Clinical Nurse Specialist

West London NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a motivated senior psychologist or CBT therapist to support healthcare staff and lead a team. The role includes clinical supervision, operational responsibilities, and the implementation of best practices in staff support. Suitable candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in clinical settings.

Qualifications

• Need postgraduate training in clinical or counseling psychology or equivalent.
• Professional registration needed if applicable.
• Pre-qualification training in research methodology or staff training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clinical supervision and line management of Assistant Psychologists.
• Direct clinical work to assess individuals in the Keeping Well NWL service.
• Assist in operational and clinical running of staff support service.

Skills

Complex assessment

Effective communication

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology

Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council

Postgraduate diploma or higher degree in CBT

Job description

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We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated senior psychologist or CBT therapist with an interest in developing their skills and experience supporting staff across the health and social care sector.

Alongside some direct clinical work to assess individuals referred to the Keeping Well NWL service, the postholder will be responsible for the clinical supervision and line management of Assistant Psychologists and qualified Psychologists / CBT Therapists within the team. They will also contribute to the development of the educational, training, outreach, and consultation offer for the Keeping Well NWL service.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with an interest in supporting Healthcare staff, as well as service development and innovative practice.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the operational and clinical running of our friendly and innovative staff support service. This includes working with partnership organisations to consider and implement best practice support for Healthcare staff.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England, and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or postgraduate training in another core mental health profession (nursing, Occupational therapy) plus 1 postgraduate diploma or higher degree in CBT. OR Accredited as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist by the British Association of Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP) or nearing completion of accreditation process.
• Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HPC), if applicable to core professional training.
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, and/or other fields of applied psychology.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
• Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, presenting problems reflecting the full range of clinical severity, maintaining professionalism in highly emotive and distressing situations, including verbal abuse and threats of physical abuse.
• Experience supervising psychological interventions.
• Experience applying CBT in different cultural contexts.
• Experience working with two distinct psychological therapies, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• Experience working within an IAPT service and delivering to service targets (clinical contact hours, percentage recovery).
• Experience supervising both low- and high-intensity workers within an IAPT service.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Skills in complex assessment, intervention, and management requiring sustained concentration.
• Effective communication skills, orally and in writing, for complex, highly technical, and sensitive information to clients, families, carers, and professionals within and outside the NHS.
• Knowledge of specialised psychological therapies for difficult-to-treat groups (personality disorder, dual diagnoses, disabilities, long-term health conditions).
• High-level knowledge of at least two specialised psychological therapies.