Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

2 weeks ago

Ilford, Greater London, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

IMPART is composed of friendly, busy, and innovative staff delivering third wave CBT evidence based psychological therapies to clients with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder and high risk across NELFT. We have four senior therapist roles in the team . The role involves working with highly complex clients with risk and management responsibilities. The senior staff are actively involved in the development and monitoring of team policies and procedures. The senior staff support staff to move to adherence in the therapeutic models . We are looking for applications who are accredited (or eligible for accreditation) in either DBT or CBT.

We work with a hybrid model, allowing staff to combine working on site with virtual working, thus supporting for flexibility and a better work/life balance.

IMPART is closely linked to the psychology department at University College London, and staff participate in supporting the doctorate in clinical psychology through reflective practice facilitation, teaching, and research. IMPART staff benefit from a wide range of CPD available through UCL.

IMPART was one of the three IAPT SMI demonstration sites for NHS England, thus we are seeking applicants with experience of working with individuals with a personality disorder, and interested in expanding the evidence base for effective services. Training in DBT will be provided by a consultant DBT trainer. Opportunities exist for training in other third wave CBT therapies.

Main duties of the job

Senior therapists in the IMPART team are responsbible for:

1) providing adherent therapy for complex high risk clients

2) line manage 3-4 staff

3) manage referrals and clinical needs for one borough

4) participate in the development and monitoring of team policies

5) Provide clinical supervision to staff, clinical psychology trainees, and assistant psychologists/CAPs/Aspiring Psychologists.

Working for our organisation

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 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 pro rata for part time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·Providing specialist assessments and interventions for clients with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder.

·Offering a range of psychological therapy models of treatment to clients with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder.

·Providing consultation and advice to members of own team and other teams on psychological therapy models of understanding of personality disorder.

·Providing consultation and advice on risk assessment and risk management of clients with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder. to members of own team and other teams.

·Providing training and supervision to staff within IMPART and across the local area on effective working with individuals with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder.

·Participating in research into personality disorder.

·Taking the lead on agreed audits.

·Developing areas of expertise within the service and take the lead on developing and monitoring processes for this area.

·Supporting the data collection for IMPART

·Developing new clinical materials, leaflets, and handouts for use with clients, families and staff involved in personality disorder services

·Line managing staff within IMPART as agreed with clinical lead

·Triaging referrals and participating in psychology panel in relevant boroughs

·Providing guidance and support in both the physical and virtual delivery of therapy

·Processing complaints and requests for notes in a timely manner

·Participating in SUI processes as they arise

·Supervising clinical trainees and apprentices as requested

Person specification

qualifications

Essential criteria

Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology Two years DBT training and practice one year CBT training and practice

Desirable criteria

experience in clinical research or audit experience developing policies experience with additional third wave therapies

Experience

Essential criteria

knowledge and experience working with PD/complexity two years experience supervising

Desirable criteria

experience of working with trauma

Work experience

Essential criteria

work within NHS or equivalent for two years working in collaboration with external services evidence of awareness of confidentiality/safeguarding/data protection

Desirable criteria

evidence of work with EDI

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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