Job summary
Islington Core and Primary Care Mental Health Network- Band 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist
This post is open to current Band 7 Psychologists and to trainee Clinical/Counselling psychologists due to qualify this year. This will be in the form of preceptorship with set criteria relevant to the post reviewed in order to progress to the higher banding.
We are transforming Islington's Community Teams in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and are looking for skilled, innovative clinical and counselling psychologists to join us. This Transformation of community mental health services aims to break down the barriers to care, integrating primary and secondary care services to deliver a model that improves access to holistic care for all.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologists to join us in our Islington Core and Primary Care Mental Health Network teams in order to provide a whole system, integrated and enhanced primary care approach to clients experiencing mental health difficulties.
You will be supported by the Lead Psychologist to ensure the delivery of a high quality, accessible, and inclusive psychological service drawing on a range of psychological approaches to help establish a psychologically informed and trauma informed practice within the team and wider service area through brief individual work, group work, consultation (informal and formal), training and reflective practice.
Main duties of the job
There will be opportunities for service development, quality improvement, and innovative and unique practice in these posts as part of the transformation where you will work in an MDT alongside with health, social care and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
You must be keen to embrace the privileges of working in a diverse borough and have experience of working with people with complex mental health difficulties and from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. We are particularly keen to attract people from our local communities.
By joining the team during this exciting time of transformation, you will have a unique opportunity to inform and shape the implementation of our clinical strategy; to develop your leadership skills and to improve mental health care for people living in Islington.
About us
At Camden and Islington NHS foundation trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.
We have 3 key priorities which are:
Early and Effective Intervention,
Helping People to Live Well
Research and Innovation
The cultural pillars that help us achieve our key priorities are:
We value each other
We are empowered
We keep things simple
We are connected
By coming to work at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust you will be joining a Trust with a national reputation for research, where services recognise that research underpins its commitment to providing high quality and innovative clinical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly have a look at the attached documents (Job description and person specification) for detailed job description.
In line with NHS protocols, only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We regret that it is not possible to contact all applicants for every vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 4-6 weeks of the closing date please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stageWe reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions, when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. We are an employer committed to Equal Opportunities and Diversity, with a range of family friendly policies.
Interviews to be held on Tuesday 22nd March.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly have a look at the attached documents (Job description and person specification) for detailed job description.
In line with NHS protocols, only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We regret that it is not possible to contact all applicants for every vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 4-6 weeks of the closing date please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stageWe reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions, when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. We are an employer committed to Equal Opportunities and Diversity, with a range of family friendly policies.
Interviews to be held on Tuesday 22nd March.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
Desirable
- Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in an area relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience working with service users with complex mental health disorders
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
Desirable
- Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in an area relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience working with service users with complex mental health disorders
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
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
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).
