The post-holder will work according to national MHTR guidance, and local procedures. The role will include:

• Assessment of women prior to sentencing to consider suitability for an MHTR
• Holding a caseload and providing short-term psychological interventions for those that are sentenced to an MHTR
• Liaison with stakeholders including probation colleagues, court staff and secondary care mental health services
• Supervision of prequalified staff including trainees and assistant psychologists, and supervision of qualified staff dependent on experience
• Involvement in service research, audits and development

About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Date Posted

12 November 2024

Pay Scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £68,676 a year per annum inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full-time

Reference Number

277-6755238-LPP

Job Locations

LPP Hub

7 Holyrood Street

London

SE1 2EL

Job Responsibilities

This post offers an exciting opportunity to work in the pan-London London Women's Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service. The successful individual will have the opportunity to work across both services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field.
• Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice.
• Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body.
• Training in an evidence-based treatment for the client group.
• Completed training course in clinical supervision.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature under supervision.
• Experience working with and addressing issues of diversity.
• Experience maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.

Desirable

• Completion of a minimum of two years full-time post-doctoral / post qualification supervised experience.
• Experience of providing supervision to pre-qualified psychological therapies staff or students.
• Experience of inter-agency working.
• Experience of providing teaching and training to psychological practitioners or other professional groups.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Ability to administer, score and interpret psychometric and neuropsychological tests.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively.

Desirable

• Understanding psychological formulation for complex high-risk service users.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address: LPP Hub, 7 Holyrood Street, London, SE1 2EL

Employer's Website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/