Highly Spec Clin/ Counselling Psychologist
- East London
- £59,490-66,239 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Doctorate in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology or equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Further training or qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice (e.g. Systemic approaches).
- Quality Improvement Training
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral psychology trainees.
- Post-qualification experience as a practitioner psychologist or equivalent.
- Experience of providing teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of systemic working with families and teams
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary settings and representing a psychological perspective in teams and services.
- Experience of working as a psychologist in an inpatient setting.
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in contributing to service development, redesign and improvements in secondary mental health services
- Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts and situations, requiring sustained and intense concentration, to arrive at appropriate formulation and compare and select from a range of treatment options.
- An in depth knowledge and skills in applying clinical risk assessment and management in own and others' clinical caseload.
- Able to communicate at a high level verbally and in writing highly complex, technical and sensitive information to clients, families, carers, and a range of professionals and lay people within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload in the face of periods of competing demands.
- Up to date knowledge of psychological research, national guidance and legislation relevant to the delivery of secondary mental health services.
- Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and delivery of specialised psychological practice relevant to a secondary mental health setting (e.g. systemic working, psychosis, personality disorder, complex trauma).
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services.
- Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances.
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
- Able to travel independently between work sites and to community settings for the delivery of services.
- Ability to speak an additional local language.
- Doctorate in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology or equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Further training or qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice (e.g. Systemic approaches).
- Quality Improvement Training
- Clinical supervision training for doctoral psychology trainees.
- Post-qualification experience as a practitioner psychologist or equivalent.
- Experience of providing teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of systemic working with families and teams
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary settings and representing a psychological perspective in teams and services.
- Experience of working as a psychologist in an inpatient setting.
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in contributing to service development, redesign and improvements in secondary mental health services
- Able to draw upon a broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts and situations, requiring sustained and intense concentration, to arrive at appropriate formulation and compare and select from a range of treatment options.
- An in depth knowledge and skills in applying clinical risk assessment and management in own and others' clinical caseload.
- Able to communicate at a high level verbally and in writing highly complex, technical and sensitive information to clients, families, carers, and a range of professionals and lay people within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload in the face of periods of competing demands.
- Up to date knowledge of psychological research, national guidance and legislation relevant to the delivery of secondary mental health services.
- Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and delivery of specialised psychological practice relevant to a secondary mental health setting (e.g. systemic working, psychosis, personality disorder, complex trauma).
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services.
- Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances.
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
- Able to travel independently between work sites and to community settings for the delivery of services.
- Ability to speak an additional local language.