Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a kind, motivated and clinically skilled practitioner psychologist to join our acute male ward and PICU unit in the London Borough of Greenwich.
We would welcome applications from Psychological Therapists and Psychotherapists (including Systemic Psychotherapists) holding AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
We are looking for a psychologist who is able to lead and inspire, and who is wanting to contribute to the development of highly effective clinical teams.
The successful applicant will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team/s to ensure that they are able to provide a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for our service users who are in crisis, and their support networks including families and carers. The roles will also involve working collegiately with clinical teams across the trust, service partners (e.g., third sector services), and other statutory services.
We actively encourage applications from current Band 8A psychologists who wish to develop their careers and would like to further develop their skills and leadership.
Oxleas has developed an excellent reputation as a place to work. It was listed as one of the The Sunday Times top ten large organisations to work for in 2023, and also won the HSJ Trust of the Year Award in 2023. We are deeply proud of our culturally diverse workforce and our shared values of kindness, fairness and caring.
Main duties of the job
- Psychological assessment and intervention with service users who present in a state of psychological/ emotional crisis. Individual therapeutic interests and preferences are promoted and will be actively supported with specialist supervision and training if aligned with directorate priorities (specifically trauma-informed care and family/systems working).
- Clinical work could involve crisis focused DBT, CBT, family/systemic interventions and trauma-focused, eg EMDR. These would map onto psychotherapeutic pathways in the acute sector and community teams.
- Family support for patients carers
- Liaison and joint work with the multidisciplinary team
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 KindWe're FairWe ListenWe Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the lead psychologist for the Acute male ward and PICU unit you will provide specialist psychological assessments and intervention to clients referred to the service.
You will responsible for the supervision of assistant psychologists on the wards and to lead on reflective practise sessions.
The work will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the lead psychologist for the Acute male ward and PICU unit you will provide specialist psychological assessments and intervention to clients referred to the service.
You will responsible for the supervision of assistant psychologists on the wards and to lead on reflective practise sessions.
The work will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- Post doctoral training in relevant specialist areas of clinical psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Leadership and management training
- Registration with AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural context
Desirable
- Experience working with homeless or rough sleeping people
- Experience of leading and managing services including managing staff and initiating and implementing service development.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological and psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Ability to organise time effectively, use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Effort and Environment
Essential
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- Post doctoral training in relevant specialist areas of clinical psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Leadership and management training
- Registration with AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural context
Desirable
- Experience working with homeless or rough sleeping people
- Experience of leading and managing services including managing staff and initiating and implementing service development.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological and psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Ability to organise time effectively, use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Effort and Environment
Essential
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
