Community Psychologist

Job summary

Community Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling Psychologist) based in Mental Health and Wellness Team - Band 8a - Preceptorship post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two innovative psychologists who are passionate about working with marginalised communities to tackle social and health inequalities to join our expanding group of psychologists working across the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Please note that the post is open to B7 and those preparing to qualify in 2025.

This is a really exciting and novel post within the NHS so we are inviting clinicians who are ardent about systems and social activism to apply. The post holder will sit across the three MHWT localities to allow for flexibility in the development of partnerships and projects with grassroots organisations using community psychology principles and frameworks.

These posts reflect the Trusts commitment to address health inequalities experienced by our communities.

The post holder will join a collaborative of Psychological professionals across East London working within community psychology frameworks to build connections and provide support to clinicians working in this way in an NHS context.

The successful candidates will work closely with secondary psychology colleagues to add to an already committed and dynamic psychology provision in Barking & Dagenham. This group of psychologists are forward-thinking and value diversity. We encourage critical thinking and promote difference.

Main duties of the job

• To provide highly specialist psychological inputto secondary mental health services and those in the community, particularly those with complex mental health problem, who are vulnerable to poor health outcomes
• To develop partnership working with local community organisations.
• To develop, through co-production, psychological interventions that address the needs of those served including resilience and recovery, shared support, social connections and community engagement.
• To provide highly specialist consultation and support to staff and other community organisations
• To promote population health and develop innovative ways of working that will inform and further develop the Trust's approach to population health
• Be responsible for and ensure the provision of a specialist psychological perspective to the work of statutory and voluntary sector agencies working with people who have complex health and social needs.
• Manage, co-ordinate, provide clinical supervision to the work of assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists, other psychologists as appropriate.
• Develop and implement an evaluation of the work, and prepare reports to disseminate the work by utilising research skills for audit, policy change and service development
• To work autonomously, within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychology within the work.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Barking Community Hospital

IIford

IG11 9LX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Barking Community Hospital

IIford

IG11 9LX

Employer's website

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

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