Job Overview
City and Hackney NHS Talking Therapies is recruiting clinical psychologists with BABCP Accreditation (or working towards accreditation) who are newly/recently qualified.
This is an exciting time to join the service, which has received new government investment to expand the workforce and enhance patient outcomes through innovation.
The service has a strong commitment to research and service improvement and has close links with University College London and Royal Holloway University Departments of Clinical Psychology. We are actively involved in the North Central and East London Talking Therapies Research and Improvement Network based at UCL. The post holder will have one day per week protected for research and service improvement, for example, the development of novel treatment pathways. You will also be part of a learning set supported by UCL which will offer you the opportunity to further develop your research and clinical skills.
What We Will Offer You:
* The opportunity to hone your CBT competences with excellent supervision and CPD, in world-leading psychological therapy services.
* Opportunities to undertake service improvement, small-scale research, or community outreach to help improve recovery rates, in line with the needs of the service.
Candidates must be able to start in post on or before 31st March.
Main Duties of the Job
Main duties include:
* To work closely with other psychological therapists working in NHS Talking Therapies.
* To develop and maintain good working relationships with staff in the NHS Talking Therapies team, with the purpose of facilitating client care, planning and dissemination of relevant information.
* To liaise with relevant others in the City and Hackney Psychological Therapies Alliance and members of other disciplines and agencies responsible for a client's care.
* To communicate highly sensitive and complex information to clients, relatives, and non-psychologists in easily understood terms, requiring empathy, sensitivity, and interpersonal skills as there may be barriers to acceptance and the atmosphere may be highly emotive or hostile.
Working for Our Organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments on this page.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Postgraduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation OR Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society.
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.
* Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
Desirable Criteria
* BABCP accreditation or strong evidence of interest and further training in CBT.
* Training in and experience of delivering Interpersonal Therapy (IPT).
Skills / Abilities
Essential Criteria
* Highly-developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
* Ability to act as a specialist psychological therapist and work autonomously in community and hospital settings.
Desirable Criteria
* Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams.
* Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
* Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care.
* Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of working with older adults.
* Experience of teaching or training other staff.
Knowledge
Essential Criteria
* Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues.
* Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
Other Requirements
Essential Criteria
* Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
* Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc. and produce high-quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.
* Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances and manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers.
* Work creatively, cooperatively, reliably, and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings, with a demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts.
* Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
Trust Values
Essential Criteria
* Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
General Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working, and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed-term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr