Job summary
The post is located within the Camden & Islington Personality Disorder Service, provided by the North London NHS Foundation Trust.
The service is made up of a Community Team, Liaison Team, and a Therapies Team. This post is located within the Therapies Team, which currently consists of three treatment streams: Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Personality Disorder.
The role supports the service through contributing to the assessment of people referred to the service via both initial referral screening and face to face assessment, team clinical supervision, assisting in running psycho-education groups, reception duties, clinical administration and data analysis, and by contributing to service development
The post-holder will be a core member of the service, supervised and line-managed by Clinical Psychologists.
Main duties of the job
- The post supports the work of the Personality Disorder Service through:
- Assisting in the assessment of people referred to the Personality Disorder Service.
- Assisting in the running of psychoeducation groups.
- Participating in and taking the minutes of service meetings.
- Supporting reception and forming part of the Duty service.
- Helping with clinical administration; maintaining databases and data reporting.
- Research, audit and service evaluation.
As written communication is a core element of this role we ask that applicants do not use AI in their application. If we suspect that AI has been used we may disregard the application.
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
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
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
Clinical/ Operational Responsibilities
- To assist in the assessment of service-users.
- Assisting in the running of psychoeducation groups.
- To assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans, under the supervision of a qualified professional.
- To attend and contribute to relevant multi-professional meetings
Policy, Service, Organisational and Professional Responsibilities
- To assist in the design and implementation of research, audit, and service development projects.
- To inform evidence-based practice through literature searches and the critical analysis of research.
- To help design, develop, and implement systems for recording clinical activity and outcomes.
- To undertake data collection and analysis. To produce reports and summaries using databases and statistical programmes as required.
- To receive supervision for all work undertaken.
- To participate in an agreed programme of training and professional development to develop clinical knowledge and professional practice.
- To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
General
- All staff are responsible for continual compliance with CQC standards and outcomes.
- The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Trusts Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.
- The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Personality Disorder Service policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/ Operational Responsibilities
- To assist in the assessment of service-users.
- Assisting in the running of psychoeducation groups.
- To assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans, under the supervision of a qualified professional.
- To attend and contribute to relevant multi-professional meetings
Policy, Service, Organisational and Professional Responsibilities
- To assist in the design and implementation of research, audit, and service development projects.
- To inform evidence-based practice through literature searches and the critical analysis of research.
- To help design, develop, and implement systems for recording clinical activity and outcomes.
- To undertake data collection and analysis. To produce reports and summaries using databases and statistical programmes as required.
- To receive supervision for all work undertaken.
- To participate in an agreed programme of training and professional development to develop clinical knowledge and professional practice.
- To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
General
- All staff are responsible for continual compliance with CQC standards and outcomes.
- The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Trusts Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.
- The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Personality Disorder Service policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree in Psychology.
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- High level communication skills; written and verbal.
- An ability to work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
- Skills in using computer software packages such as MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Desirable
- Analytic research skills.
- Skilled in taking meeting minutes
Experience
Essential
- Paid or voluntary work with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
Desirable
- Knowledge of models of treatment for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (e.g. mentalization-based therapy, dialectical-behaviour therapy)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An ability to form good working relationships with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary setting and colleagues from other services.
- An awareness and sensitivity to the experience of diversity in the work environment.
- An ability to read and hear about trauma
- An ability to respond professionally and sensitively to service-users who are anxious, angry or distressed.
- An ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in-line with service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree in Psychology.
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- High level communication skills; written and verbal.
- An ability to work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
- Skills in using computer software packages such as MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Desirable
- Analytic research skills.
- Skilled in taking meeting minutes
Experience
Essential
- Paid or voluntary work with people with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
Desirable
- Knowledge of models of treatment for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (e.g. mentalization-based therapy, dialectical-behaviour therapy)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An ability to form good working relationships with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary setting and colleagues from other services.
- An awareness and sensitivity to the experience of diversity in the work environment.
- An ability to read and hear about trauma
- An ability to respond professionally and sensitively to service-users who are anxious, angry or distressed.
- An ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in-line with service 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.
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).
