Clinical Psychologist - SMS inIslington inIslington PUBLISHED 24 APR 2024
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Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice in Substance Misuse.
Job summaryThe 8a psychologist will be part of Islington Better Lives, a substance misuse service provided by a partnership between North London Mental Health Partnership and the health and social care charity Humankind.
The post might be available as a Band 7 to 8a development role for recently qualified psychologists who do not meet all of the person specifications for Band 8a.
Better Lives provides a comprehensive service for residents in Islington who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse.
The service operates from a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. The service also works closely with the wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector, to ensure the appropriate support is in place for service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact
About us
Working for North London Mental Health Partnership:
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
o We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.o Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practice in supporting those with mental health illnesses.o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.o Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.o We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.o Generous Annual Leave Allowanceo NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice in Substance Misuse
Essential
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice in Substance Misuse
Essential
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Better Lives
309 Grays Inn Road
Islington
WC1X 8QS
Employer's website
Job summary
The 8a psychologist will be part of Islington Better Lives, a substance misuse service provided by a partnership between North London Mental Health Partnership and the health and social care charity Humankind.
The post might be available as a Band 7 to 8a development role for recently qualified psychologists who do not meet all of the person specifications for Band 8a.
Better Lives provides a comprehensive service for residents in Islington who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse.
The service operates from a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. The service also works closely with the wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector, to ensure the appropriate support is in place for service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact
About us
Working for North London Mental Health Partnership:
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
o We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.o Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practice in supporting those with mental health illnesses.o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.o Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.o We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.o Generous Annual Leave Allowanceo NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
Essential
Essential
Education/Qualification
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Better Lives
309 Grays Inn Road
Islington
WC1X 8QS
Employer's website
The 8a psychologist will be part of Islington Better Lives, a substance misuse service provided by a partnership between North London Mental Health Partnership and the health and social care charity Humankind.
The post might be available as a Band 7 to 8a development role for recently qualified psychologists who do not meet all of the person specifications for Band 8a.
Better Lives provides a comprehensive service for residents in Islington who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse.
The service operates from a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. The service also works closely with the wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector, to ensure the appropriate support is in place for service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The role of the psychologist will be to provide psychologically informed consultation, training and supervision for the team, and psychological assessment and formulation contributing to effective team-based recovery care plans. They will also provide specialist 1:1 and group psychological interventions with service users with multiple and complex areas of need.
The psychologist will support the team to develop, improve and evaluate effective services to enhance recovery outcomes and develop pathways into wider services such as mental health teams and social services, including translating findings from the research evidence base into innovative practice and designing audit and research to answer local treatment questions.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites in the division. Time spent at each site will vary according to service need.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact
About us
Working for North London Mental Health Partnership:
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
o We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.o Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practice in supporting those with mental health illnesses.o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.o Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.o We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.o Generous Annual Leave Allowanceo NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological consultation, guidance and supervision to the team, including trainee psychologists, in formulating and devising psychologically informed recovery care plans and risk assessments for service users.
To provide specialist psychological assessments for service uses, families and social networks using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions as appropriate for the treatment of a range of problems and severity and complexity, including brief therapy and group interventions.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment offered and undertaken with service users.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to service users.
To case manage clients and work with other members of the MDT and other services to meet the needs of service users.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice in Substance Misuse
Essential
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Essential
- Experience of post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical practice in Substance Misuse
Essential
- Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, or completion of this within probation period.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Better Lives
309 Grays Inn Road
Islington
WC1X 8QS
Employer's website
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To work as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK, several key skills and qualifications are essential. Here’s an overview:
Educational Requirements
1. Undergraduate Degree: A degree in psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) is required. This usually includes a Bachelor’s degree with the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS.
2. Postgraduate Training: You must complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) or an equivalent qualification that is also accredited by the BPS and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Key Skills
1. Clinical Assessment: Ability to conduct assessments using a range of psychological tests, interviews, and observational methods.
2. Therapeutic Skills: Proficiency in various therapeutic modalities (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic approaches) to effectively work with clients.
3. Research Skills: Capability to understand and conduct research, as clinical psychologists often engage in evidence-based practice and may be involved in research projects.
4. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex psychological concepts clearly and build rapport with clients.
5. Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to understand and relate to clients’ feelings and experiences, providing compassionate and supportive care.
6. Problem-Solving Skills: Competence in identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, and developing treatment plans tailored to individual clients.
7. Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
8. Cultural Competence: Understanding and respecting diverse backgrounds, ensuring that treatment approaches are sensitive to cultural differences.
9. Professionalism and Ethical Practice: Adherence to ethical guidelines and professional standards as set by the HCPC and BPS.
10. Continuous Learning: Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with new research, therapies, and best practices in the field.
Additional Experiences
- Work Experience: Gaining relevant experience in clinical or healthcare settings prior to training, such as assistant psychologist roles, mental health support worker positions, or voluntary work in related fields.
- Supervision Experience: Engaging in regular supervision during training and practice to reflect on work and improve skills.
Registration
- HCPC Registration: After completing the necessary training and qualifications, you must register with the Health and Care Professions Council to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK.
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