Job summary
- Main area
- Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 455-NLFT-0104
- Employer
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Complex Depression Anxiety and Trauma Team
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Band 7
Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Full time, permanent band 7 psychology post,
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a specialist team in North London Foundation Trust, the Complex Depression Anxiety and Trauma (CDAT) Team. We are currently based across two boroughs, Camden and Islington.
CDAT is a specialist multidisciplinary secondary care service providing assessment and treatment for those with complex presentations of depression and anxiety disorders. The service provides psychological therapies, medical interventions (medication and TMS) and social care. We encourage and promote innovation and research.
We are looking for a psychologist with a real interest in working with people experiencing complex mental health difficulties who is committed to using their skills to help this group. This means that enthusiasm, personal resilience and persistence are essential.
Main duties of the job
In CDAT, a sound knowledge and experience of CBT and other evidence base interventions in both groups and individual contexts is required. You would be part of a multi-professional team, and the role would include supporting team members indirectly through developing formulation based plans for clients. You will also be liaising with other specialist services, primary care and the new borough based CORE teams. Many CDAT psychology clients will already have had some previous experience of therapy so assessment and formulation skills are paramount.
We welcome applications from those who are currently training and due to qualify soon, as well as those currently working in other areas with transferable skills.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Donal Leddy at [email protected] .
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
There is a strong continuing professional development programme within NLFT and a commitment to clinically relevant research. We have close links with UCL and other academic partners as well as training organisations. Trainee clinical psychologists are regularly on placement from the main London based doctoral courses. Camden and Islington boroughs currently has half a day a week set aside for CPD, which includes a programme for newly qualified psychologists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide psychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients with a range of problems of severity and complexity, and to provide psychological treatment for such clients, using a range of psychological interventions appropriate to the service.
To provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
To provide a clinical service in an agreed designated area of specialism.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
Supervision, Teaching and Training
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or the British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence and other relevant qualifications for CBT
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist and/or BABCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development and evaluation.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests) intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health, including challenging behaviours.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to offer a multi-theoretical formulation and to communicate this in a clear and concise manner.
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 Donal Leddy
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07974 840 136
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Candi & Tavi
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