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As a Trust, we adopt trauma-informed recovery-based approaches to human distress, including psychosis, substance misuse and complex offending behaviour, using a wide range of therapeutic approaches.
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services. We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Job overview
Band 7 Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
North London Forensic Service
Looking for somewhere to establish your career in forensic mental health or for a change? The North London Forensic Service (NLFS) is recruiting Clinical or Forensic Psychologists to our inpatient services. There are opportunities to work in medium, low and learning disability services. It is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to embed trauma-informed practices, alongside multi-disciplinary colleagues and Experts By Experience.
With a large psychology team, NLFS benefits from a wealth of experience and expertise. A range of training and CPD opportunities are available, and the opportunity to contribute to active Research and Quality Improvement Forums.
As a Trust, we adopt trauma-informed recovery-based approaches to human distress, including psychosis, substance misuse and complex offending behaviour, using a wide range of therapeutic approaches. Medium to long term work is the norm.
Main duties of the job
3 WTE band 7 posts are available, with options of full/part-time, flexible, hybrid working. Two of the roles will be based on our main site at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, and one of the posts will be a split post also working at a low secure ward in Edmonton/Enfield).
Delivering an autonomous psychological service, incl. assessments/interventions (group and individual), consultation/training, forensic risk assessment using high level communication skills to convey complex/sensitive information to patients, colleagues and external agencies is essential.
Please direct any enquiries to:
- LD/A role: Dr Rebecca Williams, Forensic Psychologist (02; )
- LSU/MSU role: Sara Boulter, Head of Therapies (02; ) or Dr Benny Bhanot )
Working for our organisation
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.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars. In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to detained patients within the inpatient services at the North London Forensic Service (including low and medium secure wards). The successful candidate will support the provision of psychological interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team including leading on the delivery of psychology within the team. This will include the provision of highly specialist and expert psychological assessment and interventions, in addition to contributing to developing research, offering supervision, consultancy training and reflective practice to psychology staff and other clinicians, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The use of research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the North London Forensic Service will also be required.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or Masters or doctoral level training in forensic psychology and completion of competencies
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings,
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience working with service users presenting with psychosis
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information
- Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.
Desirable criteria
- Skill in the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in working with long term mental health conditions and/or forensic settings
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.
Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.
Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first
50
applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 552.3KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 258.2KB)
- Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 1.6MB)
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Job overview
Band 7 Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
North London Forensic Service
Looking for somewhere to establish your career in forensic mental health or for a change? The North London Forensic Service (NLFS) is recruiting Clinical or Forensic Psychologists to our inpatient services. There are opportunities to work in medium, low and learning disability services. It is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to embed trauma-informed practices, alongside multi-disciplinary colleagues and Experts By Experience.
With a large psychology team, NLFS benefits from a wealth of experience and expertise. A range of training and CPD opportunities are available, and the opportunity to contribute to active Research and Quality Improvement Forums.
As a Trust, we adopt trauma-informed recovery-based approaches to human distress, including psychosis, substance misuse and complex offending behaviour, using a wide range of therapeutic approaches. Medium to long term work is the norm.
Main duties of the job
3 WTE band 7 posts are available, with options of full/part-time, flexible, hybrid working. Two of the roles will be based on our main site at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, and one of the posts will be a split post also working at a low secure ward in Edmonton/Enfield).
Delivering an autonomous psychological service, incl. assessments/interventions (group and individual), consultation/training, forensic risk assessment using high level communication skills to convey complex/sensitive information to patients, colleagues and external agencies is essential.
Please direct any enquiries to:
- LD/A role: Dr Rebecca Williams, Forensic Psychologist (02; )
- LSU/MSU role: Sara Boulter, Head of Therapies (02; ) or Dr Benny Bhanot )
Working for our organisation
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.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars. In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to detained patients within the inpatient services at the North London Forensic Service (including low and medium secure wards). The successful candidate will support the provision of psychological interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team including leading on the delivery of psychology within the team. This will include the provision of highly specialist and expert psychological assessment and interventions, in addition to contributing to developing research, offering supervision, consultancy training and reflective practice to psychology staff and other clinicians, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The use of research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the North London Forensic Service will also be required.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.
Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.
Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first
50
applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Job overview
Band 7 Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
North London Forensic Service
Looking for somewhere to establish your career in forensic mental health or for a change? The North London Forensic Service (NLFS) is recruiting Clinical or Forensic Psychologists to our inpatient services. There are opportunities to work in medium, low and learning disability services. It is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to embed trauma-informed practices, alongside multi-disciplinary colleagues and Experts By Experience.
With a large psychology team, NLFS benefits from a wealth of experience and expertise. A range of training and CPD opportunities are available, and the opportunity to contribute to active Research and Quality Improvement Forums.
As a Trust, we adopt trauma-informed recovery-based approaches to human distress, including psychosis, substance misuse and complex offending behaviour, using a wide range of therapeutic approaches. Medium to long term work is the norm.
Main duties of the job
3 WTE band 7 posts are available, with options of full/part-time, flexible, hybrid working. Two of the roles will be based on our main site at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, and one of the posts will be a split post also working at a low secure ward in Edmonton/Enfield).
Delivering an autonomous psychological service, incl. assessments/interventions (group and individual), consultation/training, forensic risk assessment using high level communication skills to convey complex/sensitive information to patients, colleagues and external agencies is essential.
Please direct any enquiries to:
- LD/A role: Dr Rebecca Williams, Forensic Psychologist (02; )
- LSU/MSU role: Sara Boulter, Head of Therapies (02; ) or Dr Benny Bhanot )
Working for our organisation
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.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars. In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to detained patients within the inpatient services at the North London Forensic Service (including low and medium secure wards). The successful candidate will support the provision of psychological interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team including leading on the delivery of psychology within the team. This will include the provision of highly specialist and expert psychological assessment and interventions, in addition to contributing to developing research, offering supervision, consultancy training and reflective practice to psychology staff and other clinicians, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The use of research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the North London Forensic Service will also be required.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or Masters or doctoral level training in forensic psychology and completion of competencies
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings,
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience working with service users presenting with psychosis
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information
- Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.
Desirable criteria
- Skill in the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in working with long term mental health conditions and/or forensic settings
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.
Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.
Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first
50
applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 552.3KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 258.2KB)
- Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 1.6MB)
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