Job summary
Waltham Forest Mood Anxiety and Personality (MAP) and Mental Health and Wellness Team (MHWT)
secondary care psychology service
Band 7 post
An opportunity has arisen for a vibrant, suitably qualified psychological practitioner (Clinical/Counselling and Community Psychologist) to join our dynamic Waltham Forest Psychological Services. This is a permanent, full-time post involving working across both the Mood Anxiety and Personality (MAP) and the Mental Health and Wellness Team (MHWT).
This is an exciting opportunity to secure a Band 7 post where the successful candidate will be supported to meet 8a competencies through a preceptorship programme. Typically this takes around 12 months and once competencies are met, the post holder will transfer to an 8a role with us.
You would be a core member of a MHWT multi-disciplinary team. These are being set up to deliver the long-term transformation of Community Mental Health Services. Working in this Team will involve embracing community psychology principles,- understanding the needs of local populations, and working in partnership with service users, carers, peer support workers, voluntary sector and Local Authority colleagues to develop creative and innovative projects that address the psychosocial needs of our clients, particularly those who are less well-served by existing ways of working.
Main duties of the job
This post involves carrying out psychological assessments and interventions, offering consultation and supervision to assistant, trainee and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and members of the multi-disciplinary teams. You will also have the opportunity to join with us in on-going service development and improvement initiatives.
Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with secondary care mental health problems within the NHS is essential. A keen interest in working with this client group is essential as well as the ability to apply evidence-based psychological therapy approaches and work with autonomy and flexibility. Additional specialist training in advanced therapy skills, such as CBT, as well as experience in teaching and delivering training, would be desirable. Experience and/or interest in setting up, running and/or co-facilitating groups would be desirable.
The post holder would also join a well-established and well-respected team of psychologists in MAP. We are a friendly, collaborative and supportive team who deliver time-limited and structured individual and group psychological interventions to adults with complex mental health difficulties. The team includes approximately fourteen qualified psychologists, with skills in Compassion Focussed Therapy, CAT, Schema Focussed Therapy, Mindfulness and EMDR - as well as specialist CBT.
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants should:
1. Have a doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
2. Be able to provide a highly skilled psychological service to clients with secondary care (non-psychosis) mental health difficulties. Duties include: psychological assessment, and therapeutic interventions (individual and group) to adults with complex mental health difficulties. This role will include the provision of enhanced specialist psychological clinical assessment, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, and psycho-education, working within the policies, procedures and protocols applicable to the service. 3. Have highly developed skills in the assessment and management of clinical risk and mental health conditions, and to undertake risk assessments and risk management for patients with complex mental health conditions providing expert advice to colleagues on the psychological aspects of risk assessment and its management and effectively documented in a timely manner when needed.4. Deliver a culturally and ethically sensitive, equitable psychological therapy service to all minority groups regardless of race and ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and disability; to include service users in the design and delivery of the service.5. To work closely with multidisciplinary members of other mental health teams ensure effective multi-professional communication and decision making.
6. To work with service users, their networks, peer support workers and community organisations to develop initiatives from the ground-up that are in line with local need and practice-based evidence.7. To offer advice and consultation on patients psychological care to psychology and non-psychology colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures. 8. To contribute to the support of trainee clinical/counselling psychologists or psychotherapy/counselling trainees on accredited training courses and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and assistant psychologists.
NELFT encompasses some of the most culturally and economically diverse London Boroughs. We would encourage applicants to apply who represent this diversity. We would also encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health difficulties and/or caring responsibilities to apply, recognising the importance of this expertise and the representation of these voices.
We are keen to recruit people who share that vision of contributing to best practice, national guidelines and an evidence base. We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality and regular supervision, opportunities to supervise, teach on local DClinPsy courses and involvement in research.
As a service, we recognise the importance of valuable supervision and CPD and you will be well supported by an experienced and supportive team with good access to CPD opportunities through in-house training opportunities and external trainings. A number of psychologists have, or are working towards, BABCP accreditation and this is supported by the service through supervision and training. We value and support use of different therapeutic approaches in a way that is tailored to the specific and individual needs of the diverse client group we cater to. The Mental Health & Wellness Teams will work to Open Dialogue principles and successful applicants will have the opportunity to train in this approach. Other training opportunities within the Trust include EMDR and systemic training.
We also operate from newly built or refurbished, light, spacious buildings that have air conditioning!
