Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - MH Day Service Camden

Job summary

This post is for a part time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to be part of leading the clinical element of a new exciting MH Day service for residents living with mental illness in Camden.

The new service will provide more seamless care able to support its users whilst they are unwell with a range of expertly delivered clinical interventions, and then through a program of reablement designed to enhance the user's skills to manage their mental illness in the future and to promote their community presence in Camden.

Main duties of the job

The MH Day Service provides a day service for adults with complex mental health difficulties. The service is a day provision and has a strong emphasis on group work and preventing hospital admission or aiding earlier discharge.

The post holder will work within the MH Day Service and lead on psychological provision.

They will provide high quality and highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment including group work, working autonomously within professional guidelines and to the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures.

The post holder will offer consultation to aid formulation, diagnosis and psychological care planning, including the management of challenging and risk behaviours, to MDT colleagues from the Trust and the Locality Authority.

They will provide psychological perspectives on group processes and dynamics, provide reflective spaces and informal staff support. The post holder will develop the group programme, adapting group approaches to fit the context and support others in the delivery of group work.

The post holder will supervise/manage trainee clinical psychologists and offer supervision where appropriate to qualified psychologists of a lower band. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development/quality improvement.

About us

We are the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) providing high-quality mental health care to local people across the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

As the new NLFT, our ambition is to be a leading NHS mental health provider and to offer consistently excellent care across North London.

We provide a wide range of local services for people across North London and more specialist mental health services for a broader population.

Our services support people throughout their entire lives, from birth to old age, helping those with all types of mental health conditions to live as independently and as well as they can.

As the NLFT we are a strong and influential voice for mental health to ensure that everyone gets the most appropriate care, when they need it - wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. We provide 24/7 support for local people in a mental health crisis and if inpatient care is needed, we admit to one of our beds locally, so our service users are as close as possible to their family and friends.

We employ almost 6,000 staff and are working hard to make sure they feel valued and are supported to develop their careers and to stay with us as long as possible.

As the NLFT, we are committed to ensuring Better Mental Health, Better Lives and Better Communities across North London and are here for you and your loved ones if and when you need us.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the JD attached to this vacancy post.

Internal Relationships

The postholder will work closely with:

• Colleagues and co-workers at MH Day Service
• Colleagues working within Crisis services in Camden and the wider mental health services in NLFT.
• Colleagues working within the Local Authority.
• Psychology colleagues in crisis services and wider psychology department including the hospital division.

External Relationships

The post holder will work closely with:

• University DClinPsy training courses
• Other NHS organizations
• Local Authority

Person Specification

Academic qualifications and experience

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist

Desirable

• Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in older adults, including challenging behaviours.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice. Interest and ability to contribute to service development
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Significant experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient, and inpatient settings.

Desirable

• Substantial post-qualification experience working with adults with mental health difficulties and with behaviour that challenges families, carers and networks
• Strong interest and commitment to working with people with complex mental health needs and their families, Strong interest in promoting the trust values, Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice

Skills

Essential

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.