Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical and research skills in mental health forensic settings? The Forensic Service are recruiting One full-time Assistant Psychologist .
This post will allow you to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients in our service. The role will involve a combination of data management, assessment (including HCR-20 risk assessment) and therapeutic interventions under the supervision of a Qualified Psychologist with a range of clients (individually and group). In addition, you will support the research team (specialist services).
We are looking for One new team member who are highly motivated individuals, passionate, dependable, and able to work independently, as well as part of a dynamic team. It is expected that applicants will have working knowledge, experience, and understanding of psychological interventions and possess good interpersonal and communication skills.
The role will bring opportunities to develop your clinical and research skills and supports career progression.
Main duties of the job
Role requires
1. Previous experience working with individuals who present with mental health and personality difficulties in secure settings ideally
2. Effective time management and ability to work to deadlines
3. Ability to plan and prioritize own work to achieve agreed objectives
4. Ability to work in a structured way
5. Strong interpersonal skills
6. Effective administration skills
7. Experience of working independently and as part of a team
8. A willingness to travel to sites across London is essential as the roles are based within services
9. To communicate across language and cultural barriers to ensure that highly complex treatments are carried out in a language easily understandable to the service user
10. To be aware of and promote all anti-discriminatory practice in line with Trust Policy and professional psychology practice.
11. To work safely and under guidance in potential challenging environments
Please direct any enquiries to:
Dr Filipa Alves-Costa, Consultant Psychologist Tel: 02087024764 Email:
Dr Anne Myrthe Meere, Forensic Psychologist, Tel: 07769 423073 Email:
Dr Madalena Lykourgos, Clinical Psychologist, Email:
About us
Working for North London NHS Foundation Trust
We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
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?
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
12. We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
13. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
14. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme.
15. We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
16. Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients
17. Delivery of therapeutic one to one and group interventions under supervision
18. Participate in key MDT meetings
19. Support with report writing as required (clinical reports, risk management tools
Person Specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
20. oAn upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
21. oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
22. Work with people with mental health and/or personality difficulties and/or other disabilities/impairments.
Desirable
23. Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
24. Work within a forensic / secure setting.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
25. High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
26. Ability to analyse and process complex information through the use of databases, SPSS/Nvivo or similar packages.
27. Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
28. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health difficulties or other disabilities/impairments.
Desirable
29. High standard of report writing.
30. Experience of undertaking complex data analysis using computer databases, SPSS/Nvivo and other appropriate means.
PERSONAL
Essential
31. An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and an ability to interact with people with mental health difficulties.
32. An ability to interact with people with mental health difficulties.
Desirable
33. An interest in working with people with mental health difficulties or other disabilities.
OTHER
Essential
34. Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
35. A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.