Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist/ Accredited Psychotherapist

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist - HMP Wormwood Scrubs (1WTE)

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist to work as part of Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust's Health in Justice teams.

The post holder will be required to support the delivery of care currently in the form of New Models of Care, enabling the service to meet the London Wide service specification standards for Prison Healthcare.

The role involves working within the multidisciplinary mental health hub , supporting the Therapies Lead to deliver a high quality, trauma-informed service. We are looking for individuals with some experience of working in either forensic or acute mental health settings, who will embrace the varied challenges and rewards presented by working with service users with complex emotional / mental health needs and associated offending histories within a custodial setting.

Main duties of the job

The main focus of the work will be to conduct psychological assessments and to offer psychological interventions (individual and group) under regular supervision. The post will also involve supervising Assistant Psychologists and supporting the Therapies Lead in the development and management of the service. There are opportunities to be involved in Neurodevelopmental clinical pathways, research and training, as well as facilitation of reflective groups for staff. High quality, regular supervision and training opportunities are well supported within the Trust. Therapy staff across the prisons have recently completed EMDR, ADOS and ADI-R training and there is continued funding to support CPD.

About us

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19.

Date posted

19 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,036 to £55,049 a year Per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-645

Job locations

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

160 Du Cane Road

London

W12 0AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, forensic psychology or accreditation in Psychotherapy (BACP/UKCP) including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
  • Registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Desirable

  • Training in ADOS/ADI-R or evidence of post qualification training in psychometric assessments

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including in-patient settings and prisons.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in prisons
  • Experience of service development, and/or supporting transformation within services
  • Experience of facilitating reflective practice for multidisciplinary staff teams
  • Experience of supervising Assistant Psychologists

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

  • Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Postgraduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.

OTHER

Essential

  • Ability to develop skills in the teaching and training of others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
  • 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.
Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, forensic psychology or accreditation in Psychotherapy (BACP/UKCP) including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
  • Registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Desirable

  • Training in ADOS/ADI-R or evidence of post qualification training in psychometric assessments

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including in-patient settings and prisons.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in prisons
  • Experience of service development, and/or supporting transformation within services
  • Experience of facilitating reflective practice for multidisciplinary staff teams
  • Experience of supervising Assistant Psychologists

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

  • Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Postgraduate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.

OTHER

Essential

  • Ability to develop skills in the teaching and training of others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
  • 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.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

160 Du Cane Road

London

W12 0AN


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

160 Du Cane Road

London

W12 0AN


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Dr Natasha Sarkissian

natashasarkissian@nhs.net

02032825643

Date posted

19 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,036 to £55,049 a year Per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-645

Job locations

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

160 Du Cane Road

London

W12 0AN


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