Job summary
Do you have the skills and interest in helping people aged between 18-64 presenting with their first episode of psychosis? We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist with experience of providing CBT based interventions for psychosis in adult mental health settings.
You will join a friendly, supportive, highly skilled and committed multidisciplinary team, which delivers evidence-based interventions. As a team psychologist you will be able to work innovatively alongside other team members in providing comprehensive psychological assessments and interventions to adults with mental health problems and their families in the community.
The role also involves providing supervision, formulation, consultation and supporting MDT colleagues to develop their competencies in the application of psychological ways of working with service users and their carers.
The Trust recognises the need for the development of psychological therapies across the workforce and has developed a Trust-wide training program. Psychological therapists have excellent access to further training and Continuing Professional Development opportunities, both within and outside the Trust. This includes opportunities to complete CBTp training and supervision skills training where indicated and appropriate.
Main duties of the job
As a team psychologist you will be able to work innovatively alongside other team members in providing comprehensive psychological assessments and interventions to adults with mental health problems and their families in the community. The role also involves providing supervision, formulation, consultation and supporting MDT colleagues to develop their competencies in the application of psychological ways of working with service users and their carers.
You will be expected to take a role in service evaluation and audit and to contribute to service development, including supporting co-production projects and initiatives. We are keen to support creativity and holistic approaches to mental health care within the team and value innovative ways of working.
Enthusiastic and adaptable, you need to enjoy working both independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse team. You will need to have knowledge and skills in providing CBT for psychosis interventions to service users and their families and have an interest in providing teaching and supervision to your MDT colleagues
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:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
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
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full description of main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full description of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a psychologist
Desirable
- Post accreditation training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. CBT, CBTp or other.
- Pre or post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of providing psychological interventions across more than one modality; individual, couple, family, group or working through carers
Desirable
- Experience of providing CBT for Psychosis and/or Family Interventions
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision of other staff.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with psychosis, people with additional disabilities etc
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a psychologist
Desirable
- Post accreditation training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. CBT, CBTp or other.
- Pre or post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of providing psychological interventions across more than one modality; individual, couple, family, group or working through carers
Desirable
- Experience of providing CBT for Psychosis and/or Family Interventions
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision of other staff.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with psychosis, people with additional disabilities etc
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).
