Job summary
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (TPFT) is part of the Surrey Mindworks Alliance. Mindworks is hosted by Surrey and Borders Partnership (SABP) NHS Foundation Trust and delivered in partnership with a range of national and local Voluntary Community and SocialEnterprises. The Clinical Programmme Team are contracted to implement the THRIVE Framework for system change (Wolpert et al., 2019) across the Surrey Children's emotional wellbeing and mental health workforce, in collaboration with the National i-THRIVE Programme Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the implementation and embedding of the THRIVE Framework for system change in Mindworks Surrey, as part of a team of multi-disciplinary clinicians. They will be partly based in a Mindworks services to support the capture of progression made in the implementation process.
Alongside the team, the post holder will support the team to develop and embed practice of the THRIVE Framework for system change (Wolpert et al., 2019), and support the dissemination of practice developments. The post holder will support engagement and training, service user involvement initiatives; outcomes; implementation evaluation; contributing to the development of i-THRIVE grids using NICE guidelines and evidence-based interventions. They will work as part of the team and will contribute to improving the team's ability to perform and function; as well as supporting the embedding of outcome measures. The post holder will actively work with and support Mindworks development and change initiatives.
About us
For 100 years, the Tavistock and Portman clinics have embodied a distinctive way of thinking about and understanding mental distress, mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Working with children and families and adults, our approach brings together psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and systemic theory and practice and other approaches and seeks to understand the unconscious as well as conscious aspects of a person's experience and places the person, their relationships and social context at the center of our practice.
Our creative and skilled staff continue to build on these approaches, welcoming new ideas and developing innovative interventions, services and models of care which respond to contemporary challenges.
Our goal is that more people should have the opportunity to benefit from our approach. We seek to spread our thinking and practice through devising and delivering high quality clinical services, the provision of training and education, research, organisational consulting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- An honours degree (2:2 or above) in Psychology with entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. Evidence of further training in psychological treatments e.g., IAPT, or equivalent
- Previous experience of work with children, young people and families with emotional Health and Wellbeing needs. Experience of contributing to or working on Quality Improvement initiatives Experience of teaching and presenting learning experiences. Knowledge and experience of the THRIVE framework for systems change (Wolpert et al, 2019)
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context using the THRIVE Framework for systems change. Knowledge of digital systems to capture implementation activity, utilising computers for data collection and management. Able to demonstrate ways of working with multidisciplinary teams with positive outcomes. Ability to produce high quality reports
- Effective communication, interpersonal and engagement skills especially when working in a team and partnership Highly organised and efficient Self-aware, self-motivated and reflective An ability to remain calm under pressure. Proactive, positive and an enthusiastic attitude Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively. An ability to maintain concentration and focus despite varied pressures Cultural sensitivity, demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
- Ability to travel between sites when necessary for meetings and/ or training. Ability to transport equipment and materials or resources between sites as required
Desirable
- Previous experience in the role of Assistant Psychologist
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- An honours degree (2:2 or above) in Psychology with entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. Evidence of further training in psychological treatments e.g., IAPT, or equivalent
- Previous experience of work with children, young people and families with emotional Health and Wellbeing needs. Experience of contributing to or working on Quality Improvement initiatives Experience of teaching and presenting learning experiences. Knowledge and experience of the THRIVE framework for systems change (Wolpert et al, 2019)
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context using the THRIVE Framework for systems change. Knowledge of digital systems to capture implementation activity, utilising computers for data collection and management. Able to demonstrate ways of working with multidisciplinary teams with positive outcomes. Ability to produce high quality reports
- Effective communication, interpersonal and engagement skills especially when working in a team and partnership Highly organised and efficient Self-aware, self-motivated and reflective An ability to remain calm under pressure. Proactive, positive and an enthusiastic attitude Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively. An ability to maintain concentration and focus despite varied pressures Cultural sensitivity, demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
- Ability to travel between sites when necessary for meetings and/ or training. Ability to transport equipment and materials or resources between sites as required
Desirable
- Previous experience in the role of Assistant Psychologist
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
