Are you a clinical/ counselling health psychologist keen to make a difference to the health, well-being and life-expectancy of patients in secure care across North London?
We are looking for a candidate withadvanced specialist expertise and experience in working within health psychology and specifically in supporting behavioural change. The successful candidate will work directly with nursing and AHP colleagues in the physical health teams across the North London Forensic Collaborativeto develop the strategic thinking about how to achieve behavioural change and improvement in patient’s physical health, specifically in relation to weight management. The post-holder will also link in with the psychology leads across NLFC in developing the strategy and there is the expectation that the post-holder will produce a strategy paper.
This is a unique opportunity to take a leading role in identifying areas for improvement and driving forward positive change to practice within services related to weight management. There is also the opportunity to develop an honorary contract with Queen Mary’s University department of public health.
To independently undertake a needs assessment for psychological input to physical health teams within secure services across NLFC, to support weight management and provide an strategic options report for the implementation of the service. This will include:
• To support North London Forensic Collaborative to offer clinical and professional leadership for psychological services within the physical health teams.
• To provide clinical advice, consultation and supervision to both psychology staff and staff from other professions, particularly staff from physical health teams.
• To plan and develop the psychological resources needed to support weight management initiatives within the physical health teams.
• To plan and potentially oversee the delivery of complex interventions to promote weight management within the highly specialised setting of forensic mental health, ensuring the longer-term maintenance of this programme.
· To propose policy and service changes which will impact on the development of weight management interventions for service users but also wider physical health interventions.
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:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Please refer to the attached document for a more detailed description of the job and the person specification.
This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Feb 2025