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Practitioner Psychologist - Workforce support and Wellbeing
| Posting date: | 02 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 0PE |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6517445/455-CANDI-1054 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will be part of the education and training team but with a specific role in staff support. They will deliver and evaluate a high quality, evidence based and effective staff psychological support service to support NLMHP. They will support Psychological Professions Workforce Development in workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
They will work in conjunction with the Head of Education and Training and the Head of Workforce Wellbeing to develop the service, in line with strategic milestones agreed within the Health and Wellbeing strategy and will support the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist psychological support service to staff.
The role will include:
· scoping and mapping the needs of staff
· providing interventions – individual assessment and treatment as well as group workshops
· supervising and supporting the trauma support interventions provided by other staff (including psychologists) across the Partnership.
· working autonomously within professional guidelines, utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
· proposing and implementing policy changes within staff support and wellbeing
· Designing and delivering interventions to scope and improve workforce equality, diversity, and inclusion
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse
· To support the Head of Education and Training to develop, deliver and lead a high quality, sustainable, evidence-based psychology service for Partnership staff ensuring the service is equally accessible and beneficial to all. This will need to be driven by high levels of staff engagement and feedback.
· To be responsive to staff needs and have high levels of expertise in offering evidence-based staff support to individuals and teams. This will require the ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and possibly contentious information. In some cases, barriers will exist to acceptance or understanding of this information and the post-holder must rely on excellent communication and interpersonal skills to defuse emotive situations and develop positive therapeutic relationships/partnerships with others.
· To regularly audit and review activity within the service. Work together with appropriate others to ensure the delivery of timely psychological interventions for staff.
· To provide advice to managers and other stakeholders in the Trust in relation to promoting and improving the mental health and wellbeing of their staff.
· To undertake other appropriate duties to meet the needs of the service and individuals.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Aug 2024
The post-holder will be part of the education and training team but with a specific role in staff support. They will deliver and evaluate a high quality, evidence based and effective staff psychological support service to support NLMHP. They will support Psychological Professions Workforce Development in workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
They will work in conjunction with the Head of Education and Training and the Head of Workforce Wellbeing to develop the service, in line with strategic milestones agreed within the Health and Wellbeing strategy and will support the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist psychological support service to staff.
The role will include:
· scoping and mapping the needs of staff
· providing interventions – individual assessment and treatment as well as group workshops
· supervising and supporting the trauma support interventions provided by other staff (including psychologists) across the Partnership.
· working autonomously within professional guidelines, utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
· proposing and implementing policy changes within staff support and wellbeing
· Designing and delivering interventions to scope and improve workforce equality, diversity, and inclusion
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse
· To support the Head of Education and Training to develop, deliver and lead a high quality, sustainable, evidence-based psychology service for Partnership staff ensuring the service is equally accessible and beneficial to all. This will need to be driven by high levels of staff engagement and feedback.
· To be responsive to staff needs and have high levels of expertise in offering evidence-based staff support to individuals and teams. This will require the ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and possibly contentious information. In some cases, barriers will exist to acceptance or understanding of this information and the post-holder must rely on excellent communication and interpersonal skills to defuse emotive situations and develop positive therapeutic relationships/partnerships with others.
· To regularly audit and review activity within the service. Work together with appropriate others to ensure the delivery of timely psychological interventions for staff.
· To provide advice to managers and other stakeholders in the Trust in relation to promoting and improving the mental health and wellbeing of their staff.
· To undertake other appropriate duties to meet the needs of the service and individuals.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Aug 2024