This is an exciting opportunity for a kind, motivated and clinically skilled psychologist to join our Home Treatment Team (HTT) in the London Borough of Bexley. We are looking for a psychologist who is able to lead and inspire, and who is wanting to contribute to the development of highly effective clinical teams.
The successful applicant will work closely with the multi-disciplinary HTT to ensure that they are able to provide a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for our service users who are in crisis, and their support networks (including families and carers). The role will also involve working collegiately with clinical teams across the trust, service partners (e.g., third sector services), and other statutory services.
We actively encourage applications from current Band 8A psychologists who wish to develop their careers and would like to further develop their skills and leadership.
Oxleas has developed an excellent reputation as a place to work. It was listed as one of the The Sunday Times top ten large organisations to work for in 2023, and also won the HSJ Trust of the Year Award in 2023. We are deeply proud of our culturally diverse workforce and our shared values of kindness, fairness and caring.
As the lead psychologist for the HTT you will provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
There is particular emphasis on developing coherent and inclusive interventions and pathways for including family members, carers and networks in supporting service users' mental health. Similarly mapping onto and promoting trauma-informed care and existent treatment pathways for complex-emotional needs will be central to the post.
Key Responsibilities:
* Risk management and care planning with service users and their support networks.
* Development and supervision of evidence-based psychosocial interventions delivered by the wider clinical team.
* Supervision, consultation, and provision of reflective practice.
* Liaison with system partners (e.g., GPs, community mental health services, voluntary services).
* Work autonomously within clinical and professional guidelines.
* Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We’re Kind
* We’re Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
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