Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a fixed-term Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to join the Barnet Enhanced Support Team.
As an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holders will contribute to a comprehensive, rapid and flexible service for the most urgent and acute problems facing troubled adolescents, including significant self-harm and serious mental illness..
Our service is grounded in a multi-disciplinary model aligned with the iThrive Framework, promoting holistic, needs-led care.
We are committed to the ongoing development of our clinicians, offering high-quality individual and group supervision, opportunities for reflective practice, and a wide range of CPD opportunities across the Trust.
We pride ourselves on being a warm, inclusive, and welcoming team, dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centered, and evidence-based care to children and young people complex needs.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
To attend clinical meetings and in-service training as required.
To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice.
Record all clinical information in line with trust policies.
Support service development and quality improvement projects.
To be responsible for the planning and prioritization of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.
To support formal and informal assessment in respect of the social communication needs of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
Tohold a small caseload supervised by the 8a Clinical Psychologist
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
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
To undertake protocol based psychological assessment of clients through direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
The postholder will have a personal duty of care for Trust equipment and facilities.
To be responsible for planning and prioritization of ones own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the clinical psychologist.
To be capable of working in clinical situations which require concentration, and which may involve distressing or emotionally demanding circumstances or where there is risk of verbal or physical aggression.
To maintain and update client records in accordance with Trust and professional guidelines.
Scoring ND screeners, preparing clients for assessment and MDT discussions.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake protocol based psychological assessment of clients through direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
The postholder will have a personal duty of care for Trust equipment and facilities.
To be responsible for planning and prioritization of ones own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the clinical psychologist.
To be capable of working in clinical situations which require concentration, and which may involve distressing or emotionally demanding circumstances or where there is risk of verbal or physical aggression.
To maintain and update client records in accordance with Trust and professional guidelines.
Scoring ND screeners, preparing clients for assessment and MDT discussions.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honors degree or higher in psychology.
- oEntitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- o3DI or ADI-R training
- oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice oFurther postgraduate training in relevant areas of research design and analysis.
- oSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years)
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oUnderstanding of child development stages and psychosocial model.
- oAbility to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries. oAbility to apply learning in practice. Excellent interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and respectfully with others.
- oAbility to maintain and manage own workload.
- oSkills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RiO) and database/ statistical applications (e.g. Excel), to input relevant data and type summaries and reports etc.
- oAbility to be self-reflective on personal and professional development and use clinical supervision to explore and understand distress both directly with patients and indirectly.
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations oHigh standard of report writing. oUnderstanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies. oAn understanding of service evaluation methods in healthcare, and an ability to plan and implement quality improvement projects.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- . Experience of signposting to families and linking to alternative services Experience of working to support the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental differences/needs, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions. Knowledge of and experience in using routine outcome monitoring in practice. Knowledge of and understanding of importance of remaining up to date on evidenced based practice. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision. oExperience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting. oExperience of working with multidisciplinary and multiagency offering support and guidance. oExperience in enabling service user participation. oExperience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding. oUnderstanding of importance to modify, adapt methods of communication and interventions.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate. oAbility to recognize own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate oAbility to use clinical supervision effectively for personal development. oConsideration for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality. oA flexible approach to client intervention and to be able to work independently and flexibly to meet client needs. oHigh level of enthusiasm and motivation. oAbility to develop strong working relationships within a team.
Desirable
- oPositive attitude to change. oThe ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service. oWillingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of equality of opportunity & related policies & procedures. oA commitment to service user participation across one's clinical practice, team/service, and the organization.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS/Social Care and Education. oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/ mental health problems and the impact can have on clinicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honors degree or higher in psychology.
- oEntitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- o3DI or ADI-R training
- oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice oFurther postgraduate training in relevant areas of research design and analysis.
- oSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years)
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oUnderstanding of child development stages and psychosocial model.
- oAbility to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries. oAbility to apply learning in practice. Excellent interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and respectfully with others.
- oAbility to maintain and manage own workload.
- oSkills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RiO) and database/ statistical applications (e.g. Excel), to input relevant data and type summaries and reports etc.
- oAbility to be self-reflective on personal and professional development and use clinical supervision to explore and understand distress both directly with patients and indirectly.
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations oHigh standard of report writing. oUnderstanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies. oAn understanding of service evaluation methods in healthcare, and an ability to plan and implement quality improvement projects.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- . Experience of signposting to families and linking to alternative services Experience of working to support the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental differences/needs, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions. Knowledge of and experience in using routine outcome monitoring in practice. Knowledge of and understanding of importance of remaining up to date on evidenced based practice. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision. oExperience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting. oExperience of working with multidisciplinary and multiagency offering support and guidance. oExperience in enabling service user participation. oExperience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding. oUnderstanding of importance to modify, adapt methods of communication and interventions.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate. oAbility to recognize own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate oAbility to use clinical supervision effectively for personal development. oConsideration for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality. oA flexible approach to client intervention and to be able to work independently and flexibly to meet client needs. oHigh level of enthusiasm and motivation. oAbility to develop strong working relationships within a team.
Desirable
- oPositive attitude to change. oThe ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service. oWillingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of equality of opportunity & related policies & procedures. oA commitment to service user participation across one's clinical practice, team/service, and the organization.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS/Social Care and Education. oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/ mental health problems and the impact can have on clinicians.
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).
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).
