Highly Specilaist Clinical Psychologist
East London NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you a creative problem solver, who enjoys working with both patients and systems? Would you thrive in a servicethat welcomes innovation, with greater freedom to truly focus on client need, to identify and work with the unmet needs of some of our most marginalised patients?
We are looking to recruit an 8a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to our High Intensity User Team (HIUT) within the Liaison Team at Royal London Hospital. Our friendly supportive team aims to enhancemanagement and treatment of frequent attenders to Royal London Hospital's A&E. We use flexible, creative and person-centered approaches, resulting in a stimulating working environment with lots of multiagency working and opportunities for teaching, consultation and leadership.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
- 1:1 client work - engagement, formulation, treatment
- Attending and contributing to fortnightly multiagencymeetingwithwider service stakeholders todiscussspecific clients
- Understanding and negotiating with wider systems to help support clients' needs to be met in more appropriate ways
- Supporting a change in narrative around these clients, enhancing hope within the system network
- Systems work with clients' extended service network: consultation, leadership, arranging and participating in professionals meetings
- Joining in regular discussion with HIUT staff to support their work
- Providing teaching and training to local stakeholders about our work and approaches
- Supervising the Assistant Psychologist, including (with the service lead) overseeing their work maintaining the service evaluation database
- Supervising a Clinical Psychology Trainee (third year, year long placements)
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Date posted
02 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£58,698 to £65,095 a year Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
363-TH6273566
Job locations
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1FR
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1FR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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