Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist & Psychology Lead

Employer
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Grosvenor Wing, St George’s Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£66,718 - £76,271 pro rata per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2024 23:59
Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist & Psychology LeadNHS AfC: Band 8bSouth West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.Our ValuesWe take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.Job overview We are looking to recruit a clinical or counselling psychologist to lead the psychology team within our Neuropsychiatry Service. The Neuropsychiatry Service is a regional outpatient service that provides assessment and treatment for adults over the age of 18 with neurological illness or head injuries who have associated psychiatric problems.
The service offers assessment and treatment for patients with:
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Psychiatric and psychological consequences of neurological conditions, e.g. stroke, head injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis or movement disorders.
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Functional neurological disorders, including somatoform and dissociative or conversion disorders, e.g. functional non-epileptic attacks, non-organic movement disorders.
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Organic psychiatric illness, e.g. early onset dementia, schizophreniform disorders with organic brain changes.
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“Grey zone” disorders which straddle neurology and psychiatry, difficult to diagnose or various rare syndromes.
The service is closely allied to the regional neuroscience centre based at the Atkinson Morley Wing of St. George’s Hospital. The service is led by Dr Niruj Agrawal, a nationally recognised expert consultant neuropsychiatrist and researcher, who heads a multi-disciplinary team consisting of consultant psychiatrists, neuropsychiatry and neurology trainees, a specialty doctor, a specialist nurse, as well as two psychologists, a CBT therapist, and an assistant psychologist. Main duties of the job The post holder’s main role will be to
take a lead role in the strategic planning and delivery of psychological interventions within the Neuropsychiatry Service,
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clinical supervision and training to members of the psychology team, and to
offer specialist psychological therapy (CBT, incl. trauma-focused CBT, and EMDR) to patients referred to the service. The service currently offers both individual and group psychological treatments. The current post would be suitable for someone looking to develop professional management and leadership skills as well as highly specialist clinical skills in the specialist area of neuropsychiatry. Working for our organisationWe are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1.
Working within a highly specialised Neuropsychiatry Service, to provide highly developed specialist psychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and where appropriate to the professional, neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
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To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy. To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, reflecting the current evidence-base for the treatment and management of functional neurological disorder and other neurological conditions with associated mental health difficulties, employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
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To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the psychological treatment of relevant clients, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis.
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To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals and external agencies contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
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To ensure that all members of the clinical team have access to a psychologically-based framework for the understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory.
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To undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual clients and to provide both general and specialist advice for psychologists, psychotherapists other professionals and external agencies on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.
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To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
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To provide consultation about the psychological care of the client group to staff within, and staff and agencies outside the service. Person specificationTraining and QualificationsPost-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPCTo be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council under the appropriate domain specific titlePost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice, preferably CBT or EMDRFormal training in supervision of other psychologists / psychological therapistsExperienceAssessed experience of working as a qualified clinical / counselling psychologist, including significant post qualification experience with people diagnosed with neurological disordersExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuseExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervisionExperience of supervised provision of evidence-based interventions for people with neurological disordersExperience of supervised provision of CBT and/or EMDRExperience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologistsExperience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated specialtyExperience of representing the profession in local policy foraExperience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contextsKnowledge & SkillsDoctoral level knowledge of clinical / counselling psychology, including highly developed knowledge of models of psychopathology, and two or more distinct psychological therapiesKnowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental healthSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentrationA high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHSSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groupsDoctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of academic psychologyHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies such as CBT and EMDRAt South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:BME (Evolve) Staff NetworkDiverseAbilityMental Health Staff ForumWomen's Staff NetworkLGBTQIA+We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.Please note:That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been receivedThat once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment systemThat should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successfulThat priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employeesThat should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) processThat your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)That we are a smoke-free TrustEmployer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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