Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the Traumatic Stress Clinic, a specialist service for the treatment of complex PTSD in Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. The role will include providing psychological assessment and trauma focused psychological treatment to people who have experienced multiple traumatic events and present with complex PTSD and related difficulties; supervision of psychologists, and offering consultation, training and advice to psychologists and other professionals across the boroughs. In particular we are looking at candidates with a special interest in working with refugees. The post is open to candidates wishing to work on a fulltime or part time basis.
Main duties of the job
-To provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence based trauma focused treatment of clients presenting with complex PTSD using EMDR, Trauma focused CBT and Narrative exposure therapy. In order to apply for this post you will need to be trained and experienced in at least one but ideally both of these modalities, as well as have experience of working cross culturally.
- In this role you will work with colleagues to assess and treat refugees from Afghanistan who have been housed in the borough of Islington. For this reason ability to speak Pashto or Dari would be very helpful.
-In this role, you will be offering specialist supervision and consultation to qualified psychologists and trainee psychologists and you will need to have experience in providing supervision in this area.
About us
The Traumatic Stress Clinic is a well established specialist service with experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers, survivors of childhood and domestic abuse, trafficking victims, veterans, health and social care staff with work related PTSD and survivors of institutional abuse. We are a small and supportive team of psychologists. We are committed to delivering high quality and evidence based treatment to service users. In this role you will have access to specialist individual supervision as well as group supervision in EMDR and CFT and a reflective practice group. In addition you will have access to an excellent programme of CPD within the broader trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence based trauma focused treatment of clients presenting with complex PTSD as a result of multiple traumatic experiences such as war, torture, childhood abuse and domestic violence.
-To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals
-To provide specialist supervision to band 7 psychologists within the service and to provide groups to IAPT staff on working with PTSD
- To help in the design, delivery and facilitation of training to staff within the trust and council staff on identifying and working with trauma including survivors of childhood abuse and refugees/asylum seekers
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence based trauma focused treatment of clients presenting with complex PTSD as a result of multiple traumatic experiences such as war, torture, childhood abuse and domestic violence.
-To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals
-To provide specialist supervision to band 7 psychologists within the service and to provide groups to IAPT staff on working with PTSD
- To help in the design, delivery and facilitation of training to staff within the trust and council staff on identifying and working with trauma including survivors of childhood abuse and refugees/asylum seekers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Registered with HCPC
- Completed accredited training in EMDR and trauma focused CBT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers, and survivors of domestic violence and childhood abuse
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision in the area of trauma and PTSD
Desirable
- Experience running a supervision group for IAPT on working with trauma and PTSD
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing culturally sensitive evidence-based psychological interventions
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of complex and acute PTSD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Registered with HCPC
- Completed accredited training in EMDR and trauma focused CBT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers, and survivors of domestic violence and childhood abuse
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision in the area of trauma and PTSD
Desirable
- Experience running a supervision group for IAPT on working with trauma and PTSD
Skills
Essential
- Skills in providing culturally sensitive evidence-based psychological interventions
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of complex and acute PTSD.
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).
