Job summary
Community Mental Health Services are undergoing widespread, innovative transformation. Camden &Islington NHS Foundation Trust are at the forefront of this transformation, developing a more holistic, recovery oriented, biopsychosocial approachto supporting people with mental health difficulties, in partnership with primary care, other community NHS providers and the voluntary sector. Theaim is to build support systems that reach the whole mental health population with a focus on prevention and sustained recovery delivered bymulti-agency collaboration. Each population unit is based on the footprint of a Primary Care Network (PCN), bringing together NHS, voluntarysector, peer support and community organisations. These relationships will be central to the new community mental health model.
Clinical Associate Psychologists are an innovative new role in mental health services, that are core to this community transformation and offeringhigh quality clinical care to the Camden borough.
We have an opportunity for a qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist (Band 6) to join our service on a full-time basis. They will join a team ofClinical Associate Psychologists, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, each linked to their multi-disciplinary team and PCN.
Interested applicants are encouraged to make contact for an informal conversation.
Main duties of the job
The Camden Core Mental Health teams are undergoing a process of transformation to develop and offer psychological interventions, in addition toassessment and consultation for people with complex mental health difficulties. The teams have well established relationships with primary care and the voluntary sector. The service aims to work collaboratively with primary care and othervoluntary sector colleagues to help people with complex difficulties in an integrated and holistic way.
The CAP role is central to the team's psychological provision, with opportunities for 1:1 therapy using a variety of therapeutic models including Structured Clinical Management, offering group interventions, and joint assessment and consultation. There will be opportunities for leadership, research, service development and consultation to the system, which will involve liaising with professionals involved in the in care of the individual. The teams work closely as MDTs, with weekly clinical meetings where complex cases can be thought about and MDT formulations can be developed. There is also opportunity to work jointly with other members of the MDT in cases of particular complexity.
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.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
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
The Clinical Associate Psychologist is a key role within both the psychology team and the wider Camden Core Mental Health team. As a relatively new professional role, there are exciting opportunities to shape and develop the service provided.
Key duties include: Assessment and formulation for service users referred to Camen Core Mental Health team, under supervision from the widerPsychology team. Brief interventions for complex presentations above the threshold for IAPT but below threshold for specialist services. Individual interventions delivering Structured Clinical Management-informed interventions including problem-solving and skillsfocused work. Group interventions: psychoeducation and skills workshops. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. Working with diversity and a range of clinical presentations. Opportunities for service development, research projects and audit of interventions. Interdisciplinary and inter-agency working (e.g. with recovery college)
These are well supported roles, with the successful candidate receiving high quality supervision, alongside learning and development opportunities.
Please see the attached Job Description for detailed information on the role and main duties / responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Associate Psychologist is a key role within both the psychology team and the wider Camden Core Mental Health team. As a relatively new professional role, there are exciting opportunities to shape and develop the service provided.
Key duties include: Assessment and formulation for service users referred to Camen Core Mental Health team, under supervision from the widerPsychology team. Brief interventions for complex presentations above the threshold for IAPT but below threshold for specialist services. Individual interventions delivering Structured Clinical Management-informed interventions including problem-solving and skillsfocused work. Group interventions: psychoeducation and skills workshops. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. Working with diversity and a range of clinical presentations. Opportunities for service development, research projects and audit of interventions. Interdisciplinary and inter-agency working (e.g. with recovery college)
These are well supported roles, with the successful candidate receiving high quality supervision, alongside learning and development opportunities.
Please see the attached Job Description for detailed information on the role and main duties / responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
- Degree in psychology or equivalent experience
- Eligibility for registration on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register
Desirable
- Further continuing professional development courses relevant to work in mental and/or psychological interventions
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant supervised experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions in community mental health settings
- Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with complex and severe and enduring mental health difficulties
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Relevant CPD as required by the BPS
- Degree level knowledge of psychological theory and research, including psychological assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation
- Masters level knowledge of mental health presentations, within community mental health
- Masters level knowledge of applied research design and methodology
- Knowledge of wider healthcare systems, NHS services and the role of psychological services within the NHS
- Awareness of the potential impact of disadvantage discrimination and adverse events on mental health
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in managing time and workload in the context of multiple competing demands
- Computer literacy and IT skills
- Evidence of good oral and written communication skills based on fluency on the English language
- Skills in conceptualising, analysing, and communicating complex information
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build rapport, communicate empathetically and sensitively in a manner appropriate to the context and recipient
- Awareness of their own competence and expertise and work within those boundaries
- Aware of the expectations of professional and ethical behaviour and act in accordance with these
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology qualification
- Degree in psychology or equivalent experience
- Eligibility for registration on the BPS Wider Psychological Workforce register
Desirable
- Further continuing professional development courses relevant to work in mental and/or psychological interventions
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant supervised experience of delivering psychological assessments and interventions in community mental health settings
- Experience of working in a setting with service users presenting with complex and severe and enduring mental health difficulties
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Relevant CPD as required by the BPS
- Degree level knowledge of psychological theory and research, including psychological assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation
- Masters level knowledge of mental health presentations, within community mental health
- Masters level knowledge of applied research design and methodology
- Knowledge of wider healthcare systems, NHS services and the role of psychological services within the NHS
- Awareness of the potential impact of disadvantage discrimination and adverse events on mental health
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in managing time and workload in the context of multiple competing demands
- Computer literacy and IT skills
- Evidence of good oral and written communication skills based on fluency on the English language
- Skills in conceptualising, analysing, and communicating complex information
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build rapport, communicate empathetically and sensitively in a manner appropriate to the context and recipient
- Awareness of their own competence and expertise and work within those boundaries
- Aware of the expectations of professional and ethical behaviour and act in accordance with these
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
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).
