Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED WED 20 NOV 2024

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Two full time, band 7 psychology roles, permanent

Community Mental Health Services are undergoing widespread, innovative transformation and investment. The North London Mental Health Partnership are at the forefront of this transformation, developing a more holistic, recovery oriented, biopsychosocial approach to supporting people with Mental illnesses, in partnership with primary care, other community NHS providers and the voluntary sector. The aim is to build support systems that reach the whole mental health population with a focus on prevention and sustained recovery delivered by multi-agency collaboration. Each population unit is based on the footprint of a Primary Care Network, bringing together NHS, voluntary sector, peer support and community organisations. These relationships will be central to the new community mental health model.

We are looking for a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to ensure the delivery of high quality, accessible and inclusive psychological services. Under the supervision of a senior psychologist, you will be part of the Camden Core Team providing extended assessment, formulation and brief interventions (individual and group) to those presenting with mental health problems in the London Borough of Camden. The Camden Core team is an MDT that provides assessment, liaison, consultation and brief interventions.

The successful postholder will offer a range of psychological and psychosocial interventions to individuals with a variety of mental health needs and substance misuse difficulties. These roles will be supported by senior psychologists and our local partner Change Grow Live (CGL), which the postholder will develop a strong relationship with. The service aims to increase the number of people receiving support with substance misuse difficulties, by increasing access to relevant and appropriate services like CGL, as part of the community framework for mental health. A key role will be to create and sustain links with CGL, including strengthening liaison and referral pathways. This part of the work is funded until March 2025. If funding is not extended, you will still remain part of the Camden Core Team, where the postholder will act as a fully integrated member of the team providing a psychologically informed consultation, assessment and relevant brief interventions.

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?

• 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.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
  
  

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mayowa Aina Job title: Lead Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number: