Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Compressed hours - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-MINT-251
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MINT North H&F
- Town
- H&F
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Band 7
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Exciting new opportunity for Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or Social Worker/Nurse with CBT training in the MINT teams in Hammersmith & Fulham, West London NHS Trust
We are seeking a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling psychologist or Social Worker/Nurse with CBT training to work in one of our new Mental Health Integrated Network (MINT) teams. These teams are innovative and cover both primary and secondary care adult mental health provision.
This post is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic early-career psychologist looking to develop and consolidate specialist clinical skills in working with complex needs, trauma and personality disorder diagnoses. Whilst you will use a range of interventions, we are looking for someone who has a particular interest in DBT and who can help to further develop and embed this model in our service. Applications are welcomed from those who do not yet have a DBT qualification - we will support the right candidate to undertake training and achieve accreditation.
In addition to working 1-1 with clients, a significant part of this post involves embedding and developing psychological principles and thinking within the work of the whole MDT. Therefore, we require a candidate who thrives in a team environment and is passionate about dissemination of psychological thinking, consultation and leadership.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would be a member of one of three MDTs in Hammersmith & Fulham, and would be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of treatment pathways within these teams, and to support the teams more generally in formulating and caring for service users.
The psychology team aims to offer a range of evidence-based treatments for the above disorders, including EMDR, DBT, and CBT for psychosis. Training in all these therapies is made available, delivered by expert external providers, and supported with the necessary specialist supervision.
As well as working within an MDT, the post holder will be part of the wider MINT psychology team, covering the three MINT teams in Hammersmith & Fulham. This includes clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, and clinical associate psychologists, as well as students and trainees. We work together in delivering evidence based group therapies and fostering space for reflective practice. You will also develop close working relationships with other local psychologists in related services.
As already mentioned, there is an excellent CPD programme. Half a day a week is set aside for CPD, and training is available in therapies such as EMDR and DBT, which can lead to accreditation in these therapies. We can also support training in other models to support your personal and professional development where it will enhance the service we are able to offer our service users.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or post graduate training in another core mental health profession (social work, nursing, occupational therapy) plus a post graduate diploma or higher degree in CBT.
- Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HCPC, RMN, etc.)
- and/or To be accredited by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, or to be able to achieve provisional practitioner accreditation with the BABCP within six months of starting in post.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Other related academic qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in either a severe and enduring mental disorder or inpatient setting (includes training placements)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of psychology/therapy in different cultural contexts
- Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of WAIS tests
- Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of formal personality tools and/or neuropsychological assessments
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including complex emotional needs and trauma history)
Desirable criteria
- Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of psychology
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for work in relevant setting
- Knowledge of SPSS
- Post-graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
- Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options)
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity
- Keyboard skills
- Psychomotor skills necessary to administer complex psychological tests and video equipment
- Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software
Personal
Essential criteria
- Able to sit for lengthy periods of time while demonstrating active listening skills
- Able to maintain light physical effort for short periods
- Able to maintain intense concentration frequently and for prolonged periods
- Able to function in potentially traumatic circumstances and in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis (e.g. in dealing with service users with complex mental health difficulties, self-harm, histories of trauma and abuse)
- Able to provide services in an environment with service users who may be challenging and where the awareness of risk must always be maintained
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the professional code of conduct of the BPS or their professional bodies.
- Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct
- Able to reflect on own professional practice through the clinical supervision process
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) and willingness to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS’ or their professional body’s guidelines
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Dimitra Lorentzatou
- Job title
- Psychology Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For more information or an informal chat/visit please contact:
Dr Dimitra Lorentzatou, Psychology Lead – [email protected]
Dr Lisa Sheldon, Head of Psychology for Community and Rehabilitation Services – [email protected]
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