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ASPIRE Assistant Psychologist | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Posting date:	28 August 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,081 - £33,665 pro rata per annum Inclu HCAS
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	27 September 2024
Location:	Enfield, EN2 6NZ
Company:	Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6562335/306-BEH-2224

Summary

Do you ASPIRE to be a Clinical Psychologist?

Have you graduated with a 2:1 psychology degree with BPS GBC and have yet to gain clinical experience?

Are you held back because:
• The financial burden of an unpaid role to gain the experience needed to further your career excludes you?
• You have not been able to afford to embark on a masters degree?
• You have additional responsibilities meaning unpaid experience is not feasible e.g., carer for someone?
• You have had less support to go further in your education (first generation in your family to go to university or not had the support of a family behind you)

THEN:

Welcome to the this exciting paid scholarship with North London Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. It aims to improve equity of access for those who are disadvantaged by the financial impact of unpaid work experience, which may limit access for psychology graduates, e.g. those from ethnic minority backgrounds, those with caring responsibilities and other groups under-represented in clinical psychology.

We are offering two posts in our CAMHS teams: one based in Bay Tree House, Enfield and one based at St Ann's Hospital in Haringey. The candidate can gain some direct clinical experience of working with children and adolescents presenting with mental health difficulties and will have the opportunity to be supervised by a qualified clinical psychologist.

Please follow the guidance in the application guide when submitting your application!

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.

The postholder 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



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.

Clinical:

Under close supervision of the qualified psychologist supervisor and others the post holder will:-

1. provide care equitably to all service users, in an anti-discriminatory approach also promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for service uses and their families.

2. undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

3. assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems.

4. assist in the development, coordination and running of therapeutic groups.

5. work with other staff to assess service-users care.

6. assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

7. attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Teaching, training and supervision

1. In common with all professional psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines. Supervision will be for a minimum of one hour per calendar week.

2. Through attending training session, gain wider experience of professional psychology within the Trust and elsewhere over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.

3. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties, though supported and independent learning, reflective practice and attending training sessions

4. To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

Leadership, recruitment and service development

1. To promote and model the Trusts values in working with colleagues and others contributing to a compassionate culture that celebrates difference and diversity and supports all staff to flourish

2. To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.

3. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

4. To undertake data collection and, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, the analysis and production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

IT responsibilities
1. The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/Head of Speciality when necessary.
2. The postholder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required
3. To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development, design and implementation of relevant IT projects.

General
1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and team/operational manager(s).
2. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
3. To prepare assessments materials and visual aids as required.
4. To undertake specific administrative duties as required.
5. To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their Line Manager.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024