Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive team within Barnet Urgent Care? The Barnet Urgent care team are dedicated to providing trauma informed and evidence-based support to adults who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties.
The post holder will be a psychology graduate (with a 2:1 or higher degree and graduate basis for registration with British Psychological Society) who already has some experience of an NHS Assistant Psychologist role.
We are looking for someone who has skills in working with people experiencing a high level of distress and has a good understanding of risk management and safeguarding processes.
The post will include delivering some 1:1 psychological interventions including anxiety management, behavioural activation and coping strategies, safety planning, and psychoeducation. Group work is also a requirement within this role.
Candidates for the role would ideally have some prior experience of similar CBT-informed interventions.
The role will require flexibility and a capacity to work responsively in a variety of situations, working closely with colleagues and other agencies involved in our service users' care.
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 postholder 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.
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Interview date:Thursday 12th December
The interviews will be conducted online via MS Teams
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024