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Clinical / Counselling / Forensic Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum Inc HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2025 |
| Location: | Homerton, E9 5TD |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6966976/363-FOR6630423-A |
Summary
We are looking to recruit an innovative and enthusiastic Band 7 Psychologist for our Medium Secure Service for men. Applicants should have experience working within a relevant setting, such as forensic and/or rehab, and feel passionately about making a difference in the lives of service users. The post holder will be embedded within a particular ward MDT based at John Howard Centre, Homerton.
The successful applicant would join a dynamic psychology department in the forensic directorate that covers medium and low security, learning disability, and community services. The department maintains close links to academic institutions, including regional Clinical Psychology training courses. There are many excellent CPD opportunities including facilitating CAT-informed reflective practice, teaching and training opportunities, and a wide range of specialist supervision that includes neuropsychologists.
We actively encourage applicants from backgrounds representative of the diverse communities we serve.
Two posts are available - both 1.0 FTE, 1 permanent and 1 16-month fixed-term contract.
Providing a specialist psychology service to inpatients on a particular ward, that will include specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
To offer a trauma-informed perspective in developing management plans and informing patient care from a psychological perspective.
To offer consultations to non-psychology colleagues, and to develop, deliver and evaluate specialist group programmes.
To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research projects.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the department's objectives.
To supervise the work of assistant psychologists, students, or trainees as required.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For full details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the vacancy profile
This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025