East London NHS Foundation Trust

Complex Emotional Needs and Neighbourhood Pathway Lead

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Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Lead for the Complex Emotional Needs pathway which spans across the Neighbourhoods (Primary Care Networks), Acute Service, and Specialist Psychotherapy Services within City and Hackney.

As part of a job share with the existing post holder (0.6WTE), we are looking for an experienced psychologist or psychological therapist, who has delivered psychological treatments within a complex healthcare setting, for service users who often present with severe difficulties within regulating emotions, heightened interpersonal insecurity and sensitivity, and can often act impulsively in ways that are maladaptive, presenting a high degree of clinical risk and who may attract a diagnosis of Personality Disorder or complex developmental trauma.

The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational aspects of Specialist MBT & Outreach arm of the City & Hackney Specialist Psychotherapy Service (SPS), ensuring that in conjunction with the Psychological Therapies Lead they co-ordinate, develop and manage the service's strategic and operational plans, including the development of the Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) pathway/matrix within the local community mental health transformation plan to organize community mental health services around primary care networks/neighborhoods.

Main duties of the job

This leadership role part of a job share. It provides operational and clinical leadership to therapists within the MBT and CEN team in City & Hackney. It is also a key contributor to the Integrated Care System (ICS) which works in integrated ways with other health and social care agencies/professionals, and whilst continuing to offer the specialist modality-specific treatments that it has developed expertise for in innovative ways beyond the clinic and into the broader health, social care and wellbeing framework.

This roleassists the Consultant Psychological Lead for Adult Secondary Care Psychological Services and the SPS Operational Lead to ensure clinical expertise and governance is in place across the borough. The post-holder will be responsible for leading on the co-ordination and development of the specialist modality-specific treatments offered by the team and in coordinating the complex emotional needs pathway by providing consultation and training to the staff and service users of the ward environments in the the Mental Health Unit.

They will ensure that appropriate supervisionstructures are maintained to support the delivery of specialist psychological therapy treatments to the complex population served.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

03 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,718 to £76,271 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

363-CH6344525

Job locations

Donald Winnicott Centre

Coate Street

London

E2 9AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Educational

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent (statement of equivalence (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
Qualified Pyschotherapist
HCPC or other psychotherapy qualification Registration
MBT Training

Desirable

MBT Supervision Training
Attended Supervision Training

Experience

Essential

Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling or Forensic psychologist at a highly specialist level or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, including post qualification experience as a Mentalisation-Based psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.
Demonstrate further specialist experience through CPD including supervised practice supplemented with other activities such as training, self directed study and conferences relevant to the current state of the speciality.
Experience of Management and supervision of staff
Audit and Quality Improvement Experience
Experience of working in Personality Disorder/Complex Emotional Needs/Complex Trauma Service

Desirable

Worked in several Personality Disorder Services in different settings (e.g. secure/inpatient/community)

Knowledge

Essential

oTrust level NHS structures including, clinical governance mechanisms and information governance
Experience of working with Staff Groups and different systems

Person Specification

Educational

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent (statement of equivalence (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
Qualified Pyschotherapist
HCPC or other psychotherapy qualification Registration
MBT Training

Desirable

MBT Supervision Training
Attended Supervision Training

Experience

Essential

Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling or Forensic psychologist at a highly specialist level or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, including post qualification experience as a Mentalisation-Based psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.
Demonstrate further specialist experience through CPD including supervised practice supplemented with other activities such as training, self directed study and conferences relevant to the current state of the speciality.
Experience of Management and supervision of staff
Audit and Quality Improvement Experience
Experience of working in Personality Disorder/Complex Emotional Needs/Complex Trauma Service

Desirable

Worked in several Personality Disorder Services in different settings (e.g. secure/inpatient/community)

Knowledge

Essential

oTrust level NHS structures including, clinical governance mechanisms and information governance
Experience of working with Staff Groups and different systems

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.

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

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

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Donald Winnicott Centre

Coate Street

London

E2 9AG

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Donald Winnicott Centre

Coate Street

London

E2 9AG

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)