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Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 pa including 15% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2024 |
| Location: | Ealing, UB2 4SD |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6562245/222-LS-CAMHS-559 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join a highly-regarded MHST in Ealing, as part of our wave 11 team, expanding our existing team. We are looking for a passionate practitioner, who is keen to support an innovative early intervention team that provide direct interventions for mild-to-moderate low mood, anxiety and behaviours that challenge, into schools; as well as wider whole school approach interventions, such as group work, workshops, wellbeing assemblies and classroom interventions.
As part of our commitment to supporting the development of our staff and creating an environment that people want to work in, we offer good CPD opportunities e.g. most recently we have accessed AMBIT, CYP-IAPT Supervisor course, and the CYP-IAPT Leadership course training. You will be supported to maintain your professional registration and will have access to high quality support/supervision, and be part of a wider network of psychologists and psychological professionals.
In this role, you may be balancing clinical, supervisory, leadership and service development duties.
The main focus is to:
· Lead on and directly providing comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
· Offer one to one and group interventions
· Offer Clinical Supervision to team members, which may include Assistant Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and trainees or staff in other psychological professions e.g. RTT CBT trainees, and wellbeing practitioners
· Work with school staff and cultures to develop school environments that are more conducive to supporting better emotional health and wellbeing.
· Work with parents/carers to raise awareness of the mental and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people and strategies to protect and promote these.
If you are interested in working with schools and want to help shape new models of evidence-based support for children and young people, this job could be for you!
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London
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
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
The link below will also provide useful information.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services staff share their stories of working for the NHS. (youtube.com)
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024