Job summary
This post entails a leadership role assisting the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist to ensure clinical psychology expertise and governance is monitored and maintained within Newham MHCOP, across all parts of the service - Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Memory Clinic and Dementia Assessment Service, inpatient wards and outpatients. The post represents half of a full-time job share with an existing member of staff.
The post holder will ensure the systematic provision of a high quality comprehensive specialist psychology service to the service users of Newham MHCOP and their carers. They will ensure that all members of the multidisciplinary team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding the needs of people presenting to the service through advice, consultation, supervision, teaching and training of psychological research and theory.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an active member of Newham's Mental Health Care of Older Adult's service including the centralised MHCOP inpatient wards and wider East London MHCOP Psychology and Arts therapies professional group.
They will work closely with psychologists and other professionals in the team, maintaining a standardised approach to the assessment and care of Service Users with complex needs across community and inpatient settings. They will contribute to the provision of a specialist psychological perspective for the work of the team, providing highly specialist psychological advice and consultation, as well as consultation into the borough's residential and nursing homes.
They will be responsible and accountable for the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service for people with severe, complex and enduring mental health and dementia related difficulties and their families, presenting to the service and across community and inpatient settings.
They will develop working partnerships with other members of psychology services locally and across East London boroughs, relevant statutory and voluntary agencies, locality services and providers/commissioners as appropriate.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DIRECT CLINICAL WORK
- Be responsible for choosing and providing appropriate highly specialist psychological assessments including general mental health, risk and neuropsychological.
- Neuropsychological assessments are carried out to aid in the diagnosis and management of dementias and other neurological conditions through timely pre-assessment, assessment, and diagnosis for people of any age with dementia. Post-diagnostic support is provided to help people to live well with their diagnosis and for their relatives, including helping to make sense of some of the more confusing and distressing symptoms that can arise in dementia and to consider their self-care as they support their relative.
- Employ a broad theoretical knowledge base to analyse, interpret and compare complex information in order to develop a highly specialist understanding of peoples difficulties and needs and to design psychological treatments and interventions tailored to individual need.
- Be responsible for direct delivery of a broad range of specialist psychological interventions and treatments, and be able to modify and amend these as required and as practice and experience demands.
- Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressing and emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there may be barriers to acceptance.
- Spend sustained amounts of time with service users who may be aggressive and hostile, who may have poor communication skills and self-care and special physical and/or mental health needs.
- Communicate across language and cultural barriersusing interpreters where indicated.
- Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. service users, families and carers, other professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically, and as specified by the service.
- Take into account the particular needs of people from minority ethnic groups and adapt assessment, formulation and intervention as appropriate.
INDIRECT CLINICAL WORK
- Use a broad theoretical knowledge base and highly specialist clinical skills to develop and support the psychological skills of others (assistant, trainee and other psychologists and members of other staff groups, particularly community and inpatient based staff) via the development and delivery of teaching, training, supervision, support and consultation.
- Be responsible for providing a psychological perspective/psychological expertise for service or team activities, including clinical care, team or service dynamics, systems, health promotion, team or service organisation, in a range of settings, e.g. CPA meetings, case discussions, team meetings etc.
- Provide advice, guidance and support in more general ways, to staff in the community and wards, and to families and carers.
- Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
- Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needs and developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.
- Supervise clinical/counselling psychologists in training, (from two years post qualification) and other staff as appropriate.
- Supervise qualified clinical/counselling psychologists as appropriate.
- Participate in the organisation and delivery of training events and consultancy covering this highly specialist area, and including work with local voluntary organisations.
- Participate in the evaluation of services, including collection of monitoring information as required.
- Contribute to service development, raising the profile of Older Adult Mental Health at a borough level.
- Formulate and undertake service related research and audit and support other staff in research activities.
- Receive regular clinical and management supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines to ensure high quality work, to engage in the Individual Performance Review process and continuing professional development, and generally work within a clinical governance framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DIRECT CLINICAL WORK
- Be responsible for choosing and providing appropriate highly specialist psychological assessments including general mental health, risk and neuropsychological.
