Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) to join our well respected Inpatient and Acute Psychology Service. The team are at the forefront of national developments in inpatient and acute working. We are keen to recruit people who are excited to work in innovate services and who are passionate about working with people and their families at the point of crisis.
The post holder will work within the Integrated Crisis Hub (ICAH). The main purpose of ICAH is to avoid unnecessary presentations to ED where service users do not have an acute physical health issue and an assessment of their mental health needs can be facilitated elsewhere. It is also aimed at improving the service user experience through a single assessment and by creating an alternative space to assess service users who are in mental health crisis.
Main duties of the job
Provide psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions to people living with complex mental health issues, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist (clinical or counselling psychologist). To communicate constructively with a range of healthcare professionals in a variety of services including nurses, social workers, allied health professionals (AHPs) and medical colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Build relationships with key stakeholders, which include Service Users, people who care for and about service users, Lived Experience Representatives, Local Operational Leads, Psychological Therapies Lead/supervisor, Qualified, trainee and assistant psychologist & psychological therapists, Multidisciplinary colleagues working in community and Primary Care Networks, Local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations and other community assets. Work as part of a multidisciplinary community team and liaise with relevant external agencies to facilitate and enable psychological interventions. Communicate new learning approaches and provide constructive feedback to challenge and overcome barriers to implementation of best psychological practice. Contribute to the training and development of the wider MDT regarding key psychological concepts and principles relevant to the clinical care of service users. Understand impact of multiple perspectives within the context of multidisciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will involve creative and thoughtful input to individuals in crisis for a short amount of time. The service will work with individual for 24hrs and the CAP will play a central role in offering brief psychological interventions to those in crisis to support recovery and de-escalation. The CAP will offer assessments, consultation, triage and evidence based interventions. The CAP will play a senior role in the hub coordinating the activities of other colleagues including peer support workers and social therapists. As part of their leadership development the CAP will be required to Coordinate Shifts when on duty.
The role will work across a 24 / 7 shift pattern, akin to other professionals in the hub, so the post holder will be expected to work a range of day shifts, night shifts and weekends.
We are keen to recruit the right people who share our passion for working with people in crisis. We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality and regular supervision from a Practitioner Psychologist, opportunities to supervise non-qualified staff, and links to our CPD programme with the wider psychological professions team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria Undergraduate degree in psychology (with graduate basis for registration with BPS) MCAP qualification from an accredited CAP training provider Experience
Essential criteria Experience of work in the NHS with adults with complex mental health needs. Delivering evidence based psychological interventions with individuals and groups presenting with severe and/or complex mental health problems. Working in MDTs. Audit, evaluation or research. Work in multi-cultural settings. Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations. Conducting service-related research. Desirable criteria Work with behaviours that challenge services. Lived experience of mental health issues or psychological problems as a service user or carer. Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations. Knowledge
Essential criteria An awareness of NHS priorities. Sound knowledge of theoretical underpinnings of at least one evidence based psychological therapy, and ability to apply this in practice. Sound understanding of health care systems and structures: staffing, roles and responsibilities, the role of hospitals, primary care and community care. Master's level knowledge of research design and methodology. Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client group. Awareness of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health. Ability to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations, under clinical supervision. Coherent understanding of how adverse experiences and environment impact on mental health and well-being. Desirable criteria An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities. Understanding of 'Population Health' strategy. Skills
Essential criteria Strong ability to engage with a variety of services and community partners and stakeholders, and to expand existing networks. To nurture and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders. Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills with service users, carers, staff and community partners. Work with people from a wide range of backgrounds. Contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others. Manage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances. Manage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc. and the risk of physical aggression. Respectful and collaborative approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Able to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally. Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively. Provide & receive sensitive information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a defined setting. Be flexible and adapt approach according to need. Concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc. Use IT packages - word processing, e-mail and internet, SPSS, Excel and Access. Ability to use or learn NHS clinical systems such as RIO. Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email recruitment@nelft.nhs.uk.
