Job summary
Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours per week) permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a thriving team in Camden. This post will offer the post holder broad experience across primary care and secondary care settings, so ideal for those looking to broaden their experience in this area.
The core team aims to break down the barriers to care, integrating primary and secondary care services to deliver a model that improves access to holistic care for all.
In the Core team you would be working with adults 18 and upwards to provide a whole system, integrated and enhanced primary care approach to clients experiencing mental health difficulties. There is an emphasis on multi-agency collaboration and co-production and you will have the opportunity to shape the psychology delivery in creative ways to meet the needs of the local population.
Main duties of the job
As a Core Team Psychologist you will be supported by a Senior Psychologist to ensure the delivery of a high quality, accessible, and inclusive psychological service drawing on a range of psychological approaches to help establish a psychologically informed and trauma informed practice within the team and wider service area through brief individual work, group work, consultation (informal and formal), training and reflective practice.
We are a Trauma Informed Organisation and try to embed anti-discriminatory practice into our work. Camden and Islington psychologist are committed to Continuing Professional Development and has an excellent inhouse programme of CPD including courses in CBT, EMDR, Psychodynamic and Systemic Approaches.
About us
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a comprehensive psychology service as an integrated part of the Core Team Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, consultations and interventions Assist GPs with diagnosis, management plans, risk assessments, crisis plans and self-help plansfor service users with complex common mental health problems and stable severe mentalhealth presentations who are being managed exclusively in primary care Work with Core Team colleagues to develop a collaborative care model for service users withphysical and emotional difficulties, including those with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)and Long-Term Conditions (LTC) Provide advice and support to network teams on the management of service users who havebeen stepped down from secondary care / intensive community mental health services Support GPs and practice staff in their management and treatment of patientsthrough case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training. Play a key role in implementing improved linkage between Core and Intensive Teams Work within the service to triage potential and new referrals sent to the team, providingconsultation, information and advice to service users and partners as well as allocation of newwork in the service to appropriate MDT colleagues. This includes signposting new referrals toand liaising as appropriate with other primary care services, IAPT, voluntary sector andsecondary mental health services. Maintain effective communication with GP, primary care staff, service users and their carers. Provide clinical input, where necessary, to multi-disciplinary case conferencing around complexpresentations being managed solely in primary care within the team and as part of the widerintegrated health and care networks. Engage with local service user participation models. Play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service,and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line Work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and focusing upon coherentand integrated teamwork. Provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment,formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users. Manage and supervise assistant psychologists, clinical associates, apprentices and other staffas appropriate. Other management/clinical supporting activity (to be negotiated as required by the Trust).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a comprehensive psychology service as an integrated part of the Core Team Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, consultations and interventions Assist GPs with diagnosis, management plans, risk assessments, crisis plans and self-help plansfor service users with complex common mental health problems and stable severe mentalhealth presentations who are being managed exclusively in primary care Work with Core Team colleagues to develop a collaborative care model for service users withphysical and emotional difficulties, including those with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)and Long-Term Conditions (LTC) Provide advice and support to network teams on the management of service users who havebeen stepped down from secondary care / intensive community mental health services Support GPs and practice staff in their management and treatment of patientsthrough case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training. Play a key role in implementing improved linkage between Core and Intensive Teams Work within the service to triage potential and new referrals sent to the team, providingconsultation, information and advice to service users and partners as well as allocation of newwork in the service to appropriate MDT colleagues. This includes signposting new referrals toand liaising as appropriate with other primary care services, IAPT, voluntary sector andsecondary mental health services. Maintain effective communication with GP, primary care staff, service users and their carers. Provide clinical input, where necessary, to multi-disciplinary case conferencing around complexpresentations being managed solely in primary care within the team and as part of the widerintegrated health and care networks. Engage with local service user participation models. Play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service,and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line Work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and focusing upon coherentand integrated teamwork. Provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment,formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users. Manage and supervise assistant psychologists, clinical associates, apprentices and other staffas appropriate. Other management/clinical supporting activity (to be negotiated as required by the Trust).
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology.
- Postgraduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or the British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Post registration experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests) intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with 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.
- Ability to offer a multi-theoretical formulation and to communicate this in a clear and concise manner.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting and experience of working jointly with other professional disciplines.
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively according to the needs of local primary care services
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology.
- Postgraduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or the British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Post registration experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests) intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with 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.
- Ability to offer a multi-theoretical formulation and to communicate this in a clear and concise manner.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting and experience of working jointly with other professional disciplines.
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively according to the needs of local primary care services
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).