- Neuropsychological assessments are carried out to aid in the diagnosis and management of dementias and other neurological conditions through timely pre-assessment, assessment, and diagnosis for people of any age with dementia. Post-diagnostic support is provided to help people to live well with their diagnosis and for their relatives, including helping to make sense of some of the more confusing and distressing symptoms that can arise in dementia and to consider their self-care as they support their relative.
- Employ a broad theoretical knowledge base to analyse, interpret and compare complex information in order to develop a highly specialist understanding of peoples difficulties and needs and to design psychological treatments and interventions tailored to individual need.
- Be responsible for direct delivery of a broad range of specialist psychological interventions and treatments, and be able to modify and amend these as required and as practice and experience demands.
- Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressing and emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there may be barriers to acceptance.
- Spend sustained amounts of time with service users who may be aggressive and hostile, who may have poor communication skills and self-care and special physical and/or mental health needs.
- Communicate across language and cultural barriersusing interpreters where indicated.
- Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. service users, families and carers, other professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically, and as specified by the service.
- Take into account the particular needs of people from minority ethnic groups and adapt assessment, formulation and intervention as appropriate.
INDIRECT CLINICAL WORK
- Use a broad theoretical knowledge base and highly specialist clinical skills to develop and support the psychological skills of others (assistant, trainee and other psychologists and members of other staff groups, particularly community and inpatient based staff) via the development and delivery of teaching, training, supervision, support and consultation.
- Be responsible for providing a psychological perspective/psychological expertise for service or team activities, including clinical care, team or service dynamics, systems, health promotion, team or service organisation, in a range of settings, e.g. CPA meetings, case discussions, team meetings etc.
- Provide advice, guidance and support in more general ways, to staff in the community and wards, and to families and carers.
- Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
- Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needs and developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.
- Supervise clinical/counselling psychologists in training, (from two years post qualification) and other staff as appropriate.
- Supervise qualified clinical/counselling psychologists as appropriate.
- Participate in the organisation and delivery of training events and consultancy covering this highly specialist area, and including work with local voluntary organisations.
- Participate in the evaluation of services, including collection of monitoring information as required.
- Contribute to service development, raising the profile of Older Adult Mental Health at a borough level.
- Formulate and undertake service related research and audit and support other staff in research activities.
- Receive regular clinical and management supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines to ensure high quality work, to engage in the Individual Performance Review process and continuing professional development, and generally work within a clinical governance framework.
Person Specification
Education/qualifications/training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications, including, neuropsychology; assessment and rehab
- Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in NHS settings
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting with older adults who experience severe mental health problems and dementia including neuropsychology assessment and therapy with this client group
- Experience of developing and delivering highly specialist psychological interventions and teaching
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Experience of working with couples, families and groups including attending to the psychological needs of carers of the service
- Use of psychological models for consultation with staff teams, notably relating to behaviours that challenge and trauma informed care
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to communicate complex/specialist psychological perspectives in work with other professionals
Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings
- oAble to use highly specialist skills and competencies to overcome barriers to understanding, engagement and acceptance
- oSensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers
- oAble to build good working relationships with other professionals
- oAnalytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex presentations or clinical contexts to arrive at appropriate formulations
- oAble to provide brief and longer term specialist therapeutic interventions
Person Specification
Education/qualifications/training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications, including, neuropsychology; assessment and rehab
- Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in NHS settings
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting with older adults who experience severe mental health problems and dementia including neuropsychology assessment and therapy with this client group
- Experience of developing and delivering highly specialist psychological interventions and teaching
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Experience of working with couples, families and groups including attending to the psychological needs of carers of the service
- Use of psychological models for consultation with staff teams, notably relating to behaviours that challenge and trauma informed care
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to communicate complex/specialist psychological perspectives in work with other professionals
Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to provide & receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings
- oAble to use highly specialist skills and competencies to overcome barriers to understanding, engagement and acceptance
- oSensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers
- oAble to build good working relationships with other professionals
- oAnalytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex presentations or clinical contexts to arrive at appropriate formulations
- oAble to provide brief and longer term specialist therapeutic interventions
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
First Avenue Resource Centre - Newham Mental Health Care for Older People
103 First Avenue Resource Centre
London
E13 8AP
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
