assistant psychologist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Edgware; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an assistant psychologist to join the CAMHS Inpatient Unit, The Beacon Centre. The post involves assessment and evidence-based interventions for young people (13–18) under supervision, with a focus on risk management and collaborative care.

You will contribute to MDT discussions, CPD, and co-production to improve stay experiences. You will work within a dynamic psychological therapies team, supported by a qualified Clinical Psychologist, and engage in

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health services for adolescents is preferred.
• Ability to contribute to risk assessment, safety planning and crisis management under supervision.
• Competence in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions with young people or parents.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and engage with wider networks.
• Quality Improvement (audit) and service development skills are desirable.
• Commitment to co-production and involving service users in service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support psychological assessment and care planning for young people in mental health crisis requiring hospital admission.
• Deliver individual and group psychologically informed interventions under supervision.
• Engage ward-based young people and implement CBT and emotional regulation approaches.
• Assist with risk assessment, safety planning and collaboration with the inpatient team.
• Use audit and service evaluation to inform service development.
• Contribute to MDT discussions and CPD sessions, and assist teaching where required.
• Support co-production, feedback from young people, and formulation/delivery of care plans.
• Coordinate and run psychological intervention groups.

Skills

Risk assessment

Crisis management

Engagement with young people

Teamwork in MDT

Co-production

Audit and quality improvement

Communication with families

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and conscientious assistant psychologist to join us at The Beacon Centre. Thisrole is located in our CAMHS Inpatient Unit, The Beacon Centre. This General Adolescent Unit sits within our CAMHS Crisis Pathway, which offers services to young people on the edge of crisis or in crisis. There is a dynamic psychological therapies team who work within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting young people (13-18yrs) with complex needs. The role will be supervised by a qualified Clinical Psychologist and supported by a wider MDT of experienced practitioners. The role involves assessment and evidence-based intervention with young people or parents, under supervision and with the support of colleagues. Skills in risk and crisis management and work with wider networks is required to support a young person in a holistic way. The role will involve sharing psychological thinking within the team, and using audit and service development skills for the purposes of Quality Improvement. You will support with co-production on the unit in order to improve the experience young people have during their stay. The role includes opportunities for CPD as part of the North London Partnership's psychological therapies pathway.

• To support psychological assessment and care planning with young people in mental health crisis who require a hospital admission.
• To deliver individual and group psychologically informed interventions, either jointly or autonomously, as identified and agreed with supervision.
• To engage young people on the ward, and implement cognitive-behavioural and emotional regulation approaches, aimed at helping service users to improve their well-being and functioning.
• Support with risk assessment and safety planning, with supervision and in conjunction with the wider inpatient team.
• To use skills in service evaluation and audit to evaluate and inform service development within the team.
• To contribute to MDT discussions, formulations, and CPD sessions and to support with teaching where required.
• To be involved in co-production and supporting the feedback of young people to be heard and used to impact service delivery., To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans, including psychologically informed interventions, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist
• To assistin the coordination and running of psychological intervention groups.
• To be able to exchange complex information with service users, families, carers, staff and members of the public using sensitivity and empathy and ensuring collaborative working.
• To assist in the development of a psychologically informed thinking to the benefit of staff, clients and their families and carers.
• To attend and contribute to clinical and team meetings.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professionals in specialist services and agencies.
• To ensure practice is supported by research and evidence-based practice.
• To work according to the principles of "Trauma Informed Care/Intervention".
• Compassionate
• Respectful
• Positive approach
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Ability to be self -reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision At the heart of our approach is The North London Way. We are committed to:
• Working collaboratively at every level, guided by our shared values
• Shaping a positive, inclusive culture where staff and service users thrive
• Empowering our teams with the skills, tools and autonomy to drive meaningful change
• Delivering excellence and continuously improving the quality of care we provide
• Embedding research, innovation and technology across our services
• Taking a trauma-informed approach in everything we do

Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.. Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
• In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.