Highly Spec Clin/ Counselling Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Ebrill 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £59,490 - £66,239 per annum Inc HCAs |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E13 8SP |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7137461/363-NEW7001258-A |
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Are you a psychologist with an interest in inpatient mental health and a passion for bringing psychological ways of working to complex systems?
If so, read on!
We are looking for an enthusiastic qualifiedpsychologistwith experience in working with systems and families,to join the Newham Acute Psychology Service (NAPS). This team provides psychological services to the people whoreside,workand visit Newham Centre for Mental Health (NCMH).
Why work with us?
Within the NAPS team you will be encouraged to bring your ideas and creativity to develop the psychology provision in your wards and across theservice.Staff development and innovation isvery importantto us.See below for a list of some of our current projects:
• Relational Security (i.e. See, Think, Act) and trauma-informed care implementation.
• Quality improvement projects (e.g. Inpatient Sexual Safety).
• Sensory intervention in NCMH.
• New project in development for systemic workingwith families and systemsto support transition to the community.
CPD opportunities:
• Collaboration with the local Systemic Therapies service.
• Research opportunities in collaboration withNELFT andthe University of East London.
• CPDopportunities (e.g. systemic working, indirect approaches, leadership).
• Local Secondary Care Psychological Services network offers further opportunities for learning and connection.
You willbe responsible forbringing psychological approaches to our adult mental health wards. The NAPS team aims to foster a compassionate,safeand therapeutic culture for all people within the service. You would be expected to play an active part in planning,prioritisingand reflecting on how best to organise your work to move towards this aim.
Roles will include direct interventions with patients in group, individual and family sessions; staff support and development including team formulations, reflective spacesand training; leadership of co-production,evaluationand quality improvement (QI) initiativesthroughout the service.There is a current focus on supporting the discharge process and interface with community services, in collaboration with our local systemic therapy team.Whererequired, this may involve seeing families in their homes.
We are looking for applicants who bring enthusiasm and creativity around inpatient working. Experience in acute mh services and providing culturally inclusive psychological approaches in NHS services is also highly desirable as well as an ability to speak anadditionallocal languageinorder toengage wider communities.
The Trust has embraced flexible working. We are interested in hybrid ways of working that are within the scope of the role.
We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate; their ideas,passionsand aspirations into our team.
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 of the job please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the vacancy profile
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 May 2025