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455 North London NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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Job summary

The key purpose of this post is to provide structured psychological therapies to adults with diagnoses of personality disorder within a multi-disciplinary service. The post is located within the Personality Disorder Therapies Team which currently consists of three treatment streams: Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP).

Main duties of the job

The main clinical duties involve providing assessment, formulation and therapy to service-users at the Camden & Islington Personality Disorder Service and offering advice and consultation to those involved in service-users' care. This will involve working as a psychological therapist and case manager within a multidisciplinary team delivering individual and group-based interventions and engaging in team and individual supervision aimed at promoting adherence and improving the service we offer. The role will also involve screening referrals, liaising with referrers, and communicating referral decisions to service-users.

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:

  1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

  2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

  3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

  4. 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.

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year Per annum Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0032

Job locations

Lowther Road Community Mental Health Centre

1st Floor, 1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.

To provide professional and clinical supervision to students, trainees and assistant practitioners.

To provide educational/ teaching sessions internally and where appropriate to other services and external agencies

  • To maintain clinical records and administrative systems in-line with Trust policy to support good clinical practice.

To assess referred service-users, using clinical interview and formal measures as appropriate.

To formulate and deliver psychological therapy and management plans for referred service-users using a range of weekly individual and group psychological interventions in a community setting

To provide advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of service-users.

To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment of service-users.

To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service-users.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.

To provide professional and clinical supervision to students, trainees and assistant practitioners.

To provide educational/ teaching sessions internally and where appropriate to other services and external agencies

  • To maintain clinical records and administrative systems in-line with Trust policy to support good clinical practice.

To assess referred service-users, using clinical interview and formal measures as appropriate.

To formulate and deliver psychological therapy and management plans for referred service-users using a range of weekly individual and group psychological interventions in a community setting

To provide advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of service-users.

To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment of service-users.

To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service-users.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology with HCPC registration

Desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in DBT or MBT

Desirable

Essential

  • Previous experience working with personality disorder/complex emotional needs
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology with HCPC registration

Desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in DBT or MBT

Desirable

Essential

  • Previous experience working with personality disorder/complex emotional needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

455 North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lowther Road Community Mental Health Centre

1st Floor, 1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US


Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

455 North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lowther Road Community Mental Health Centre

1st Floor, 1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US


Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Psychologist

Liam Mc Auliffe

l.mcauliffe@nhs.net

02033176978

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year Per annum Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0032

Job locations

Lowther Road Community Mental Health Centre

1st Floor, 1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US


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