Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time - n/a
- Job ref
- 395-PP158-24
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- jane atkinson centre
- Town
- LONDON
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Associate Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) in the Mental Health and Wellness Teams have a varied role, consisting of 1:1 and group work with clients, as well as working as a part of the Multi-disciplinary team and doing community psychology work.
As part of the community psychology work, CAPs work alongside the Community Psychologists in the teams to build relationships with community organisations in the borough, with the aim collaborating with these organisations to develop community-based interventions. These interventions hope to combine the expertise of community organisations with psychological ways of working, in order to engage with members of the community who are underrepresented in psychology services, and for those who find mental health services hard to access.
Working within the MDT includes attending regular business and zoning meetings, contributing psychological knowledge within these spaces, doing joint work with MDT colleagues to provide joined up care to clients, and providing mentoring/learning spaces for support workers within the teams.
Main duties of the job
In terms of the 1:1 work, they conduct assessments and deliver formulation driven short-term interventions with clients under the team. These interventions tend to range from 8-12 sessions, utilising the transdiagnostic therapeutic interventions taught on the course, such as behavioural activation, graded exposure, stabilisation skills, and modules from Structured Clinical Management. Group work includes running of the Psychological Pathway Course; a 3 session workshop for all who have been referred for psychology, as well as managing emotions groups and trauma stabilisation groups.
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 £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In terms of the 1:1 work, they conduct assessments and deliver formulation driven short-term interventions with clients under the team. These interventions tend to range from 8-12 sessions, utilising the transdiagnostic therapeutic interventions taught on the course, such as behavioural activation, graded exposure, stabilisation skills, and modules from Structured Clinical Management. Group work includes running of the Psychological Pathway Course; a 3 session workshop for all who have been referred for psychology, as well as managing emotions groups and trauma stabilisation groups.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A professional qualification as a Clinical Associate Psychologist demonstrated through a masters degree in Applied Psychology accredited by the BPS.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of the end point assessment for a CAP Apprenticeship.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current membership of the British Psychological Society and individual accreditation as a CAP once national accreditation schemes are available.
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of specific psychological therapies
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication and Working Relationship Skills Essential
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communications skills, both verbally and written, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate diplomatically, confidently, empathetically.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively under supervision but independently on a day to day basis.
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work effectively under supervision but independently on a day to day basi
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Excellent organisational skills and an understanding of working with multiple priorities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working effectively under supervision from a registered Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a trainee, apprentice or qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist within the specific clinical area of practice (e.g. Community Adult Mental Health services).
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of specific psychological therapies
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- DR STELLA SLUMAN
- Job title
- CONSULTANT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07767 266377
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