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Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Psychiatric Liaison Service within the Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate of NELFT. We are looking for a dynamic Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to take up an innovative and exciting post based within the Psychiatric Liaison Service based within King George Hospital and Queen's Hospital and will involve working with inpatients across the medical wards, ICU and A&E among other areas.
Applicants should have:
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Experience of working in a trauma-informed evidence-based way with clients presenting with severe mental health difficulties, people in crisis and carers, with significant levels of risk.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary service context.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The post holder will offer trauma-informed evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation and treatment with adults and older adults presenting in crisis with a range of mental health difficulties within the context of a physical health environment. The successful applicant will need to be comfortable working across the acute pathway, including working with carers and specialist services, consulting with multidisciplinary teams both within the medical wards and A&E as well as mental health teams, liaising with services post-discharge. The candidate will use psychological interventions to help reduce levels of risk in service users presenting to the psychiatric liaison service to assist with successful discharge home or to an inpatient unit for ongoing treatment, including frequent attenders to A&E in crisis.
This post would suit someone with a strong interest in multidisciplinary working with service-users who present with complexity and significant levels of risk. Experience of working with service users in mental health crisis such as psychiatric liaison, home treatment teams or inpatient units would be essential. Knowledge and experience in the field of medically unexplained symptoms, functional neurological disorder, dementia and delirium is desirable.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
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Welcome Payment
This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' Payment.
A lump sum of 10% of the agreed basic salary, which is subject to a minimum of £4,000 and maximum of £10,000 of the full time basic salary (pro rata if part time and exclusive of HCAS payments). Payment of the incentive is applied with 50% paid at the end of the probationary period (typically six months) and then 50% at the end of year two.
This welcome package is applicable to external candidates only. It is expected that you remain employed with NELFT for 2 years, should you leave within 2 years the Trust reserves the right to reclaim any monies paid.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Manyleb y person
Working in Clinical Health setting
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working within clinical health psychology
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working with medically unexplained symptoms
Clinical Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in crisis and acute psychology setting for 1 to 2 years minimum
Experience in A&E and Crisis
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with frequent attenders to A&E and mental health services
- Experience of working with service users with complex or risky presentations
Older Adult Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with dementia and delirium
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Alice Green
- Teitl y swydd
- Principal Counselling Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0771 308 9304
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Working Days Monday to Thursday 9am – 5pm
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