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Clinical Associate Psychologist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, E11 2DH |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6562768/395-PP204-24 |
Summary
This is a great time to join the Psychological Professions’ Community in NELFT. We are newly redesigned with increased leadership and growth opportunities. We are committed to providing evidence based practice and safe, speedy access to care for our Users of Service. With a recently redesigned leadership structure comes opportunities to shape the model of delivery of Psychological Professions. CAPs play a key role in our workforce and we are keen to grow and nurture them as part of our community. Job satisfaction, wellbeing at work and opportunities for career development for our psychological professions are incredibly important to us, and we are committed to offering an ongoing trajectory for their careers beyond the scope of their Masters’ programme. We welcome your application to join NELFT - a Trust which holds compassion at it core, both for our Users of Service and for our Staff.
We are recruiting qualified Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs) to our adult mental health services in North East London. The positions are full time and open to individuals who have completed the MSc Clinical Associate in Psychology course with an associated University.
You will be employed full time as a CAP, working within one of our mental health and wellbeing teams in North East London.
Successful applicants will undertake assessment, formulation and evidence based psychological interventions with people experiencing complex mental health issues from diverse backgrounds, as well as developing meaningful links between our service users and community-based resources which support social inclusion in our London Boroughs. You will have a key role within the development of greater integration of psychological professionals within MDTs and in developing more accessible and coherent pathways into psychological therapy.
You will work under the supervision of an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, and be a part of our supportive and skilled Community of Psychological Professions.
Applicants must have completed and passed the MSc CAP training and show a commitment to working within the NHS as a CAP to support improvement in access to psychological therapies.
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).
Qualified CAPs will be working psychologically with individuals presenting with severe and complex mental health problems, in community settings at the individual, group, couple and family level through to teams, systems and community level.
The post holder will engage with individuals under the care of NELFT services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues the person is facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation). Under supervision of qualified Practitioner Psychologist they will explore social and psychological interventions, and other potential options which may improve health outcomes and help clients to achieve agreed goals.
Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. Service users may present with a high level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people. Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, including community, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises (VCSE) as well as clinics and in person, by telephone or digital platform.
Please see attached job description and person specification for more information.
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Aug 2024