Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to EQUIP patients, providing psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice, supervision, training and consultation on patients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other workers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the service/team.

Job responsibilities

To provide a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to EQUIP patients, providing psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice, supervision, training and consultation on patients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other workers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the service/team.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Registered with HCPC as a psychologist

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting problems which reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience

Desirable

• Experience of delivering CBT-based psychological assessment and intervention with clients experiencing a range of complex needs, within the context of at-risk mental state and/or early intervention for psychosis
• Experience of working with families and carers, and of delivering family therapy following a theoretical model
• Experience of working with people experiencing psychosis

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Highly developed 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.
• Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings
• Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health
• Knowledge of legislation in relation mental health

Desirable

• Highly-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies - preferably CBT and one other

Other

Essential

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
• Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professional contacts. Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Registered with HCPC as a psychologist

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting problems which reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience

Desirable

• Experience of delivering CBT-based psychological assessment and intervention with clients experiencing a range of complex needs, within the context of at-risk mental state and/or early intervention for psychosis
• Experience of working with families and carers, and of delivering family therapy following a theoretical model
• Experience of working with people experiencing psychosis

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Highly developed 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.
• Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings
• Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health
• Knowledge of legislation in relation mental health

Desirable

• Highly-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies - preferably CBT and one other

Other

Essential

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
• Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professional contacts. Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.

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).

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

Vivienne Cohen House

230 Homerton High Street

London

E9 6AT

Employer's website

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