Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Stratford; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 116,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ontario is offering a part-time position for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional. The role involves providing specialist Mentalisation-Based Therapy and working with patients experiencing complex emotional needs. Previous experience with therapeutic interventions, particularly in MBT, is preferred. This is a fixed-term contract lasting 12 months with a salary range of £47,810 to £62,682 per annum.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or equivalent.
• HCPC registration required.
• Experience in working with patients with complex emotional needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical service to patients open to the service.
• Undertake specialist assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Liaise with other professionals for continuity of care.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Cultural competence

Education

Doctorate in Clinical / Counselling Psychology

HCPC registration

Training in MBT

Job description

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional

'Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional'

This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC-registered Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or an Allied Health professional with experience in MBT to join the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service. The post is a fixed-term post covering maternity leave. The role is a part-time 8a role at 0.6. However, please note that consideration will be given to offering the role at a band 7 level if we receive applications from individuals who do not meet eligibility requirements for an 8a role.

The service offers a full MBT program to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs. Candidates with past experience in working therapeutically with individuals with complex mental health needs are welcome to apply. Past experience in MBT treatment is preferable.

This post is an exciting opportunity for individuals look to develop their clinical and leadership experience. In addition to offering clinical interventions, you will be involved in other service development initiatives including consultation to other services, improving the our offer to families and young people, and outreach work to community and inpatient teams within the borough.

MBT in Newham is a team based approach. We would like to hear from candidates who value working as part of a reflective, in-person team. Service Users are discussed regularly and the team collaborates closely around care planning, treatment and management.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical service to patients open to the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and to provide expert support and advice to other members of the team.

The role will require the post holder to:

• Undertake specialist psychological assessment of patients referred to the Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and provide specialist reports to referrers and patients
• Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide specialist Mentalisation‑Based therapy to patients under the care of the service
• Offer clinical supervision to colleagues as well as consultation to professionals and agencies
• Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across services
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
• To take a lead role in the team for the provision of offering a treatment approach for patients with complex needs; offering specialist assessment, intervention and treatment.
• Assist in participating, collating and developing on‑going research within the specialist service.

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

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Doctorate in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or equivalence (statement of equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist))
• HCPC registration
• Training in MBT
• Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to personality disorder

Experience

• Experience in working with patients with complex emotional needs presentations (i.e. 'Personality Disorder') and/or risk of self‑harm.
• Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs.
• Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team offering support to adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Experience of group work.
• Experience of delivering training/consultation and providing clinical supervision.
• Work within at least two therapeutic modalities.
• Experience of the application of psychology/therapy in different cultural contexts

Experience

• Experience in working with patients with complex emotional needs presentations (i.e. 'Personality Disorder') and/or risk of self‑harm.
• Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs.
• Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team offering support to adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Experience of group work.
• Experience of delivering training/consultation and providing clinical supervision.
• Work within at least two therapeutic modalities.
• Experience of the application of psychology/therapy in different cultural contexts

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment
• Skills in the effective communication of 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 the assessment of risk for patients with mental health problems and specifically for patients with complex Emotional Needs
• Capacity to work calmly and thoughtfully when working with traumatic psychological issues, demonstrating an awareness of the sensitivity and unpredictability of patients with complex needs, and a capacity to tolerate the strong emotions evoked by such work
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups
• Knowledge and understanding of diagnosis of Personality Disorder.
• Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation mental health.
• Evidence of CPD
• 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 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).
• Some knowledge and understanding of psychoanalytic models and developmental processes associated with Personality Disorder (eg: Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), Mentalisation-based Treatment (MBT).

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.

Newham Specialist Psychological Therapies Services

£47,810 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part‑time

Reference number

363‑NEW7317069

Job locations

Newham Specialist Psychological Therapies Services