Job summary
Islington Core Team Psychology Band 7 Post- Clinical / Counselling psychologist
The North London NHS Foundation Trust is transforming its services to meet the Community Transformation Agenda. The transformation of community mental health services aims to break down the barriers to care, by integrating primary and secondary care services and delivering a model that improves access to holistic approaches, for our service users.
Main duties of the job
We have an opportunity for a Band 7 clinical or counselling psychologist to join the team on a permanent full-time basis. The post holder will provide assessment, consultation and interventions where suitable.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will act as a fully integrated member of the team providing a specialist psychological perspective to support the transformation and development of the service.
The post holder will work with multidisciplinary colleagues to increase psychologically and trauma informed practice as well as offer evidence-based interventions.
We are looking for someone who is keen to embrace the privileges of working in a diverse borough and has experience of working with people with complex mental health difficulties 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. You will be required to work flexibly, independently and responsively within a changing environment. Applicants need to enjoy outreach and multi-agency working and need to have experience in direct working with services userswith complex needs. Applicants need to be confident in liaising and communicating with staff from a variety of professional backgrounds and have experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will act as a fully integrated member of the team providing a specialist psychological perspective to support the transformation and development of the service.
The post holder will work with multidisciplinary colleagues to increase psychologically and trauma informed practice as well as offer evidence-based interventions.
We are looking for someone who is keen to embrace the privileges of working in a diverse borough and has experience of working with people with complex mental health difficulties 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. You will be required to work flexibly, independently and responsively within a changing environment. Applicants need to enjoy outreach and multi-agency working and need to have experience in direct working with services userswith complex needs. Applicants need to be confident in liaising and communicating with staff from a variety of professional backgrounds and have experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology or PG DiP in CBT/CBT accreditation
- Postgraduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or the British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence and other relevant qualifications in CBT
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist and/or BABCP
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests) intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours. Specific knowledge of complex emotional needs
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting and experience of working jointly with other professional disciplines
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively according to the needs of local primary care services
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with complex emotional needs, including personality disorder and complex trauma
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient, and inpatient settings
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology or PG DiP in CBT/CBT accreditation
- Postgraduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or the British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence and other relevant qualifications in CBT
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist and/or BABCP
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests) intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours. Specific knowledge of complex emotional needs
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting and experience of working jointly with other professional disciplines
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively according to the needs of local primary care services
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with complex emotional needs, including personality disorder and complex trauma
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient, and inpatient settings
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).
