Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - B&D Mental Health Adults

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Barking and Dagenham Mental Health and Wellness Teams. The role involves providing assessments and evidence-based interventions for clients with severe mental health difficulties. Candidates should be enthusiastic about developing their skills and collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams. The position is based on-site a minimum of 3 days per week and includes a comprehensive induction process. A High Cost Area Supplement applies to the salary.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in psychological assessment and interventions.
• Interest in evidence-based psychological therapies.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments based on complex information.
• Undertake risk assessment and provide psychological advice.
• Formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Make evaluations and decisions about various treatment options.
• Involve service users and carers in planning and delivery of care.
• Provide interventions consistent with evidence-based practice.

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the Barking and Dagenham Mental Health and Wellness Teams (MHWTs). The post is based at Barking Community Hospital, and the post holder will be required to work on site a minimum of 3 days per week. The post holder will join a well-established psychological professions team, working across the Mental Health and Wellness Teams in Barking and Dagenham. The post holder will provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for clients experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties. The post will suit an enthusiastic psychologist with an interest in developing skills in applying evidence-based psychological therapies with this client group and working with multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder will be part of a supportive psychological therapies service who work closely alongside a range of professionals, including community psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for service users based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex, sensitive information.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual clients and provide both general and specialist advice for psychologists and other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.
• To formulate evidence based treatment plans, based on sound and current theoretical knowledge and good practice.
• Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about a range of treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
• To involve service users and their carers in planning and delivery of care.
• To provide interventions in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice.

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum, pro rata for part time).