Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a kind, motivated and clinically skilled psychologist to join our acute male ward and PICU unit in the London Borough of Greenwich. We are looking for a psychologist who is able to lead and inspire, and who is wanting to contribute to the development of highly effective clinical teams.
The successful applicant will work closely with the multi-disciplinary based on the male acute wards to ensure that they are able to provide a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for our service users who are in crisis, and their support networks (including families and carers). The role will also involve working collegiately with clinical teams across the trust, service partners (e.g., third sector services), and other statutory services.
We actively encourage applications from current Band 8A psychologists who wish to develop their careers and would like to further develop their skills and leadership. Oxleas has developed an excellent reputation as a place to work. It was listed as one of the The Sunday Times top ten large organisations to work for in 2023, and also won the HSJ Trust of the Year Award in 2023. We are deeply proud of our culturally diverse workforce and our shared values of kindness, fairness and caring.
Main duties of the job
- Psychological assessment and intervention with service users who present in a state of psychological/ emotional crisis. Individual therapeutic interests and preferences are promoted and will be actively supported with specialist supervision and training if aligned with directorate priorities (specifically trauma-informed care and family/systems working).
- Clinical work could involve crisis focused DBT, CBT, family/systemic interventions and trauma-focused, eg EMDR. These would map onto psychotherapeutic pathways in the acute sector and community teams.
- Family support for patients carers
- Liaison and joint work with the multidisciplinary team
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. 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 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, 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 KindWe're FairWe ListenWe Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the lead psychologist for the Acute male ward and PICU unit you will provide specialist psychological assessments and intervention to clients referred to the service. The work will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological 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 clients care.
We would welcome applications from Psychological Therapists and Psychotherapists (including Systemic Psychotherapists) holding AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the lead psychologist for the Acute male ward and PICU unit you will provide specialist psychological assessments and intervention to clients referred to the service. The work will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological 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 clients care.
We would welcome applications from Psychological Therapists and Psychotherapists (including Systemic Psychotherapists) holding AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology as accredited by the HCPC.
- Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- Further training and CPD in research/audit
- Completion of further post-graduate training and practice in evidence-based psychological intervention with neurodevelopmental disorder and/or learning disability and co-morbid mental health problems.
- Completion of further training in specialist neurodevelopmental assessment (e.g. ADOS, ADI).
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification clinical experience (minimum 4 years) within multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency services.
- Experience of undertaking leadership roles
- Experience of supervising APs / trainees, having completed the relevant supervisory training
- Experience of providing teaching and training to practitioners and other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out post-qualification research, and/or audit and service evaluation projects
Desirable
- Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning disabilities, with co-morbid moderate-severe mental health difficulties, supporting high levels of risk
- Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists
- Experience of participation in recruitment
Other
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary and cross-borough services, contributing to effective service functioning and joint working
- Ability to think and act strategically and to oversee the continuing implementation of practice and system change
- Experience / Knowledge of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology as accredited by the HCPC.
- Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- Further training and CPD in research/audit
- Completion of further post-graduate training and practice in evidence-based psychological intervention with neurodevelopmental disorder and/or learning disability and co-morbid mental health problems.
- Completion of further training in specialist neurodevelopmental assessment (e.g. ADOS, ADI).
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification clinical experience (minimum 4 years) within multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency services.
- Experience of undertaking leadership roles
- Experience of supervising APs / trainees, having completed the relevant supervisory training
- Experience of providing teaching and training to practitioners and other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out post-qualification research, and/or audit and service evaluation projects
Desirable
- Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning disabilities, with co-morbid moderate-severe mental health difficulties, supporting high levels of risk
- Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists
- Experience of participation in recruitment
Other
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary and cross-borough services, contributing to effective service functioning and joint working
- Ability to think and act strategically and to oversee the continuing implementation of practice and system change
- Experience / Knowledge of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership
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).
