Senior Psychologist 0-19 Learning Disabilities - Special Schools
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Split post 0.5 LD special schools and 0.5 EWMHS) Job ref 395-PP077-24-F
Site The Grove Town Chadwell Heath Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/02/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
We are seeking a Band 8a Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist to join our busy and dynamic outpatient EWMHS (previously CAMHS) team in Redbridge on a permanent contract. This role provides provision to local Special Schools as well as working as part of the core EWMHS team. We have a growing and supportive therapy team and we are looking for a psychologist who is passionate about young people’s mental health and well being to join us in the delivery of high quality and effective EWMHS interventions.
This role requires a post-graduate qualification in clinical/counselling psychology and you must be registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, AFT, UKCP) and have 2 years plus experience in delivering Psychological Therapies in a CAMHS setting/experience in delivering Psychological Therapies CYP with learning disabilities with co-morbid MH presentations/behaviours of concern.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* be an effective team member, using their own initiative, supporting their peers and team lead.
* have a commitment to actively support, liaise with other professionals & agencies as we embed a trauma and culturally informed model of practice within the service.
* provide clinical supervision and consultation to junior psychology/therapy colleagues, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists.
* assess and treat children and young people who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
* provide regular consultation and specialist psychological assessment for Children and Young people attending Special Schools within Redbridge where concerns are identified.
* provide evidenced based psychological interventions adapted to meet the needs of the child where indicated and possible.
* provide regular consultation and advice sessions with partners within Special School settings to ensure the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of the children who attend these schools are prioritised and understood.
* provide expert advice on the management of behaviours of concern, where it impacts on the young person’s safety or potential safety of others or has a significant impact on the wellbeing and capacity of the young person to meaningfully engage in their school environment and curriculum.
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.
Welcome Payment
This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' payment, a lump sum of 10% of agreed basic salary excluding HCAS and is open to all new applicants who are successful.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* To have completed a doctorate in psychology or equivalent experience in field specified in JD.
* Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist).
* Experience of EWMHS.
Experience
* Extensive experience of working with children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.
* Extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs.
* Experience of providing specialist neurodevelopmental assessments.
* Experience of teaching or training teams and junior members of staff.
Skills
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills.
* Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information.
* Ability to use multiple systems (Rio, Systemone, JADE).
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
* A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity.
* A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance.
* Proactive health and wellbeing support.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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