Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team in the Recovery Day Programme at the New Beginnings Addiction service in Brent.
This is a an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a psychologist who is enthusiastic about working in a multi-disciplinary setting, who is adaptable and enjoys variety and working independently as well as within a team context. You will have post-qualification experience and have excellent clinical skills and supervision experience. You will work alongside a range of professionals including psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, drug and alcohol practitioners, experts by experience, criminal justice staff, recovery workers and group facilitators.
Specifically, you will be part of the Recovery Day Programme (RDP), an evidence-based, group and individual recovery-based intervention service designed to assist clients achieve and maintain abstinence from problem addictions. It is based within the Brent New Beginnings Addictions Service and is an integral part of the treatment pathway of this multidisciplinary service.
If you are currently a band 7 psychologist with post registration experience who wants to work towards a band 8 or a current band 8a who is seeking to follow a senior career pathway in the NHS then this job allows for both of those development pathways.
Main duties of the job
As the Psychologist in the service you will be expected to contribute to developing the RDP team in conjunction with the coordinator, leading on psychosocial interventions for the RDP and wider service, assisting both the Consultant Psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist in service development and ensuring that the RDP is maintained as a critical element in the treatment pathway in the New Beginnings service.
Liaising and developing effective collaborative relationships with other services such as social care and mental health is a key part of the role. The post holder will have some management and clinical supervision responsibilities for assistant and trainee psychologists and other staff as required, and will assist in embedding a psychologically informed environment (PIE) across all levels of working. The post holder will be responsible for screening and assessing referrals, managing wait lists, and providing psychological consultation to colleagues and other services about the mental health and psychological needs of clients. You will be expected to work with clients in groups and individually, and with carers and families as required.
You will be operationally responsible to the service manager and work alongside the RDP coordinator and receive regular clinical supervision, support and reflective practice from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, as well as peer support and guidance from other senior team members.
About us
CNWL are committed to progressing and supporting their staff with career development and training, and ensuring staff health and wellbeing and job satisfaction. The service has a strong track record of providing both external and internal training for our staff in line with service development and need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The RDP provides a 12-week intensive, CBT and evidence-based group treatment programme for clients who have reached abstinence. These groups use Motivational Interviewing, cognitive behavioural and behavioural therapy principles, as well as mindfulness-based CBT, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, positive psychology and solution focused therapy. Fellowship and peer recovery principles are also incorporated in the programme and the staff team is a mix of recovery workers, experts by experience, group therapists, counsellors and clinical and counselling psychologists.
Individual and couples therapy (behavioural couples therapy) are also an integral part of the programme, as well as the use of specialist psychological interventions such as EMDR and other trauma-informed approaches. Psychoeducational groups, lectures, guided self-help CBT and workshops also form part of the 12-week programme. Ongoing support for those successfully completing the programme is provided through the RDP Graduates Group.
You will have assessment, formulation, therapy, and leadership and supervision skills; and you will have (and/or want to develop) experience, training and knowledge in working with Addictions and associated complex presentations. Although experience of working with people with addictions would be valuable, we recognise that not all applicants will have had this opportunity. Tailored induction and training will be provided to enable you to work effectively with this client group.
You will have good research and audit skills, be familiar with care quality and clinical governance and be expected to contribute to the development of the service.
A significant percentage of addiction clients also present with diagnoses of Trauma, Personality Disorder, and Complex Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and the team is expected to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions as recommended by NICE Guidance including MI, MBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and CBT. Other modalities are used dependent on patient need and best practice. The successful applicant will be involved in the provision of therapy and supervise both qualified and trainee psychology staff.
This is a 0.5 WTE permanent post and is available immediately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The RDP provides a 12-week intensive, CBT and evidence-based group treatment programme for clients who have reached abstinence. These groups use Motivational Interviewing, cognitive behavioural and behavioural therapy principles, as well as mindfulness-based CBT, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, positive psychology and solution focused therapy. Fellowship and peer recovery principles are also incorporated in the programme and the staff team is a mix of recovery workers, experts by experience, group therapists, counsellors and clinical and counselling psychologists.
Individual and couples therapy (behavioural couples therapy) are also an integral part of the programme, as well as the use of specialist psychological interventions such as EMDR and other trauma-informed approaches. Psychoeducational groups, lectures, guided self-help CBT and workshops also form part of the 12-week programme. Ongoing support for those successfully completing the programme is provided through the RDP Graduates Group.
You will have assessment, formulation, therapy, and leadership and supervision skills; and you will have (and/or want to develop) experience, training and knowledge in working with Addictions and associated complex presentations. Although experience of working with people with addictions would be valuable, we recognise that not all applicants will have had this opportunity. Tailored induction and training will be provided to enable you to work effectively with this client group.
You will have good research and audit skills, be familiar with care quality and clinical governance and be expected to contribute to the development of the service.
A significant percentage of addiction clients also present with diagnoses of Trauma, Personality Disorder, and Complex Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and the team is expected to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions as recommended by NICE Guidance including MI, MBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and CBT. Other modalities are used dependent on patient need and best practice. The successful applicant will be involved in the provision of therapy and supervise both qualified and trainee psychology staff.
This is a 0.5 WTE permanent post and is available immediately.
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in an evidence-based therapeutic technique of use to the service
- Post-graduate training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of the treatment of substance and behavioural addictions populations
- Experience of attending management meetings and of being senior psychologist in service
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in an evidence-based therapeutic technique of use to the service
- Post-graduate training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of the treatment of substance and behavioural addictions populations
- Experience of attending management meetings and of being senior psychologist in service
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).
