Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EN3 7FN |
| Company: | Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6199934/306-BEH-1576-C |
Summary
Are you a Qualified Psychologist or about to finish your training looking to gain first-class hands-on experience within Substance use field?
We are recruiting kind-hearted individuals with the patience and creativity to support our multi-disciplinary team in the heart of a diverse, multi-cultural and forward-thinking North London partnership working with Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust.
Our Psychologists will have the opportunity to work and learn alongside truly world-class addiction experts including Consultant Psychiatrist, Doctors, Nurses, Drug and Alcohol workers. Our therapy service is comprised of Band 7 Clinical Psychologist (Rough Sleepers Team), Play Therapist (delivering interventions to children and families) and attached clinical trainees in DCPsych and Psychotherapy, all of which have multiple years industry experience.
Our therapies Team deliver trauma-informed individual and group psychological interventions to those with mild/moderate use, as well as those with more severe or chronic use through extended consultations and psychological assessments. The service is offered across two sites with Vincent House offering a workplace that is designed to meet the needs of today’s workforce. It is a space that is aesthetically pleasing, flexible, and promotes employee wellness.
It is expected that the interview date will be on 23rd April 2024
This is an innovative approach oriented towards delivery of psychologically informed environments facilitating development of psychological framework allowing services to have a shared understanding of and response to the people they support. This will consist of staff training and support which enables homeless sector workers to move away from crisis management and work in a more therapeutic and planned way as well as face to face work with service users You will be required to provide intermittent consultations and assessments of outcomes to enable staff and clients to evaluate their effectiveness, for ongoing development, and to evidence service impact.
People experiencing homelessness are likely to have additional needs around their mental and emotional wellbeing of these around 45% reported having a diagnosis, which compares to 25% of people within the general population. Many difficulties experienced by people who have been homeless often arise from histories of trauma, beginning in childhood. Psychologically Informed Environments are services that are designed and delivered in a way that take into account the emotional and psychological needs of the individuals using them. Your role will be crucial in developing such culture and environments within Enfield humulenes sector.
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.
The department is eclectic and a range of theoretical approaches are welcomed and provided, working individually, in groups and with families. There are also strong established links with the North London clinical psychology training universities, forensic psychology courses and regular teaching opportunities both in-house and at University College London and the University of Royal Holloway.
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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024