Practitioner Psychologist

TURNING POINT; London Borough of Hackney; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Total reward package

Job summary

Turning Point is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to lead psycho-social interventions within our London-based substance use services in the City of London and Hackney. You will provide clinical guidance, deliver interventions, supervise staff and manage a caseload.

The role requires a doctorate and HCPC registration (Clinical, Counselling or Forensic) and experience in leadership. Our not-for-profit organisation focuses on trauma-informed approaches and collaborative care with partners to

Qualifications

• Doctorate in psychology (Clinical, Counselling or Forensic).
• Current HCPC registration as a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist, or registered with UKCP/BPC/BACP as a Psychotherapist.
• Experience in leading and supervising clinical staff; training in supervision desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical guidance, training and leadership to a psycho-social interventions team.
• Carry a caseload of clients and deliver psychological interventions.
• Contribute to governance and strategic development of the service.
• Build professional links with statutory and voluntary providers and integrate broader issues into treatment.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we are recognised leaders in helping people recover from addiction and regain control of their lives. By providing the right support at the right time and making sure that people can find all the help they need through a single point of contact, we have grown into one of the largest providers of substance use services in England and Wales. Right now, we are looking for a talented Practitioner Psychologist to ensure the effective management, development, and delivery of all psycho-social interventions within newly formed team based within our substance use services in the London boroughs - City of London and Hackney.

The City & Hackney Recovery service is a free and confidential service for adults who would like support with their drug and alcohol use.

We are an integrated, well established and high performing service. Supported by sub-contractors – Mind, NHS Homerton and London Friend - as well as multiple local partners working closely together so that the people we support don’t have to navigate their way between different parts of the system on their own.

Role Responsibility

You will offer clinical guidance, training and leadership to a team that delivers psycho-social interventions to both individuals and groups. You will use your expertise to build on a range of innovative approaches with people who use substances and experience mental health difficulties. In addition to being responsible for the systematic governance of these and other services, you will carry a caseload of clients you offer psychological interventions to on a one-to-one basis and offer practical advice on trauma-informed evidence-based psycho-social interventions to colleagues as well as local agencies and organisations. Inspiring, developing and coordinating everyone on your team will of course, be a vital part of your role. We will also expect you to have a small caseload of service users with complex needs, providing specialist psychological assessments and therapies.

Beyond the operational level, you will contribute to the strategic direction and development of the service. This will include building strong professional links with other statutory and voluntary service providers and using your expertise to put relevant support and education structures in place. You will also explore ways to continuously improve our services and integrate wider issues - housing, employment and finances, for example – into the overall treatment process. You will be invited to work with our national team of Clinical, Counselling, Forensic Psychologists and Psychotherapist, to develop psychological and psycho-social approaches used across services and to pursue a therapeutic specialism that fits with service needs.

The Ideal Candidate

You will hold a doctorate and have current registration through the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist, or be registered with the UKCP, BPC, or BACP as a Psychotherapist.

Your experience of leading and supervising clinical staff will ideally be supported by experience of working with substance misuse Service Users. Formal training in supervision, whilst not essential, would be desirable. Excellent communication skills, adaptability and commitment to the Recovery Agenda, will all contribute to you becoming a vital member of our clinical leadership team.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point