Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the psychosis pathway in Barking and Dagenham Mental Health and Wellness Teams (MHWTs). The post is based at Barking Community Hospital, and the post holder will be required to work on site 4 - 5 days per week.
 
The post holder will join a well-established psychological professions team, working across the Mental Health and Wellness Teams in Barking and Dagenham. The post holder will provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for clients experiencing psychosis, including individual, group, and family work. The post holder will be expected to work within the multidisciplinary team and offer support and supervision on psychological  approaches to working with psychosis.

The post will suit an enthusiastic psychologist with an interest in developing skills in applying evidence-based psychological therapies with this client group and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
The post holder will be part of a supportive psychological therapies service who work closely alongside a range of professionals, including community psychology.

The post holder will be expected to participate in supervision and CPD focused on evidence-based interventions in psychosis. This includes monthly supervision and practice development groups on Family Intervention, and group supervision in CBT for psychosis, in addition to individual supervision. 

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for service-users based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex, sensitive and data. 
  • Undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual clients and provide both general and specialist advice for psychologists and other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.
  • To formulate evidence based treatment plans, based on sound and current theoretical knowledge and good practice. 
  • Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about a range of treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
  • To involve service users and their carers in planning and delivery of care.  
  • To provide psychological interventions to service users experiencing psychosis and their families and carers.
  • To provide interventions in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice. 
  • Implement a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups specifically addressing the needs of people who have a diagnosis of psychosis.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT 

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period 

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.  Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system