Assistant Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2024

This is a Band 4 part time Assistant Psychologist post in Islington EIS. This role will be focused on providing carer support & education through individual work with carers and supporting the existing monthly group. The post holder will also carry out clinical administration, data collection and analysis, audit and service development projects.

The post-holder will be a core member of the service, supervised and line-managed by a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

This is an excellent opportunity for an applicant who is enthusiastic about the Early Intervention approach and who wishes to gain knowledge and experience of this exciting and effective means of delivering mental health care. The successful applicant will have outstanding interpersonal skills and will be interested in developing their assessment, formulation, therapeutic and data analytic skills. They will be motivated, resilient, and keen to deliver a supportive service.


Please note this vacancy may close early.


You would work directly with individuals, groups and families from a wide range of diverse backgrounds, providing tailored assessment, formulation, consultation and low-intensity interventions for carers of people with psychosis, bipolar and co-occurring psychological difficulties such as trauma. You would work under close supervision of a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. You would work closely with MDT colleagues and other agencies to provide psychologically informed care, through joint working, training, consultation, supervision and reflective practice. You would also have opportunities to undertake service development, service evaluation, quality improvement (QI) and research. You would be expected to work within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service.

Previous experience of working with people with psychosis and their carers is desirable. An enthusiasm for creative working and interest in innovation and co-production with this group is essential. The post requires entitlement to Graduate Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

You would be joining a vibrant community of psychological therapists in community psychosis services, drawing on a range of approaches including CBTp, Family Interventions and systemic therapies, third wave therapies, and other approaches. We are committed to providing regular and high quality supervision as well as excellent opportunities for continued professional development.

We offer an extensive CPD programme, including in-house psychological workshops in systemic, psychodynamic, CBT and MI approaches. We have close links with local training organisations and have trainees on placement working under supervision.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Natasha Avery Job title: Psychology Lead for EIS Email address: Telephone number:

Natasha works Tues, Wed, Thurs.
This is a Band 4 part time Assistant Psychologist post in Islington EIS. This role will be focused on providing carer support & education through individual work with carers and supporting the existing monthly group. The post holder will also carry out clinical administration, data collection and analysis, audit and service development projects.

The post-holder will be a core member of the service, supervised and line-managed by a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

This is an excellent opportunity for an applicant who is enthusiastic about the Early Intervention approach and who wishes to gain knowledge and experience of this exciting and effective means of delivering mental health care. The successful applicant will have outstanding interpersonal skills and will be interested in developing their assessment, formulation, therapeutic and data analytic skills. They will be motivated, resilient, and keen to deliver a supportive service.

Please note this vacancy may close early.

You would work directly with individuals, groups and families from a wide range of diverse backgrounds, providing tailored assessment, formulation, consultation and low-intensity interventions for carers of people with psychosis, bipolar and co-occurring psychological difficulties such as trauma. You would work under close supervision of a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. You would work closely with MDT colleagues and other agencies to provide psychologically informed care, through joint working, training, consultation, supervision and reflective practice. You would also have opportunities to undertake service development, service evaluation, quality improvement (QI) and research. You would be expected to work within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service.

Previous experience of working with people with psychosis and their carers is desirable. An enthusiasm for creative working and interest in innovation and co-production with this group is essential. The post requires entitlement to Graduate Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

You would be joining a vibrant community of psychological therapists in community psychosis services, drawing on a range of approaches including CBTp, Family Interventions and systemic therapies, third wave therapies, and other approaches. We are committed to providing regular and high quality supervision as well as excellent opportunities for continued professional development.

We offer an extensive CPD programme, including in-house psychological workshops in systemic, psychodynamic, CBT and MI approaches. We have close links with local training organisations and have trainees on placement working under supervision.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Natasha Avery Job title: Psychology Lead for EIS Email address: Telephone number:

Natasha works Tues, Wed, Thurs.


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