Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Haringey Talking therapies. The role is to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service; providing psychological assessment (screening) and some low intensity psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Senior CBT Therapist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a Senior therapist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in developing the Long-Term Health Conditions work under the support of the Long-Term Conditions Lead. To assist with clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work. The latter may include marketing and/or outreach projects to raise the profile of the service throughout the borough.
Main duties of the job
To work with patients presenting to HTT (adults with mild to moderate anxiety or depression disorders).
To work from the main base and other sites within Haringey ( community centres, libraries, GP surgeries, etc)
To develop and advise on accessible sources of information for service users and elicit their views on services
To Carry out duties in relation to local, regional, and national initiatives in developing services in the specialist area as opportunities arise.
To communicate across language and cultural barriers, through appropriate interpreters where necessary.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS
Clinical: To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients referred to the Haringey Talking Therapies (HTT) assist in the coordination and running of Outreach groups and on occasion, therapeutic group interventions (single or multi session) at Step
To attend and contribute to appropriate HTT business and clinical meetings.
Teaching, training, and supervision: In common with all HTT team members, to receive regular clinical supervision (when required) and management in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
To attend team training when appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology
2. Educated to Degree level or equivalent
Desirable
3. Further post graduate training in relevant areas of MH practice/ or research design & analysis
Experience
Essential
4. 1 year experience of working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities
5. Voluntary or paid work experience with people with mental health problems.
Desirable
6. Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in NHS mental health services.
Skills
Essential
7. High level of communication skills (written and verbal), including report writing skills
8. Excellent typing and IT skills and high level of expertise using Microsoft programmes, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. type own notes on the electronic patient records.
Desirable
9. Quantitative research skills and experience & Qualitative research skills and experience
10. high level of organisational skills, manage projects autonomously, the ability to be self-motivated and resilient
Abilities
Essential
11. An ability to apply psychological ways of thinking to a mental health, social and education context
12. Ability to form good working relationships with patients / work flexibly within MDT / multi-agency settings
13. seek and use advice, support and supervision from senior clinicians appropriately to ensure client safety and meet their needs