Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Are you looking to specialise in working with people with psychosis? Are you seeking a friendly, supportive team committed to the recovery of clients with complex needs?
Title: Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Community Rehabilitation
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist, with an interest in working with people with complex psychosis. You will be working in our supportive, innovative Community Rehabilitation team, which enables service users with psychosis to lead fulfilling lives in their local communities.
At West London NHS Trust we want to employ talented, passionate and skilled professionals, so that we can provide the best service possible to those who use our services.
In return, we invest in and support our staff. In this role, we offer:
Opportunities to train in specialist approaches, including CBTp, FI, and working with neurodiversity.
Preceptorship for exceptional Band 7 candidates, with progression to an 8a post within two years and on successful completion of specialist training and demonstration of 8a level leadership competencies.
Close support and development from an extensive psychology team.
A stable, supportive, and dynamic working environment.
A small and friendly MDT, passionate about working with people with psychosis and additional complex needs.
A values driven environment - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patients.
Regular line management and supervision.
Main duties of the job The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Job responsibilities The person specification below is not the full person specification.
Person Specification Qualifications
Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist.
Training in clinical supervision for doctoral, and equivalent, trainees.
Other related academic qualifications.
Evidence of post-doctoral training in relevant areas, e.g. CBTp, FIp.
Evidence of specialist expertise or training in the assessment of neurodiversity, and/or neuropsychological difficulties.
Experience
Experience of working as a qualified (specialist) psychologist with clients with psychosis and complex needs.
Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy groups.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of psychometric / neuropsychological tests.
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of co-producing and/or co-delivering services with service users and/or 3rd sector partners.
Knowledge
Advanced specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice.
Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and intervention of complex mental health difficulties.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for work in the current setting.
Skills
Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options.
Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes (individual or group) involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity.
Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software.
Able to sit for lengthy periods of time while demonstrating active listening skills.
Able to function in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis.
Able to maintain intense concentration frequently and for prolonged periods.
Other Requirements
Demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to working with service users with highly complex levels of need.
Demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to partnership working with MDT colleagues and community and 3rd sector partners.
Demonstrable expertise in, or willingness to develop, specialist expertise in assessing and supporting neurodiverse clients with psychosis.
Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct.
Willing to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS guidelines.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS.
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Title: Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Community Rehabilitation
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist, with an interest in working with people with complex psychosis. You will be working in our supportive, innovative Community Rehabilitation team, which enables service users with psychosis to lead fulfilling lives in their local communities.
At West London NHS Trust we want to employ talented, passionate and skilled professionals, so that we can provide the best service possible to those who use our services.
In return, we invest in and support our staff. In this role, we offer:
Opportunities to train in specialist approaches, including CBTp, FI, and working with neurodiversity.
Preceptorship for exceptional Band 7 candidates, with progression to an 8a post within two years and on successful completion of specialist training and demonstration of 8a level leadership competencies.
Close support and development from an extensive psychology team.
A stable, supportive, and dynamic working environment.
A small and friendly MDT, passionate about working with people with psychosis and additional complex needs.
A values driven environment - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patients.
Regular line management and supervision.
Main duties of the job The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Job responsibilities The person specification below is not the full person specification.
Person Specification Qualifications
Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist.
Training in clinical supervision for doctoral, and equivalent, trainees.
Other related academic qualifications.
Evidence of post-doctoral training in relevant areas, e.g. CBTp, FIp.
Evidence of specialist expertise or training in the assessment of neurodiversity, and/or neuropsychological difficulties.
Experience
Experience of working as a qualified (specialist) psychologist with clients with psychosis and complex needs.
Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy groups.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of psychometric / neuropsychological tests.
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of co-producing and/or co-delivering services with service users and/or 3rd sector partners.
Knowledge
Advanced specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice.
Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and intervention of complex mental health difficulties.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for work in the current setting.
Skills
Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options.
Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes (individual or group) involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity.
Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software.
Able to sit for lengthy periods of time while demonstrating active listening skills.
Able to function in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis.
Able to maintain intense concentration frequently and for prolonged periods.
Other Requirements
Demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to working with service users with highly complex levels of need.
Demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to partnership working with MDT colleagues and community and 3rd sector partners.
Demonstrable expertise in, or willingness to develop, specialist expertise in assessing and supporting neurodiverse clients with psychosis.
Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct.
Willing to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS guidelines.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS.
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