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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

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)

Contact

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

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Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 333-G-CA-1527 Vacancy ID: 6921020

Psychological Therapist, Nurse or DBT Therapist

Accepting applications until: 25-Feb-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 25-Feb-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Minet Clinic, Hillingdon CAMHS and Monks Park Health Centre, Brent CAMHS,
Tref: Hayes/Wembley
Cod post: UB3 3NR
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 18.75 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum / pro rata inc. Outer HCAS
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: DBT

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To conduct psychologically informed assessments, specifically in relation to Complex Trauma, Complex Mood or Personality Disorder, of service-users referred to the Enhanced Treatment Team within Hillingdon CAMHS including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.

To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present.

To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging

To provide evidence-based individual and group evidence-based interventions, preferably DBT.

To facilitate short term psycho-education groups based on evidence based practice

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all service-users in attendance within the service, including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.

To be able to provide crisis intervention to clients as and when indicated.

To take a lead role in identifying safeguarding issues and be competent in demonstrating an understanding of safeguarding legislation & its implementation.

To use highly developed communication skills and therapy-specific (e.g. DBT) competencies in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop carefully tailored interventions.

To be aware of and to embed principles of the trauma-informed approach within the pathway.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of service users in line with the service.

To act as a lead professional where appropriate taking responsibility for initiation, planning and reviewing care plans and risk assessments involving service users, carers and other professionals and agencies.

To adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of service users contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

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Doctoral level training in clinical Psychology, a degree level qualification in mental health nursing, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy
Further training relevant to the care of clients with Personality Disorder
Relevant professional registration with HCPC or, with other UK recognised professional body such as Social Work England or Royal College of Nursing

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Specialist training in CBT, DBT or MBT for personality disorders

Experience

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Experience of specialist psychological and social assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including inpatient, outpatient and child and adolescent mental health settings.
Experience of working with a wide variety of parents and young people presenting with 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.
Extensive experience in the NHS
Experience of working therapeutically with people with Personality Disorder or challenging behaviour
Experience of using CBT/DBT/MBT interventions with people with Personality disorder
Experience of conducting psychologically informed assessments, group work, risk assessment and crisis intervention
Experience of managing co-existing issues (depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, eating disorders, psychosis)
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Active participation in service planning and delivery

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Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems in the community, including personality disorders and psychosis.
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of the application of psychologically informed interventions in different cultural contexts.

Knowledge and Skills

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Skills in the use of complex methods of psychosocial assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
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
Extensive knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the area of mental health.
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Experience of supervision of other mental health staff or psychological therapists

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Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Other

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Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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.