Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling psychologist who is keen to develop our recruitment and retention strategy in West London community teams. If you are passionate about developing the psychological workforce and working with our higher education institutions, this may be the role for you.
As we continue the process of transforming the provision of community services, we are keen to expand our recruitment and retention opportunities in our psychology team. This development forms part of our workforce strategy as we focus on the development needs of our psychological workforce. This sits alongside our ongoing work as an early implementer site for the Community Mental Health Framework.
This involves continuing to develop our integrated work with the MDT; working with team colleagues to enhance psychologically informed ways of working and develop innovative ways of working with our voluntary and community sector providers. As part of this exciting service transformation we are keen to support existing staff, expand our capacity to recruit new staff and provide development opportunities for Clinical and Counselling Psychology trainees and CAPs.
A passion for working with developing staff and expand the diversity of our staff group is a central part of the role. Experience in working with higher education providers would be an advantage for this position, as would experience of service development and leadership.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will contribute directly and indirectly to expanding and developing the psychological workforce in CARMHS, including psychologists (Applied Psychologists; Clinical, Counselling, Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs), Clinical Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists). This involves supporting placements for CAPs trainees and supporting the coordination of placements, training and CPD. The post-holder will also develop our external interface with existing and potential training providers alongside promoting West London to prospective employees.
The post-holder will hold a small clinical caseload in one of the MINT locality teams and as an autonomous practitioner, he/she will be responsible for their own work and interventions and for the interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies
The post holder will have responsibility for expanding and retaining our psychological workforce in CAMRHS. This will involve promoting our external footprint as a prospective employer alongside ensuring the systematic provision of training and development needs for the existing Psychology workforce in CARMHS. It will involve expanding our placement provision for CAPs trainees and other potential new roles.
The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will contribute directly and indirectly to expanding and developing the psychological workforce in CARMHS, including psychologists (Applied Psychologists; Clinical, Counselling, Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs), Clinical Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists). This involves supporting placements for CAPs trainees and supporting the coordination of placements, training and CPD. The post-holder will also develop our external interface with existing and potential training providers alongside promoting West London to prospective employees.
Please refer to the JD for further info.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will contribute directly and indirectly to expanding and developing the psychological workforce in CARMHS, including psychologists (Applied Psychologists; Clinical, Counselling, Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs), Clinical Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists). This involves supporting placements for CAPs trainees and supporting the coordination of placements, training and CPD. The post-holder will also develop our external interface with existing and potential training providers alongside promoting West London to prospective employees.
Please refer to the JD for further info.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree (2:1 minimum) in Psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS.
- Professional Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Training in clinical supervision for Doctoral, and equivalent, trainees
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Other related academic qualifications
- Evidence of post-doctoral training in systemic therapy/ DBT/ CAT/ Schema Therapy/CBT/CBTp
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as a qualified (specialist) psychologist, including post qualification experience as a qualified psychologist within a community setting with those who present with complex difficulties
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including complex needs, psychosis and a trauma history)
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of supervising assistant, trainee & early career qualified psychologists having completed the relevant training
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy groups
- Experience of working clinically with both male and female service users
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists and/or other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy with families.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring difficulties, psychosis, trauma and complex needs
- Advanced specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
- Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options), where expert opinions may differ
- Excellent up to date knowledge and understanding of Higher Education training programmes in psychology
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, assessments, formulating and treatment, involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Psychomotor skills necessary to administer complex psychological tests and video equipment
- Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software
- Post-graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology
Desirable
- Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and treatment of complex presentations
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health conditions.
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and intervention with families
Other Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of the professional code of conduct of the BPS
- Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct
- Able to reflect on own professional practice through the clinical supervision process
- Willing to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS guidelines
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree (2:1 minimum) in Psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS.
- Professional Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Training in clinical supervision for Doctoral, and equivalent, trainees
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Other related academic qualifications
- Evidence of post-doctoral training in systemic therapy/ DBT/ CAT/ Schema Therapy/CBT/CBTp
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as a qualified (specialist) psychologist, including post qualification experience as a qualified psychologist within a community setting with those who present with complex difficulties
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including complex needs, psychosis and a trauma history)
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of supervising assistant, trainee & early career qualified psychologists having completed the relevant training
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy groups
- Experience of working clinically with both male and female service users
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychologists and/or other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy with families.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring difficulties, psychosis, trauma and complex needs
- Advanced specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
- Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options), where expert opinions may differ
- Excellent up to date knowledge and understanding of Higher Education training programmes in psychology
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, assessments, formulating and treatment, involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Psychomotor skills necessary to administer complex psychological tests and video equipment
- Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software
- Post-graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology
Desirable
- Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and treatment of complex presentations
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health conditions.
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and intervention with families
Other Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of the professional code of conduct of the BPS
- Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct
- Able to reflect on own professional practice through the clinical supervision process
- Willing to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS guidelines
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
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).
