To provide a highly skilled psychological service for staff and teams referred to the Staff Support Service with three days for ARD involving: brief NICE endorsed individual and group psychological interventions and psychoeducation. There may be some need for individual work. To employ core professional skills in using outcome measures and risk assessments. To provide psychoeducation to staff groups for preventative measures (such as stress management, mindfulness techniques).
These could include one off group sessions, or up to 8 designated sessions. To facilitate critical incident debriefing and support for individuals and teams. To work flexibly and independently, as an autonomous clinical practitioner, with the support of Staff Support service colleagues. To actively support reduced waiting times for staff and teams referred for support.
To offer advice and consultation on staff psychological care to psychology and non-psychology colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures. To expand the psychological component of Health and Wellbeing the Trust. This will include preventative work that addresses mental health and stress and promoting health and well-being training events. To work closely with managers and teams, and in this capacity to offer consultation, training and supervision to non-psychology staff when required.
To work closely with other colleagues in in NELFT, to be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical skill, multidisciplinary engagement and flexibility. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research, To enhance the psychological profile of staff support by attending and contributing both to in-house meetings and external specialist interest groups. To deliver a culturally and ethically sensitive, equitable psychological service to all groups regardless of race and ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and disability; to include staff users in the design and delivery of the service. NELFT is an innovative and creative NHS Trust, committed to creating a Just and Compassionate culture for staff and patients alike.
It recent increased investment in staff support is good evidence of this. It is conveniently located between London and Essex, so is an easy commute for many people. whilst here you will have the opportunity to develop your own skills and interests further and this is actively encouraged. you will receive good support and supervision and will be joining a family of psychological practitioners.