Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to provide psychological expertise across specialist acute inpatient ward and community early intervention in psychosis settings in City and Hackney offering continuity of care for residents following a first episode of psychosis. This is a split post where part of the time (0.5 WTE) will be based on Ruth Seifert Ward at the City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health, which is a 14 bedded male acute admission ward, and the other (0.4 WTE) of the post will be based in the community Early Intervention in Psychosis Team, EQUIP.
The post holder would be responsible for providing psychological expertise to Ruth Seifert ward and EQIUP through assessments, individual and team formulations, individual and group therapy, work with families, staff consultation, reflective practice, supervision and teaching. The inpatient unit and EQUIP are committed to trauma-informed care and the psychology teams make an important contribution to this. The post holder would also contribute to developing psychologically-informed discharge planning as this has been identified as a factor in the service user's recovery after discharge and offer continuity of care into the community under EQUIP.As a part of our commitment to ensuring that our workforce is reflective of those who use our services, we would particularly encourage applications from those who identify as being part of a minoritised group.
Main duties of the job
To be jointly responsible for the operational delivery of the specialist early intervention inpatient and community service provision to the residents of City and HackneyTo provide a Clinical/Counselling psychology service to EQUIP patients providing specialist psychological assessment and therapyTo offer advice, supervision, training and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other workers and work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.To supervise, support, and co-ordinate the psychological work provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the service who provide psychologically based care and treatment.To promote and facilitate psychological capability within the inpatient (Ruth Seifert Ward) and EQUIP team (e.g. via consultation, staff support and reflection, training and leadership). To forge effective links and working relationships with colleagues across the inpatient-EI pathway in order to understand the psychological needs within these settings and across this interface.To provide specific psychological expertise and input around complex case presentations.To engage in regular clinical and operational supervision with the lead psychologistTo work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
About us
There are a broad range of leadership opportunities for the post holder to be involved in, including quality improvement projects, staff development initiatives, and supervision. The post holder will be part of a vibrant Inpatient Psychology Team and the EQUIP psychology team, consisting of qualified psychologists, trainee psychologists and assistant psychologists.
The post holder will also join a wider support network from City and Hackney Psychology service, which is dynamic and creative with practitioners having expertise in a range of therapeutic models. We encourage and support CPD, and have a number of opportunities for specialist group supervision in various approaches including EMDR therapy, complex trauma, narrative therapy and reflective practice.
The diverse population of service users accessing acute and community services in City and Hackney provides opportunities for creativity and innovation in service development and delivery, and the psychology service aims to provide a high quality, equitable and culturally competent service to people with highly complex needs.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD/PS under this vacancy for further information regarding detailed Job description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD/PS under this vacancy for further information regarding detailed Job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Or Postgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Psychologist Practitioner
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral psychology trainees
Desirable
- Post qualification training in CBTp, FI/ family or systemic therapy
- Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these.)
Experience
Essential
- At least two years experience of work in the NHS.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Relevant experience of working as a specialist clinical/counselling psychologist e.g. experience working in a multi-disciplinary teams for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems; including working within inpatient mental health settings and with people experiencing psychosis
- Experience of development and delivery of therapeutic groups.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
- Experience of the application of psychology in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of working as a specialist clinical/counselling psychologist e.g. experience working in a multi-disciplinary teams for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems; including working within inpatient mental health settings and with people experiencing psychosis
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of line managing.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
- Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to mental health, Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
- Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
- Ability to support and co-ordinate the work of psychology colleagues within the team/service.
- Ability to co-ordinate the recording and reporting of clinical information as required
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups of people with complex mental health needs (e.g. complex trauma, self harm, psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities etc).
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies, especially as applied to people with severe and enduring mental health needs.
- Knowledge of the academic literature of the specialism.
- Capacity to work calmly and thoughtfully when addressing traumatic psychological issues, demonstrating an awareness of the sensitivity and unpredictability of individuals who have experienced complex trauma , and a capacity to tolerate the strong emotions evoked by such work.
Other
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during service user contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
- Ability to produce high quality professional reports to specified deadlines and other time constraints.
- Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.
- Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.
- Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts. Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
Desirable
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to contain the stress of others.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Or Postgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Psychologist Practitioner
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral psychology trainees
Desirable
- Post qualification training in CBTp, FI/ family or systemic therapy
- Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these.)
Experience
Essential
- At least two years experience of work in the NHS.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Relevant experience of working as a specialist clinical/counselling psychologist e.g. experience working in a multi-disciplinary teams for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems; including working within inpatient mental health settings and with people experiencing psychosis
- Experience of development and delivery of therapeutic groups.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
- Experience of the application of psychology in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of working as a specialist clinical/counselling psychologist e.g. experience working in a multi-disciplinary teams for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems; including working within inpatient mental health settings and with people experiencing psychosis
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of line managing.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
- Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to mental health, Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
- Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
- Ability to support and co-ordinate the work of psychology colleagues within the team/service.
- Ability to co-ordinate the recording and reporting of clinical information as required
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups of people with complex mental health needs (e.g. complex trauma, self harm, psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities etc).
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies, especially as applied to people with severe and enduring mental health needs.
- Knowledge of the academic literature of the specialism.
- Capacity to work calmly and thoughtfully when addressing traumatic psychological issues, demonstrating an awareness of the sensitivity and unpredictability of individuals who have experienced complex trauma , and a capacity to tolerate the strong emotions evoked by such work.
Other
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during service user contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
- Ability to produce high quality professional reports to specified deadlines and other time constraints.
- Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.
- Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.
- Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts. Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
Desirable
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to contain the stress of others.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and EQUIP Vivienne Cohen House
Homerton Row and Homerton High Street
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