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) (PDF, 449.3KB) NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, 38.4KB)
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The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) to join our well respected Inpatient and Acute Psychology Service. The team are at the forefront of national developments in inpatient and acute working. We are keen to recruit people who are excited to work in innovate services and who are passionate about working with people and their families at the point of crisis.
The post holder will work within the Integrated Crisis Hub (ICAH). The main purpose of ICAH is to avoid unnecessary presentations to ED where service users do not have an acute physical health issue and an assessment of their mental health needs can be facilitated elsewhere. It is also aimed at improving the service user experience through a single assessment and by creating an alternative space to assess service users who are in mental health crisis.
Main duties of the job
Provide psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions to people living with complex mental health issues, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist (clinical or counselling psychologist). To communicate constructively with a range of healthcare professionals in a variety of services including nurses, social workers, allied health professionals (AHPs) and medical colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Build relationships with key stakeholders, which include Service Users, people who care for and about service users, Lived Experience Representatives, Local Operational Leads, Psychological Therapies Lead/supervisor, Qualified, trainee and assistant psychologist & psychological therapists, Multidisciplinary colleagues working in community and Primary Care Networks, Local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations and other community assets. Work as part of a multidisciplinary community team and liaise with relevant external agencies to facilitate and enable psychological interventions. Communicate new learning approaches and provide constructive feedback to challenge and overcome barriers to implementation of best psychological practice. Contribute to the training and development of the wider MDT regarding key psychological concepts and principles relevant to the clinical care of service users. Understand impact of multiple perspectives within the context of multidisciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will involve creative and thoughtful input to individuals in crisis for a short amount of time. The service will work with individual for 24hrs and the CAP will play a central role in offering brief psychological interventions to those in crisis to support recovery and de-escalation. The CAP will offer assessments, consultation, triage and evidence based interventions. The CAP will play a senior role in the hub coordinating the activities of other colleagues including peer support workers and social therapists. As part of their leadership development the CAP will be required to Coordinate Shifts when on duty.
The role will work across a 24 / 7 shift pattern, akin to other professionals in the hub, so the post holder will be expected to work a range of day shifts, night shifts and weekends.
We are keen to recruit the right people who share our passion for working with people in crisis. We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality and regular supervision from a Practitioner Psychologist, opportunities to supervise non-qualified staff, and links to our CPD programme with the wider psychological professions team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria Undergraduate degree in psychology (with graduate basis for registration with BPS) MCAP qualification from an accredited CAP training provider Experience
Essential criteria Experience of work in the NHS with adults with complex mental health needs. Delivering evidence based psychological interventions with individuals and groups presenting with severe and/or complex mental health problems. Working in MDTs. Audit, evaluation or research. Work in multi-cultural settings. Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations. Conducting service-related research. Desirable criteria Work with behaviours that challenge services. Lived experience of mental health issues or psychological problems as a service user or carer. Work with community, voluntary & social enterprise organisations. Knowledge
Essential criteria An awareness of NHS priorities. Sound knowledge of theoretical underpinnings of at least one evidence based psychological therapy, and ability to apply this in practice. Sound understanding of health care systems and structures: staffing, roles and responsibilities, the role of hospitals, primary care and community care. Master's level knowledge of research design and methodology. Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client group. Awareness of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health. Ability to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations, under clinical supervision. Coherent understanding of how adverse experiences and environment impact on mental health and well-being. Desirable criteria An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities. Understanding of 'Population Health' strategy. Skills
Essential criteria Strong ability to engage with a variety of services and community partners and stakeholders, and to expand existing networks. To nurture and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders. Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills with service users, carers, staff and community partners. Work with people from a wide range of backgrounds. Contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others. Manage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances. Manage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc. and the risk of physical aggression. Respectful and collaborative approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Able to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally. Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively. Provide & receive sensitive information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a defined setting. Be flexible and adapt approach according to need. Concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc. Use IT packages - word processing, e-mail and internet, SPSS, Excel and Access. Ability to use or learn NHS clinical systems such as RIO. Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email recruitment@nelft.nhs.uk.
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) (PDF, 449.3KB) NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, 38.4KB)
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