Counselling- Clinical or Forensic Psychologist (Gender Dysphoria)

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

Counselling Psychologist (Gender Dysphoria/Diversity) or Clinical Psychologist (Gender Dysphoria/Diversity) or Forensic Psychologist (Gender Dysphoria/Diversity)

To provide specialist psychological assessments of allocated clients. Assessments will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, nursing staff and others involved in the patient's care. Practitioner psychology assessments will, at times, need to be conducted using interpreters.

To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of client's presenting issues or mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's situation, and to employ methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To exercise responsibility for the treatment of and discharge of clients whose presenting issue is managed through the medium of a psychologically based standard care plan which ensures appropriate assessment, formulation, and interventions. This will involve communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis.

Main duties of the job

1. To be responsible for providing an assessment and psychological service within the context of a strong multi-disciplinary ethos.
2. To demonstrate specialist knowledge in the clinical specialism of gender incongruence or diversity underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
3. To demonstrate understanding of intersectionality, including ethnicity and sexuality.
4. To reflect on own clinical practice and provide evidence of specialist clinical judgement.
5. To produce specialist clinical decisions following assessment of cases and to prepare case notes and reports reflecting the specialist expertise appropriate to this post in the clinical specialism of gender incongruence or diversity.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the Team Manager / Service Manager.

This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

About us

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health trust with a focus on training and education alongside a full range of mental health services and psychological therapies for children and their families, young people and adults.

The Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) is the longest established clinic of its kind in the world and consists of a large multidisciplinary team, with whom the post holder will work. It accepts referrals from primary or secondary care of people of 17 years (seen at age 18) and older who are gender diverse or dysphoric. Available treatments include specialist assessment and diagnosis of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, and may include psychological therapies, speech & language therapy, endocrinology, referral for hair removal, referral for surgical procedures and aftercare. We are committed to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing, believing that high quality mental health services should be available for all who need them. We bring a distinctive contribution based on the importance we attach to social experience at all stages of people's lives, and our focus on psychological and developmental approaches to the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of mental ill health.

Job responsibilities

1. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate qualification in Counselling Psychology or Clinical Psychology or forensic psychology and statutory registration with the Health and Care Professions Council with entitlement to use the title Counselling Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist or Forensic Psychologist.

Desirable

• Doctoral thesis or other substantial work written on matters pertaining to gender dysphoria/diversity.
• Evidence of personal and specialist professional development with achieved outcomes in the clinical specialism of gender dysphoria/diversity.
• Registration on the British Psychological Society's Gender Diversity Specialist Register (GDSR); and Royal College of Physicians GIH Certificates.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Tavistock Centre 120 Belsize Lane

London

NW3 5BA

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