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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

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Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Cyf: 333-J-KC-0724 ID y swydd wag: 5587418

Principal Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

Closed for applications on: 8-Medi-2023 00:02

Statws y swydd wag: Closed

Closed for applications on: 8-Medi-2023 00:02

Lleoliad

Gwefan: St Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ
Cyfeiriad: Exmoor Street
Tref: Kensington & Chelsea
Cod post: W10 6DZ
Major / Minor Region: Llundain

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Contract: Parhaol
Oriau: Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos

Cyflog

Cyflog: £66,718 - £76,271 pa inc HCAS
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 8b)

Arbenigedd

Prif leoliad: Adult Mental Health

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Main Duties

The post-holder will co-ordinate and manage psychology provision to the Adult wards based within the St Charles Mental Health Centre based in North Kensington.
The postholder will also manage psychology staff providing input into the Urgent Care Clinical Pathway, including Home Treatment Teams and other Mental Health Crisis Assessment services.
To provide a lead role in the ongoing development and implementation of Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA) within acute mental health services.
To maintain a program of supervision and training for staff from all disciplines with the aim of embedding TIA and psychologically oriented patient care
To work alongside senior clinical and managerial staff to improve and maintain the quality of the acute service user experience
To support in the development of junior nursing staff and associate practitioners to deliver appropriate low-intensity psychosocial interventions.
To hold management, clinical and professional supervision responsibilities for the psychology staff within the acute services as well as other clinical staff as required.
To provide supervision and consultation to acute staff through appropriate forums including reflective practice groups and community meetings.
To work in conjunction with the acute and community teams to ensure seamless patient pathways and rapid assessments of patients’ needs
To contribute to the care planning process to ensure that patients’ psychological and personal recovery needs are given due consideration.
To work in partnership with the existing acute therapies teams to ensure the availability of a comprehensive and effective programme of ward-based therapeutic groups and activities.
To directly provide evidence-based psychological therapies to individuals, groups or family systems.
To act as a point of liaison between the acute psychology pathway and the community psychology pathway.
To provide a lead role in the development of co-production work within the in-patient units by maintaining the co-production projects already established, developing these across the other acute services as well as supporting and facilitating the development of co-production within the workforce as a whole.
To assist in the development of routine systems for measurement of the quality of the acute psychology provision.
To ensure that there are efficient systems in place to effectively manage referrals, waiting lists, recording of clinical activity, performance reporting including Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
To utilize research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the service.
To offer leadership and management support within the acute services, as negotiated and agreed with the relevant service manager/lead psychologist.
Where required, to act as a deputy for the Psychological therapies service including attendance at key meetings and policy forums. The post-holder may also be asked to represent the psychological therapies service in Trust-wide forums and meetings.

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for full details.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology or its equivalent, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Professional registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Social Care Professions Council
Formal training in the supervision of psychological therapies

Meini prawf dymunol

Post-Doctoral training in clinical approaches relevant to work with complex and severe mental health difficulties such a 3rd wave cognitive behavioural therapies or systemic work.
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in health or neuro psychology, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

EXPERIENCE

Meini prawf hanfodol

Substantial post qualification experience of working in mental health settings, including specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a full range of care settings
Experience of working in acute and urgent care mental health settings, working with a range of age ranges, cultures and clinical groups.
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Post qualification experience of working with adults affected by psychological trauma.
Experience of line management and provision of clinical supervision to psychologists or other professionals.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural and specialist contexts including work with interpreters.

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of service development / change leadership
Ability to provide care in a language in addition to English

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Meini prawf hanfodol

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Knowledge and awareness of the trauma informed approach.
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders).
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group & mental health.
Proven leadership skills

Meini prawf dymunol

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, e.g. complex psychometric testing and specialist neuropsychological testing
Knowledge and skills in Recovery and Person-Centred Care.

OTHER

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Commitment to the involvement of service users and carers in the development and delivery of mental health and other care services.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Ability to work independently and under pressure. Adaptable and able to work flexibly when required (e.g. in the light of changing service priorities).
Willingness to travel between sites within the Trust as required

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Enw: Dr Andrew Eagle
Teitl y swydd: Principal Clinical Psychologist
Cyfeiriad ebost: [email protected]
Rhif ffôn: 07941989958

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Address: Recruitment; CNWL NHS Foundation Trust. MKHQ; The Open University. Charles Pinfold; Kents Hill; Milton Keynes; MK7 6AA
Telephone: 01908 724986