• Job Description

  Req#: C9363-24-1503?language=en&page=710&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is an exciting opportunity for a newly or recently qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is keen to take on the challenges of working in a new role in a diverse borough with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and with clients from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The post holder will be expected to work alongside other Psychologists, including a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist who will also provide supervision.

  Main duties of the job

  This is a fixed term Psychology role within Tower Hamlets Community 24/7 service pilot. The pilot ensures delivery of high quality, modern, patient-centered services. This is a pilot project aimed to establish and test out a new model of care that breaks down current barriers to care, is nonrestrictive, co-produced, culturally sensitive and accessible. The service will run 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for people residing in the catchment area offering open access to a range of psycho-social- medical Interventions at every stage of their wellness journey, this includes short term Hospitality stays for those in crisis, and community based offers that are embedded in the neighbourhood.

  About us

  Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

  The Team is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and committed to co-production, facilitation and liaison with service users, local residents, local VCSE, health and social care services in order that people with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions, experience good outcomes for their mental health. Additionally the team provides specialist input where this is required.

  Date posted

  29 November 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum Inc HCAs

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  15 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  363-TH6769387

  Job locations

  Bethnal Green NMHT

  51 Three Colts Lane

  Bethnal Green, London

  E2 6BF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The role involves, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team:

  Setting up, implementing and reviewing appropriate care plans and supporting and advising relatives and care givers.

  Ensuring that co-production is at the core of the role

  Ensuring that compassion and empathy are central to care delivery

  Promoting the needs of service users with mental health needs and offering and providing training and education whenever possible.

  In conjunction with the crisis pathway services, providing a safe and effective urgent community assessment and treatment response service.

  Undertaking comprehensive assessments, including risk formulation, effectively and efficiently

  formulate and agree crisis safety care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The role involves, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team:

  Setting up, implementing and reviewing appropriate care plans and supporting and advising relatives and care givers.

  Ensuring that co-production is at the core of the role

  Ensuring that compassion and empathy are central to care delivery

  Promoting the needs of service users with mental health needs and offering and providing training and education whenever possible.

  In conjunction with the crisis pathway services, providing a safe and effective urgent community assessment and treatment response service.

  Undertaking comprehensive assessments, including risk formulation, effectively and efficiently

  formulate and agree crisis safety care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
  • HCPC registration

  Desirable

  • Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 2-years' experience of working in the NHS
  • Work with at least three client groups.
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health setting.
  • Work within at least two therapeutic modalities.
  • Experience of planning and exercising clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
  • Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.

  Desirable

  • Some experience of teaching, training and supervision.
  • Placement experience within severe and enduring mental health provision.
  • Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes.
  • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
  • Skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation
  • Well developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
  • Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.
  • Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agenciesinvolved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation mental health.
  • Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
  • Competence in advanced IT packages including keyboard skills.
  • Ability to support and co-ordinate the work of psychology colleagues within the team/service.
  • Ability to co-ordinate the recording and reporting of clinical information as required.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult - to - treat groups (e.g. complex needs, self-harm, personality disorder psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities etc).
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies - preferably CBT and one other.
  • Knowledge of the academic literature of the specialism.

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
  • HCPC registration

  Desirable

  • Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 2-years' experience of working in the NHS
  • Work with at least three client groups.
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health setting.
  • Work within at least two therapeutic modalities.
  • Experience of planning and exercising clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
  • Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.

  Desirable

  • Some experience of teaching, training and supervision.
  • Placement experience within severe and enduring mental health provision.
  • Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes.
  • Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
  • Skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation
  • Well developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
  • Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.
  • Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agenciesinvolved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation mental health.
  • Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
  • Competence in advanced IT packages including keyboard skills.
  • Ability to support and co-ordinate the work of psychology colleagues within the team/service.
  • Ability to co-ordinate the recording and reporting of clinical information as required.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult - to - treat groups (e.g. complex needs, self-harm, personality disorder psychosis, dual diagnosis, persons with additional disabilities etc).
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies - preferably CBT and one other.
  • Knowledge of the academic literature of the specialism.

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bethnal Green NMHT

  51 Three Colts Lane

  Bethnal Green, London

  E2 6BF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bethnal Green NMHT

  51 Three Colts Lane

  Bethnal Green, London

  E2 6BF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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