Job summary
There is an opportunity that has arisen for a split full time Band 8aClinical/CounsellingPsychologist to work within the Barnet CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team (0.6)based at the Holly Oak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital. 0.4 working at theTeam for the Assessment of Autism and Social Communication (TAASC, under 6's) in the Barnet Community Paediatric service, which is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team providing specialist leadership skills, neurodevelopmental across the life span (including under6's) and mental health assessments. In addition, the post-holder will provide pre and post-diagnostic services for children and families to promote psychoeducation, including a small case load of psychological treatmentsto support their mental health needs whilst also liaising with agencies for further community and multiagency collaborative working.
In addition to having a multi-disciplinary approach, informed and embedded within the iThrive Framework. There is a strong focus on further developing clinicians' skillset and learning from each other. We offer high-quality individual and group supervision, as well as space for reflective practice. There are many CPD opportunities within the team and across BEH; over the last year training has included ADI-R, ADOS training, EMDR and Narrative Exposure Therapy.
Main duties of the job
We are a warm, welcoming and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centred and evidence-based support to children and young people with Neurodevelopmental and psychological needs.
Barnet CAMHS Psychology Team includes a large, dynamic and innovative group of clinicians. The team incorporates all levels of psychologists, from assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, qualifiedlead/consultantclinical/counselling psychologists and provides excellent opportunities for career developmentand continued development of leadership skills.
In addition to delivering high quality evidence-based assessment and therapy, the psychology team are actively invited to share and implement service development projects aimed at meeting the complex psychological needs of children and families that we support in a timely and effective manner. The development of innovative, creative, practice-based evidence is strongly encouraged.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
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We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
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We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
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NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
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Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the person specification/ job description for a detailed description of main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the person specification/ job description for a detailed description of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Registrations
Essential
- mQualifications/ RegistrationsDoctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Skills/ AbilitiesBasic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Strong commitment to teamwork and development
- Ability to work effectively with a range of people
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and to be responsive to the needs of the service.
- Ability to provide person-centred care
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and Knowledge of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties in mental health services, including the application of clinical risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Experience & knowledge of undertaking neurodevelopmental assessments including autism and ADHD.Practical experience administrating AD-IR or 3di
- Knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions and related mental health conditions.
- Practical experience administrating ADOS-2Experience of teaching and training.
- Good working knowledge of current and emerging areas of good practice in neurodevelopmental assessment and neurodevelopmental services
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network.
- Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families.
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence-based interventions.
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Skills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RIO) and database/statistical applications.
Desirable
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions to neurodiverse populations
- Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Practical experience administrating AD-IR or 3di
- Experience of cognitive assessments (WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, WAIS-IV)
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Implementing audit or research in a healthcare setting.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- CompassionatePositive approachBeing able to work together with other professionals, colleagues, clients and their families. A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.High level of enthusiasm and motivation.Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively. Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Other RequirementsTo be aware and demonstrate the Trust ValuesA and I To be able to travel efficiently throughout the areaA and I Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Registrations
Essential
- mQualifications/ RegistrationsDoctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or equivalent)
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Skills/ AbilitiesBasic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Strong commitment to teamwork and development
- Ability to work effectively with a range of people
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and to be responsive to the needs of the service.
- Ability to provide person-centred care
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and Knowledge of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties in mental health services, including the application of clinical risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Experience & knowledge of undertaking neurodevelopmental assessments including autism and ADHD.Practical experience administrating AD-IR or 3di
- Knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions and related mental health conditions.
- Practical experience administrating ADOS-2Experience of teaching and training.
- Good working knowledge of current and emerging areas of good practice in neurodevelopmental assessment and neurodevelopmental services
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress, both directly with patients and indirectly in their network.
- Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression, or the threat of physical aggression.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families.
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence-based interventions.
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Skills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RIO) and database/statistical applications.
Desirable
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions to neurodiverse populations
- Experience in enabling service user participation.
- Practical experience administrating AD-IR or 3di
- Experience of cognitive assessments (WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, WAIS-IV)
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Implementing audit or research in a healthcare setting.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- CompassionatePositive approachBeing able to work together with other professionals, colleagues, clients and their families. A commitment to service users' participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation.High level of enthusiasm and motivation.Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively. Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Other RequirementsTo be aware and demonstrate the Trust ValuesA and I To be able to travel efficiently throughout the areaA and I Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
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).
