Job summary
The Arc Children & Young People's Day Programme is a brand new and innovative project which aims to support young people with eating disorders and their families in the community.This programme aims to provide intensive support in the community in order to avoid deterioration and prevent admissions to hospital wherever possible. It focuses on empowering families with ways to support young people with eating disorders.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions of a routine nature, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist drawing on their supervisor's expertise and intervention as and when advised and directed. To run therapeutic groups, participate in Family Based Treatment sessions, provide mealtime support, participate in MDT and family review meetings; working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team and supervised by a psychologist.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within an innovative and brand new CNWL eating disorders service. We are offering a permanent Assistant Psychologist post within the new Children & Young People's Day Programme at Chelsea. This position involves supporting and enhancing the professional psychological care of young clients and their families within the service; conducting audits; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions of a routine nature, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist and supported by a team of Consultant Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Nurses, drawing upon their supervisor's expertise and intervention as and when advised and directed; and assisting in clinically related administration, developing research projects, providing teaching, and other project work as required.
About us
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including 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.
2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of routine care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.
3. To assist, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the coordination and running of protocol-driven treatments such as guided self-help.
4. To assist, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
5. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
6. To support patients and families during day patient activities, such as mealtimes, deliver therapeutic groups with young people and parent groups.
Teaching, training and supervision1. In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
2. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS as agreed with the psychologist to whom they are accountable.
3. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
4. To contribute, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including 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.
2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of routine care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.
3. To assist, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the coordination and running of protocol-driven treatments such as guided self-help.
4. To assist, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
5. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
6. To support patients and families during day patient activities, such as mealtimes, deliver therapeutic groups with young people and parent groups.
Teaching, training and supervision1. In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
2. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS as agreed with the psychologist to whom they are accountable.
3. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
4. To contribute, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A 2:1 degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience of working directly with the eating disorders and/or in eating disorder services
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience providing low intensity interventions for eating disorders (e.g. guided self-help)
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal), including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, in particular, eating disorders.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context. An understanding of psychology applied to mental health care.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing
- An appreciation of issues of particular relevance to the eating disorders.
PERSONAL
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems.
- Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and supervised at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An interest in working with eating disorders.
OTHER
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- A desire to explore a career in professional psychology
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A 2:1 degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Experience of working directly with the eating disorders and/or in eating disorder services
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience providing low intensity interventions for eating disorders (e.g. guided self-help)
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal), including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, in particular, eating disorders.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context. An understanding of psychology applied to mental health care.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing
- An appreciation of issues of particular relevance to the eating disorders.
PERSONAL
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems.
- Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and supervised at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An interest in working with eating disorders.
OTHER
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- A desire to explore a career in professional psychology
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Arc Children & Young People’s Day Programme
2nd Floor, Verney House, Hollywood Road
London
SW10 9HR
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
