Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £58,698.00 to £65,095.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £58698.00 - £65095.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-0338 |
Summary
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILTIES To contribute to the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service to children, young people and their families attending the Havens. To support intake and referral meetings and safeguarding meetings To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the CYP Psychology Service including: o Specialist assessment and clinical formulation of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual assault, rape or who have been sexually exploited. To include psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured / semi-structured and unstructured observations and interviews with the client, family members and others involved in their care. o Specialist evidence-based brief interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse / exploitation, monitoring outcomes and modifying / adapting intervention as required and drawing on a range of theoretical options, and supporting their transition to local services after 6-20 sessions, as required. Undertake liaison psychology with The Havens and borough services, including: advocates; local borough CAMHS teams; local charity and third sector services; local early support services; and local IAPTS and school counsellors. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To provide both general and specialist advice on psychological aspects of risk identification and management to the clinical team To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy and including CBT models of PTSD and complex trauma. Adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients from the Havens Psychology Service, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the patients care including the MPS and CPS on a regular basis To complete training in delivering highly specialist psychology led forensic interviews with children and young people reporting sexual abuse or exploitation, if this has not already been completed To operationally lead on the service development, coordination and delivery of a highly specialist psychology led forensic interview service, in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, for children and young people reporting sexual assault, abuse or exploitation. To undertake visually recorded forensic interviews (VRI) in collaboration with the Metropolitan police, following receipt of specialist training by the Metropolitan Police To develop, co-ordinate and ensure an effective care pathway between CYP Therapies Service and London Sector CSA hubs / Child House(s), to promote coordinated, safe and effective client care and client choice To communicate skilfully, complex and sensitive information with clients, parents, carers, and colleagues taking account of sensory, developmental and cultural barriers to communication To prepare written reports, including court reports as a professional witness. When necessary, provide crisis intervention for those suffering severe emotional and psychological reactions to sexual assault and those who are expressing suicidal thoughts or harm related to others or themselves. To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients and to monitor and evaluate progress To provide an environment that is non-judgemental, sensitive and confidential and to ensure the integrity of the psychologist/patient relationship by being a member of a professional organisation e.g. HCPC abiding by their Code of Ethics To attend regular clinical supervision. Administrative Responsibilities To ensure the highest standards of clinical record keeping, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the relevant professional body, e.g. HCPC and Trust policies and local procedures. The post holder must maintain the confidentiality about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Code of Confidentiality or Personal Health Data, the professional body Code of Conduct and Trust Policy. To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. To contribute to the maintenance and update of Haven protocols and guidelines, where appropriate. Management & Supervision To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychologists with support from a more senior psychologist. To supervise trainee and assistant psychologists. To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate. To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychologists, as appropriate. To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinical/counselling psychologist. Selfcare and Wellbeing A key aspect of working with trauma is to attend to our own emotional needs and wellbeing. This can take a variety of forms, both inside and outside work, and is a continuous practice. This would be an important consideration as part of your role and is highlighted in BPS guidelines. Teaching and Training To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the Havens by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology and the Havens and by implementing knowledge gained in practice To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles To continue to gain experience of clinical/counselling psychology including specialist experience and skills relevant to sexual assault, sexual health, risk and trauma, as agreed with the Lead for the Havens Psychology and Counselling service To undertake teaching of other health professionals, students and new members of staff. To participate in public education, e.g. GPs, medical students, postgraduate doctors, universities, community based groups and other professional groups or bodies requesting teaching and training To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues relation to the specific patient group. To ensure the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the service area and contribute across the service by exercising the skills of a reflexive and reflective practitioner and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of psychology and related disciplines. Contributing to the team To contribute to the effective working of the team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of patients To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with patients in order to develop and review care plans To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in clinical work and work with other team members To implement policies and procedures in own area of work To co-ordinate (and chair on rotation) meetings for CYP Havens and the CYP Psychology Service to ensure effective functioning and review when appropriate To take a lead in ensuring a psychologically informed framework for CYP Haven and the CYP Psychology Service. Research, policy and service development To identify any aspects of the CYP Psychology Service which could be improved and propose changes to practices or procedures that affect CYP Psychology Service and may also affect other services To develop, co-ordinate and ensure an effective care pathway between CYP Psychology Service and London Sector CSA hubs / Child House(s), to promote coordinated, safe and effective client care and client choice To participate in liaison between CYP Havens and Child House(s) regarding future development of the Forensic Interviewing Service for children and young people, and to take a lead in future pan-London collaboration in relation to the Forensic Interviewing Service. To initiate and implement service development projects, as agreed with clinical/professional lead To participate in the ongoing implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines) across relevant services To lead the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities To initiate and carry out appropriate research, as agreed with clinical/professional lead To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.