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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
The post holder will be leading the development of the new NELFT Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) service, including establishing the clinical model, governance structures, policies and procedures, and establishing links with other NCEL CAMHS services and the NCEL collaborative. This is part of an exciting expansion of CAMHS specialist services within NCEL that align closely to national, regional and local health and care goals and objectives. The role is a 1-year fixed term opportunity (or possible secondment) with the aim of securing further extension into a permanent role with the successful implementation of the service.
The post holder will work closely with the Assistant Programme Director, leadership team, clinicians and managers across Tier 4 units, CAMHS and crisis teams, the NCEL Provider collaborative and other stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
Initially, the role will concentrate on setting up and developing the service, transitioning to the implementation, management, and further development phases. The post holder will be responsible for assessing, managing, planning, and delivering care to their allocated patients, maintaining professional and legal accountability. They will support their peers, work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and supervise pre-registration students. A commitment to collaborative working is essential, with a focus on actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring adherence to the DBT model within the service. The NCEL DBT service offers specialised DBT assessments and interventions to young people and their families referred by CAMHS services. The service is expected to coordinate with CAMHS teams to ensure clear transitions for young people entering or leaving the DBT service and, when appropriate, to support transitions to Adult Services. The post holder will deliver a highly specialised clinical psychology service to these young people and their families, manage their own caseload, and provide specialist supervision, consultation, and training to team members. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to the team’s clinical work and be accountable to the CAMHS Strategic Clinical Lead for London.
Working for our organisation
Joining the NELFT's newly established DBT-A team means your expertise and abilities will be highly appreciated. NELFT, recognized in 2021 as a 'Working Families Top Ten Employer' and a RIDI Award winner for 'Making a Difference – Public Sector,' invites you to become part of our team.
NELFT emphasizes a warm welcome and thorough induction for newcomers. New employees start on the first Monday of every month, receiving a full induction and opportunities to meet the executive team, senior managers, and participate in sessions about engagement, health and wellbeing, and essential processes.
We offer the following benefits:
- Structured education, training, and development programs
- Opportunities for leadership, coaching, and mentoring
- An internal lateral transfer scheme
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Family-friendly policies and procedures
- A range of staff benefits
- Support and resources for personal health, emotional wellbeing, and work-life balance
Probationary Period
This position includes a probationary period, from which internal applicants are exempt, unless they are currently undergoing a probationary period or are bank staff.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
Additionally, this role includes a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary, with a minimum of £4,313 and a maximum of £5,436 per annum, pro-rata for part-time staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Collaborate with the Assistant Programme Director, CAMHS clinical lead, CYP Assistant Director, NCEL CYP mental health leads, and other stakeholders to establish the NCEL DBT service. This includes leading the development of the clinical model, overseeing team recruitment, and creating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality care. Additionally, lead efforts in monitoring clinical outcomes, conducting audits, engaging in research, and driving quality improvement initiatives. Ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialised clinical service to service users of the NCEL DBT Service, with a focus on delivering Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) across all sectors of care. This will be done in alignment with the principles of CYP-IAPT. Provide highly specialised assessments and therapy, while also offering advice and consultation regarding the care of service users to non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from other agencies, and other non-professional caregivers. The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing development of specialist psychology resources within the NCEL DBT Service, as well as overseeing the work conducted by these resources. The post-holder will offer specialist work as Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and Therapy Lead of the NCEL DBT-A Service. Act as a fully integrated member of the DBT Service multidisciplinary team (MDT), actively participating in MDT meetings and contributing to the collaborative care of service users. Work autonomously within professional guidelines, taking responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the DBT Service. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/service. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Qualified Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist under the domain of Clinical Psychologist DBT Trained (Intensive) or extensive equivalent experience of working within the model in an outpatient setting Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice Post qualification training in the clinical supervision of trainees.
Desirable criteria
Experience in neuropsychological assessment Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment within a wide range of presentations of varying severity. Typically, this would involve significant experience at highly specialist level, or its equivalent Experience working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Further specialist clinical experience and training, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client’s psychological care and treatment Experience working within a multi-disciplinary therapy service Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, child and adolescent mental health and a range of therapeutic models Relevant post-qualification training in working with high-risk service users and families Experience of leading the development and provision of a psychological therapy service within a CAMHS MDT Experience of working as a senior member of a multi-disciplinary team and/or CAMHS service and/or with wider professional networks and agencies
Desirable criteria
Delivery of DBT in a clinical setting Experience of service development or of a leadership role.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Ability to demonstrate DBT assessment, therapeutic intervention or research/evaluation Experience of providing a specific model of evidence-based therapy (DBT) within Specialist outpatient service such as CAMHS as a Specialist/Specific intervention Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups within an outpatient setting such as CAMHS Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups ( personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, children with complex problems etc).
Skills
Essential criteria
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management with clients with complex problems, including specialised psychological interventions for difficult to treat groups (eg multiple mental health and/or physical health problems).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.
