Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity Service
| Posting date: | 01 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £43,000.00 to £46,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43000.00 - £46000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW5 3LG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0129-25-0011 |
Summary
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES General: -To maintain confidentiality in accordance with national, local and Brandon Centre policies, with specific consideration to those under the age of 16 years. -Attend all team meetings and trainings as required Supervisory duties -To attend regular supervision where appropriate with a clinical or counselling psychologist -To keep notes of your supervision sessions and store these securely -To report any risks or safeguarding concerns to the supervisor -To be open and responsive to feedback -To provide supervision to trainee psychologists or assistant psychologists, where necessary Data entry and processing: Use of MS Access, Excel, Patient Source (our electronic patient record system), Eventbrite for the following: Accurately recording and amending information to acceptable data quality standards using the manual and electronic systems in place and any new systems as they are introduced. Analysing and entering outcome measure data completed by parents and professionals. Capturing new referrals accurately and liaising with referrers to let them know the outcome of their referral Assisting to prepare and produce service data reports required by commissioners, the Board of Trustees and senior service leads as required. Attending meetings and workshops relating to the collection and reporting of outcome measures on a service and national level. Keeping up to date with current NHS guidance and requirements for the Mental Health Service Data Set. Supporting with the organisation of monthly clinical MDT meetings which includes liaising with professionals around availability, following up on action points, some minute taking and agenda preparing. Setting up and monitoring webinars on Eventbrite and responding to enquiries as necessary. Accurately inputting patient notes from pre-group assessments and post group reviews onto Patient Source Service Evaluation To support in conducting audits on different aspects of the service using our existing records. Audit examples may include collating particular data that we routinely report on. Clinical Supporting with the coordination of, and attending, monthly Childhood obesity MDT meetings which includes a consultant paediatrician, nutritionists, professionals from Early help and social services. Inviting relevant professionals to MDT meetings liaising with parents referred to the service conducting pre-group assessments with parents Delivering the Families, Food and Feelings parent programme Conducting post group reviews with parents Taking on a small number of 1:1 parent sessions which follow the content of the established parent programme Developing and presenting quarterly webinars for professionals run on topics related to childhood obesity and mental health Providing consultation to other professionals and services Conducting joint appointments or assessments with other professionals Provide supervision to trainee psychologists and/or assistant psychologist, where necessary Administration Support the Enhanced Healthy Living Team with administrative tasks as required, which may include checking the healthy living email inbox and responding to messages when required, support with correspondence to other professionals or parents, recording referral data. Other There may also be other opportunities to be involved in new projects, clinical work and training opportunities as they come up if agreed with your Line Manager. Any other duties which commensurate with the post. Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Proactively participate in one to one meetings with line manager, identifying own learning needs, and ways that these may be met. Communicate issues of concern relating to the behaviour, conduct or practice of colleagues to the director as appropriate. Report untoward incidents and any other relevant information to a clinician, operations manager or director and to complete an incident report if necessary. General responsibilities for all Brandon Centre staff All employees of the Brandon Centre are required to observe legislation, Brandon Centre policies, standards and guidelines relating to confidentiality, information governance, risk management, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, equal opportunities, data protection, freedom of information, health and safety, infection control, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (previously known as the Hygiene Code).