Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time Assistant Psychologist role in the Havering Early Intervention in Psychosis service. An equivalent may also be available in the Barking and Dagenham Early Intervention Psychosis service.
The post would suit graduate psychologists with a keen interest in mental health and an ability to work collaboratively with carers and service users. You will need to be able to work autonomously and will receive training and support from the NELFT Early Intervention service and psychologists working with psychosis.
Main duties of the job
There is an expectation that the individual will have an understanding of mental health issues and the issues facing carers of people with mental health difficulties.
The main responsibilities of the post:
1. Working with the Early Intervention team to identify, assess and support carers and family members of people experiencing psychosis.
2. To undertake other clinical activity with service users, as identified by supervisor and appropriate to grade.
3. The post holder will receive line management and supervision from a qualified psychological practitioner. The work with carers will be supported through training and supervision.
4. The post holder will be an effective team member who is highly motivated and able to work on their own initiative
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum).
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the job requirements attached.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
Essential criteria
5. To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Good Psychology Degree
Desirable criteria
7. Further training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
8. At least 6 months experience working in a healthcare service
knoweldge
Desirable criteria
9. High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
other
Essential criteria
10. A positive attitude to making a difference for people experiencing psychosis and their carers
Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
Essential criteria
11. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
12. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
13. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
14. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
15. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.