Job summary
The 8a Psychologist will be part of Camden & Islington Substance Misuse Services, which provides a comprehensive service for residents of Camden, Islington and Kingston who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse.
The post-holder will specifically focus on Camden Specialist Drug Services (CSDS), Integrated Camden Alcohol Service (ICAS).
Main duties of the job
The services operate from a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. The services also work closely with the wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector, to ensure the appropriate support is in place for service users and their families.
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
About us
Working at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, the post-holder will be part of an organisation with a strong national reputation for research. We work closely with UCL and the divisions of psychiatry and psychology and work in partnership with UCL's Biomedical Research Centre. With the establishment of a new UCL Institute of Mental Health, the post-holder will have the opportunity to contribute to academic research and work alongside world leaders in their field.
The Trust strongly encourages participation in research as part of its commitment to providing healthcare services that are evidence based.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological, assessment, intervention and management of complex substance misuse
Experience
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice with the client group of the post or a related client group
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological, assessment, intervention and management of complex substance misuse
Experience
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice with the client group of the post or a related client group
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision
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
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).
