Job summary
We are looking for applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical or counselling psychologists to join our supportive team of therapists providing client-centred, flexible, inclusive and respectful assessment and therapy to adults and their families living in South Kensington and Chelsea.
We are keen to invest in the development of new practitioners joining our service to enhance their knowledge, skills, clinical practice, leadership and confidence in working in this area.
In CNWL, psychological professions have a strong sense of leadership and a distinct professional identity. There is an emphasis on Continuing Professional Development and developing your skills in line with your career progression goals.
Main duties of the job
The Psychology team works with adults in the community with severe and enduring mental health problems including psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, complex emotional needs, recurrent depression and complex PTSD. We welcome applications from candidates with specialist skills in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) but we are also interested in candidates with interests in specialist therapies such as CBTp, DBT, or Schema Therapy approaches. Any candidates with group experience would be particularly well-placed to contribute to our group programme in the service.
Our staff work pro-actively, with confidence and motivation, showing initiative which has contributed to the development of numerous award-winning services. We find that they are often flexible, robust and resourceful and able to manage the challenges of working in an environment which can be demanding.
We prioritize collaboration within our team and beyond, so we are hoping to find candidates who have the required communication and interpersonal skills that will allow them to thrive, and in order to provide a meaningful service to the diverse populations we serve.
Our team sits within a diverse and supportive local multidisciplinary service with good supervision structures and access to opportunities within the borough and wider trust for development of special interests and the sharing of specialist knowledge. The service has close links with several regional Clinical Psychology Training courses.
About us
CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
With us, you will get flexible working and a Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core. There is an emphasis on Continuing Professional Development and developing your skills in line with your career progression goals across a range of trust-wide CPD initiatives. There are strong supervision structures and access to opportunities within the borough and wider Trust for development of special interests and the sharing of specialist knowledge.
We especially welcome applications from candidates with the valuable experience of the diverse social and cultural communities the Trust serves as we are seeking to ensure our psychology staffing has greater diversity and better represents local communities. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their career and flourish as a valued member of the psychology staff group. There are also a number of support systems within the Trust including staff peer networks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical: assessment, formulation and treatment in 1:1 and group.- Developing existing skills in teaching, training and supervision.- Contributing to service development.- Research and service evaluation.- IT and organisational skills to support the work.- Upholding requirements and standards of the profession, including CPD
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical: assessment, formulation and treatment in 1:1 and group.- Developing existing skills in teaching, training and supervision.- Contributing to service development.- Research and service evaluation.- IT and organisational skills to support the work.- Upholding requirements and standards of the profession, including CPD
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of legislation and policy in relation to the client group and mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Desirable
- Clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Substantial experience of CBT or other evidence-based psychological therapies
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a trainee/qualified psychologist in a CMHT or similar complex care service working with patients with complexity and co-morbidity.
- Relevant experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising other mental health staff.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of representing Psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge of legislation and policy in relation to the client group and mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Desirable
- Clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Substantial experience of CBT or other evidence-based psychological therapies
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a trainee/qualified psychologist in a CMHT or similar complex care service working with patients with complexity and co-morbidity.
- Relevant experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising other mental health staff.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of representing Psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
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).
