Job summary
The Havens is London's Sexual Assault Referral Centre. The Havens provide comprehensive forensic, medical and aftercare services to clients who have experienced serious sexual assault within the past 12 months. We are a longstanding partnership initiative between the Mayors' Office for Policing and Crime and NHS England.
The CYP Psychology Service at the Havens provides CYP and their families, presenting with psychological difficulties post-sexual abuse with specialist psychological assessment and short to medium term interventions. Additionally, the service provides forensic interviewing of CYP, alongside being active in audit, research and training. The service has close links with local Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programs, offering both core and elective placements. More details on the role and requirements are detailed in the job description.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Clinical Psychologist to lead a warm, enthusiastic and proactive therapies team who prioritise evidence-based and trauma-informed care. The team encourages creativity, welcomes diversity and always appreciate ideas on how to improve our service.
Main duties of the job
o To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a psychology service to children,o young people and their families attending the Havens, the CYP Psychology Service at theo Havens, and personally provide highly specialist clinical input.o To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds too flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.o To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist ino psychological assessment and intervention with children, young people and their families whoo have experienced sexual assault / abuse / exploitation.o To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professionalo supervision and support of other psychologists within CYP Psychology Service.o To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.o To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct,o and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility foro interpreting policies within defined parameters.o To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are besto achieved.o To work closely with and advise the other lead CYP psychologist and Head of Psychology ando Counselling service on aspects of service delivery.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical and Client Care To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service to children, young people and their families attending the Havens. To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the CYP Psychology Service including: o Specialist assessment and clinical formulation of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual assault, rape or who have been sexually exploited. To include psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured / semi-structured and unstructured observations and interviews with the client, family members and others involved in their care. o Specialist evidence-based brief intervention for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse / exploitation, monitoring outcomes and modifying / adapting intervention as required and drawing on a range of theoretical options, and supporting their transition to local services as required. o Undertake liaison psychology with The Havens and borough services, including: advocates; local borough CAMHS teams; local charity and third sector services; local early support services; and local IAPTS and school counsellors. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology led forensic interview service, in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, for children and young people reporting sexual assault, abuse or exploitation. To undertake visually recorded forensic interviews (VRI) in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, following receipt of specialist training by the Metropolitan Police. To develop, co-ordinate and ensure an effective care pathway between CYP Psychology Service and London Sector CSA hubs / Child House(s), to promote coordinated, safe and effective client care and client choice. To provide consultation and supervision to services across South West London, as part of Havens CYP Psychology service development. To communicate skilfully, complex and sensitive information with clients, parents, carers, and colleagues taking account of sensory, developmental and cultural barriers to communication. To prepare written reports, including court reports as a professional witness. To work as an autonomous professional within Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) and BPS guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical and Client Care To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service to children, young people and their families attending the Havens. To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the CYP Psychology Service including: o Specialist assessment and clinical formulation of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual assault, rape or who have been sexually exploited. To include psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured / semi-structured and unstructured observations and interviews with the client, family members and others involved in their care. o Specialist evidence-based brief intervention for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse / exploitation, monitoring outcomes and modifying / adapting intervention as required and drawing on a range of theoretical options, and supporting their transition to local services as required. o Undertake liaison psychology with The Havens and borough services, including: advocates; local borough CAMHS teams; local charity and third sector services; local early support services; and local IAPTS and school counsellors. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology led forensic interview service, in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, for children and young people reporting sexual assault, abuse or exploitation. To undertake visually recorded forensic interviews (VRI) in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, following receipt of specialist training by the Metropolitan Police. To develop, co-ordinate and ensure an effective care pathway between CYP Psychology Service and London Sector CSA hubs / Child House(s), to promote coordinated, safe and effective client care and client choice. To provide consultation and supervision to services across South West London, as part of Havens CYP Psychology service development. To communicate skilfully, complex and sensitive information with clients, parents, carers, and colleagues taking account of sensory, developmental and cultural barriers to communication. To prepare written reports, including court reports as a professional witness. To work as an autonomous professional within Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) and BPS guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or awarded the Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology by the BPS or successful completion of the HCPC Period of Adaptation in Clinical Psychology)
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice (relevant to working with child sexual abuse / exploitation) through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, Or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
- Completed training course in clinical supervision.
- Trained in evidence-based interventions for PTSD in children and young people
Desirable
- Training in forensic interviewing in accordance with Achieving Best Evidence Guidelines for children and young people
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics relevant to childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training.
- Experience of supervising qualified psychologists
- Experience of line managing staff
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists or other professional groups.
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area.
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Knowledge of forensic interviewing skills for children and young people across the age range and with a range of complex psychological needs.
- Knowledge of acute (e.g. recent) child sexual abuse and exploitation, and issues relevant within this context (including but not limited to safeguarding, criminal justice system / pre-trial therapy, individual and systemic psychosocial needs)
- Experience of working acutely with recent child sexual abuse / exploitation, within a multi-disciplinary service that provides comprehensive care to address the child or young person's holistic psychosocial and medical health needs.
- Experience of forensic interviewing with children and young people.
- Experience of using structured risk assessment protocols and measures.
- Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that requires analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which expert opinion may differ.
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and to organise meetings such as CPAs and case reviews, and joint activities with staff of partner agencies.
- Skills planning projects and work schedules for groups of psychologists.
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings.
- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self- harming or aggressive behaviour.
- Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self by service users.
Desirable
- Expertise in the skilled administration of psychometric tests, including skilled manipulation of test materials; and to be able to supervise others in administration of psychometric tests.
- Skills in forensic interviewing with children and young people.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or awarded the Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology by the BPS or successful completion of the HCPC Period of Adaptation in Clinical Psychology)
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice (relevant to working with child sexual abuse / exploitation) through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, Or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
- Completed training course in clinical supervision.
- Trained in evidence-based interventions for PTSD in children and young people
Desirable
- Training in forensic interviewing in accordance with Achieving Best Evidence Guidelines for children and young people
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics relevant to childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training.
- Experience of supervising qualified psychologists
- Experience of line managing staff
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists or other professional groups.
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area.
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in childhood sexual abuse / exploitation.
- Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Knowledge of forensic interviewing skills for children and young people across the age range and with a range of complex psychological needs.
- Knowledge of acute (e.g. recent) child sexual abuse and exploitation, and issues relevant within this context (including but not limited to safeguarding, criminal justice system / pre-trial therapy, individual and systemic psychosocial needs)
- Experience of working acutely with recent child sexual abuse / exploitation, within a multi-disciplinary service that provides comprehensive care to address the child or young person's holistic psychosocial and medical health needs.
- Experience of forensic interviewing with children and young people.
- Experience of using structured risk assessment protocols and measures.
- Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that requires analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which expert opinion may differ.
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and to organise meetings such as CPAs and case reviews, and joint activities with staff of partner agencies.
- Skills planning projects and work schedules for groups of psychologists.
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings.
- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self- harming or aggressive behaviour.
- Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self by service users.
Desirable
- Expertise in the skilled administration of psychometric tests, including skilled manipulation of test materials; and to be able to supervise others in administration of psychometric tests.
- Skills in forensic interviewing with children and young people.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Havens Pan London - Camberwell, Ladbroke Grove, Whitechapel
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
