15 Oct
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Wanstead
Job description
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join the NELFT Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team.
This is an emerging clinical service which was originally funded by the GLA and MHCLG for a 2-year pilot project. The success of the pilot has enabled continued funding and the opportunity to expand the staffing establishment, and the role of Psychology Lead is critical to the ethos and operation of the service.
The multi-disciplinary team also includes a Staff Grade Psychiatrist, Clinical Team Lead, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Peer Support Worker and administrative support.
The team works across the four NELFT boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering,
Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
The service is operationally based within the Redbridge Directorate of NELFT and the successful candidate will receive clinical supervision from
the Redbridge Lead Psychologist. NELFT have a strong commitment to staff development and the post holder would have close association
with other Psychological Services that include EMDR Consultants and BABCP accredited supervisors to support the post holders professional
development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would be expected to contribute to the training opportunities available for members of MDT staff to support their development and provide supervision of Honorary Assistant Psychologists and trainees in order to support the psychological workforce development and increase the psychological opportunities available within the service.
Alongside this role there are other exciting new opportunities being developed within our Mental Health and Wellness Teams and a
full-time role working across both services would be available for the right candidate.
The successful candidate will need to have experience of working as a clinical / counselling psychologist in community mental health at a senior
level. They should have a particular interest in working with rough sleepers or homelessness and have the skills to assess the psychological
needs of these clients and be able to work flexibly to implement support or treatment plans. Knowledge of local mental health pathways and
voluntary organisations will also be beneficial. The post-holder must be able to work autonomously, although they will be supported by the wider
Rough Sleepers Team and Redbridge Lead Psychologist.
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 focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.
The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post graduate qualification
- HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist
- Additional training in specialised psychological assessment and interventions for psychosis
- Clinical supervision course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Early Intervention in psychosis team experience
- CBT for psychosis
- Family Intervention for Psychosis
- Supervising others (Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Assistant psychologists)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
- Capacity to cope with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
- Highly skilled at collaborative working and providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of working with service users from diverse backgrounds
- Knowledge of theory and evidence base for interventions for psychosis
- Knowledge of theory and practice of CBT
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.