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Position Overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to enhance our growing psychological therapies team. This specialized role is situated within the acute care pathway, bridging the Home Treatment Team and the Mental Health Emergency Assessment Centre.
The Acute Psychology Pathway delivers integrated, high-quality, and psychologically-informed care to individuals experiencing acute mental health challenges, including psychosis, complex emotional difficulties, and PTSD. The selected candidate will be instrumental in the urgent evaluation of individuals presenting to acute services and in crafting innovative, multidisciplinary care strategies to assist these individuals outside of hospital settings. They will also provide psychological interventions that ensure continuity of care from acute to community services.
The successful candidate may interact with patients or service users. As part of our commitment to safety, we advocate for vaccination as a primary means of safeguarding oneself, family, colleagues, and patients in healthcare environments.
Key Responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to lead the ongoing enhancement of Harrow's Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA) model within adult mental health services. This model has been successfully implemented in Harrow's acute services over the past six years and has recently influenced national policy.
The Harrow Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Emergency Centre collaborate closely with inpatient wards and the Community Mental Health Hub, creating a cohesive system that provides comprehensive support to adults facing mental health challenges.
The post-holder will function as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, offering consultation, collaboration, training, supervision, and research, while also developing targeted training to improve the systematic delivery of psychological interventions by all team members within a 'stepped-care' framework.
Specialized supervision is available in EMDR, DBT, NET, CBT, Open Dialogue, CAT, systemic, and psychodynamic approaches.
About the Organization
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive NHS services throughout an individual's life, encompassing both physical and mental health care, from general practitioners and hospitals to community settings and home care.
Our services predominantly operate within the community, focusing on treating individuals in their homes or nearby clinics. This modern approach aligns with the NHS's Long Term Plan, which emphasizes improved integration and coordination of care delivered as close to home as feasible.
When community care is not viable, we offer various facilities for treatment in hospital or residential settings. Additionally, we provide healthcare services in prisons across London and surrounding areas.
Partnerships are fundamental to our operations—collaborating with patients and their families, staff, and other organizations, including commissioners, providers, local authorities, general practitioners, universities, and the voluntary sector. We anticipate expanding these partnerships in the future.
We are dedicated to delivering services that address the needs of those we serve and actively encourage involvement from local individuals who can contribute to meaningful change.
Job Responsibilities
Purpose of the Role:
To deliver a specialized psychological service to clients of the Harrow Home Treatment Team (HTT) and Mental Health Emergency Assessment Centre (MHEAC), encompassing specialized assessment, treatment planning, implementation, and outcome monitoring.
To foster an environment that enables staff, service users, and caregivers from diverse backgrounds to thrive by creating a psychologically safe atmosphere.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as necessary.
To engage in service evaluation, audits, and research initiatives.
To operate as an autonomous professional in accordance with BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, while adhering to the service's policies and procedures, taking responsibility for one's work, including treatment and discharge decisions with the support of a clinical supervisor.
Key Responsibilities:
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
To conduct specialized psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions for clients under the care of the Harrow HTT and MHEAC.
To provide culturally sensitive psychological interventions for caregivers or families of referred clients when necessary.
To assess and monitor risk, developing appropriate risk management strategies.
When applicable, to act as the named worker, taking responsibility for initiating care planning and reviewing care plans, as well as coordinating multidisciplinary meetings.
KR 2 Contributing to Team or Service Clinical Functioning
To enhance the effective operation of the Harrow HTT and MHEAC, contributing to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
To support the delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
To proactively challenge discrimination and promote the development of culturally competent services.
To liaise with referrers, general practitioners, and other professionals involved with clients to develop and review care plans.
KR 3 Policy and Service Development
To implement policies and procedures within one's area of work and propose beneficial improvements or changes.
To engage service users in planning and delivering services that meet the needs of local communities.
To contribute to service development by participating in relevant projects.
KR 4 Care or Management of Resources
To responsibly manage and utilize the Trust's equipment and physical resources.
To ensure adequate resources by forecasting future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as necessary.
KR 5 Management and Supervision
To oversee the allocation and/or clinical supervision of an assistant psychologist's work if required, under the guidance of a more senior psychologist.
To supervise trainee applied psychologists within one's area of specialization after completing the relevant Training Courses Supervision Training.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
To provide specialized training in psychological approaches to care for other professionals as appropriate.
To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.
KR 7 Record-Keeping and Information Governance
To ensure that all information generated by one's work is recorded in accordance with Trust policies and local procedures.
To maintain high standards of clinical record-keeping and report writing, adhering to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
KR 8 Research and Development
To conduct regular complex service evaluations, audits, or research relevant to service needs.
KR 9 Maintaining Professional Standards and Continuing Professional Development
To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist in line with HCPC and Trust guidelines.
To ensure ongoing professional development in accordance with BPS and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and HCPC Standards for Continuing Professional Development.
To stay informed about current developments in professional and clinical practice, as well as relevant legislation and policies.
To comply with HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, ensuring professional growth in line with these standards.
To adhere to BPS Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
KR 10 General
To travel within the Harrow area for home visits as necessary and across the Trust when required.
To remain vigilant regarding risks associated with aggressive and challenging behavior among the client group, following Trust policies for management.
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and support others involved in such circumstances.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate or a combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) recognized by the HCPC for professional registration.
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Further training or qualifications in other areas of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
- Experience in psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex psychological needs.
- Experience addressing diversity issues within local communities, gained through work, research, volunteering, or lived experience.
- Experience developing and executing research projects.
Desirable
- Experience working with adults in crisis or acute distress.
- Experience in teaching, training, or supervision.
- Experience working as a qualified psychologist under supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical understanding of psychological presentations and the evidence base for relevant treatments.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
- Understanding of legislation related to the client group and mental health issues, including child and adult protection and equalities.
- Doctoral-level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Awareness of factors affecting the acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Ability to deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
- Skill in selecting and administering specialized psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data from multiple sources.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information skillfully and sensitively with clients, caregivers, and colleagues, overcoming barriers to communication.
- Capability to plan and schedule assessments and interventions for individual clients, groups, and caregivers, as well as for meetings such as CPA and case reviews.
- Skill in planning task allocation for assistant psychologists.
- Proficiency in administering psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those requiring complex manipulation of test materials.
- Well-developed IT skills, including data entry and analysis for research purposes.
