Practitioner Psychologist or Psychotherapist
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Practitioner Psychologist or Psychotherapist, Band 7 Full time (37.5 hours/week), Permanent
The SLP is seeking a Clinical, Counselling, Forensic Psychologist or Psychotherapist to join the community Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Team.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate & motivated clinician who has interest in working with people with complex neurodevelopmental, mental health & social needs, who is motivated by working with multi-disciplinary teams and across agencies. The postholder will be expected to undertake complex psychological assessments, interventions & clinical consultations to clinical teams across south London. They will be part of a dynamic team of specialist clinicians from a range of professional backgrounds. They will have the opportunity of space to think around cases and work closely with individuals, family, carers, & other professionals.
The postholder will be able to access professional development opportunities as part of an unusually large and dynamic forensic psychological therapies department. The department provides professional opportunities across community, prison & hospital settings, opportunities for research and career progression through on-going professional development. We have close links with our Adult Learning Disability directorate colleagues who have substantial systemic expertise & access to external workshops & supervision with a neuropsychologist.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients with LD or ASD that present a forensic risk and based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
- To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or wider care and support needs of a clients with neurodevelopmental needs, mental health problems and offending behaviour.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, support and management.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, and professional networks within and across teams.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, management and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service,
About us
Oxleas - About Us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Date posted
09 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£45,024 to £50,806 a year pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
277-4247575-FOR
Job locations
Memorial Hospital
Shooters Hill
London
SE18 3RG
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Memorial Hospital
Shooters Hill
London
SE18 3RG
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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