We have good links with the three clinical psychology universities in North London, and regularly offer trainee placements to other courses including counselling psychology and counselling and psychotherapy training institutes.
You would join a growing group of psychologists within and across boroughs that collaborate and meet regularly for peer support and to share ideas and experiences about using community psychology principles within the transformation process. You would have the opportunity to help build and develop this new model. You would also work in collaboration with the Trauma Informed Care leads for the Trust, and alongside a newly established team of colleagues, to champion psychologically minded and trauma informed care within the MHWT. You would also be encouraged to join the Trustwide complex trauma and Trauma Informed Care forum. The MHWTs will also work to Open Dialogue (OD) principles, and you would have the opportunity to train in this approach, alongside your MDT colleagues. You would be encouraged to join OD implementation network meetings, to gain support from and share experiences with others.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants should:
1. Have a doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
2. Be able to provide a highly skilled psychological service to clients with secondary care (non-psychosis) mental health difficulties. Duties include: psychological assessment, and therapeutic interventions (individual and group) to adults with complex mental health difficulties. This role will include the provision of enhanced specialist psychological clinical assessment, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, and psycho-education, working within the policies, procedures and protocols applicable to the service. 3. Have highly developed skills in the assessment and management of clinical risk and mental health conditions, and to undertake risk assessments and risk management for patients with complex mental health conditions providing expert advice to colleagues on the psychological aspects of risk assessment and its management and effectively documented in a timely manner when needed.4. Deliver a culturally and ethically sensitive, equitable psychological therapy service to all minority groups regardless of race and ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and disability; to include service users in the design and delivery of the service.5. To work closely with multidisciplinary members of other mental health teams ensure effective multi-professional communication and decision making.
6. To work with service users, their networks, peer support workers and community organisations to develop initiatives from the ground-up that are in line with local need and practice-based evidence.7. To offer advice and consultation on patients psychological care to psychology and non-psychology colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures. 8. To contribute to the support of trainee clinical/counselling psychologists or psychotherapy/counselling trainees on accredited training courses and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and assistant psychologists.
NELFT encompasses some of the most culturally and economically diverse London Boroughs. We would encourage applicants to apply who represent this diversity. We would also encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health difficulties and/or caring responsibilities to apply, recognising the importance of this expertise and the representation of these voices.
We are keen to recruit people who share that vision of contributing to best practice, national guidelines and an evidence base. We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality and regular supervision, opportunities to supervise, teach on local DClinPsy courses and involvement in research.
As a service, we recognise the importance of valuable supervision and CPD and you will be well supported by an experienced and supportive team with good access to CPD opportunities through in-house training opportunities and external trainings. A number of psychologists have, or are working towards, BABCP accreditation and this is supported by the service through supervision and training. We value and support use of different therapeutic approaches in a way that is tailored to the specific and individual needs of the diverse client group we cater to. The Mental Health & Wellness Teams will work to Open Dialogue principles and successful applicants will have the opportunity to train in this approach. Other training opportunities within the Trust include EMDR and systemic training.
We also operate from newly built or refurbished, light, spacious buildings that have air conditioning!
We have good links with the three clinical psychology universities in North London, and regularly offer trainee placements to other courses including counselling psychology and counselling and psychotherapy training institutes.
You would join a growing group of psychologists within and across boroughs that collaborate and meet regularly for peer support and to share ideas and experiences about using community psychology principles within the transformation process. You would have the opportunity to help build and develop this new model. You would also work in collaboration with the Trauma Informed Care leads for the Trust, and alongside a newly established team of colleagues, to champion psychologically minded and trauma informed care within the MHWT. You would also be encouraged to join the Trustwide complex trauma and Trauma Informed Care forum. The MHWTs will also work to Open Dialogue (OD) principles, and you would have the opportunity to train in this approach, alongside your MDT colleagues. You would be encouraged to join OD implementation network meetings, to gain support from and share experiences with others.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person Specification
Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
- HCPC Registration/Eligiblity
- Experience working with secondary adult care mental health populations
Desirable
- Research experience
- Teaching and consultation to other professions
- Post-doctoral further training in evidence-based psychological interventions
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration/Eligiblity
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Person Specification
Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
- HCPC Registration/Eligiblity
- Experience working with secondary adult care mental health populations
Desirable
- Research experience
- Teaching and consultation to other professions
- Post-doctoral further training in evidence-based psychological interventions
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration/Eligiblity
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling 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).
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).
