Job Overview
Newham is one of London's most diverse and also most deprived boroughs, with one of the highest rates of psychosis in the capital. This creates a real need for timely, evidence based care. Our challenge is not just to meet this demand, but to build a model of care that works in partnership with service users, families, and the wider community.
The Newham Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIS) team plays a key role in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan, particularly its focus on prevention through early detection and intervention. We are looking for psychologists who can bring both strong therapeutic skills and the ability to collaborate across services. Alongside delivering NICE recommended therapies such as CBT for psychosis and family interventions, you will work as part of a committed multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is joined up, formulation driven, and responsive to our community's needs.
Main duties of the job
As a psychologist you will be central to the MDT, providing therapy to service users and their families, and supporting the team through reflective practice, consultation, supervision, and training. You will also help the team to think about and manage the complex relationship dynamics that can arise in psychosis, so that care remains safe, effective, and compassionate.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the Job profile.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification / Training
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
* Completed training in family intervention for psychosis (FIp and/or BFT)
* Completed training in cognitive‑behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)
* Completed foundation level systemic training
Experience
* Experience working in a secondary care multidisciplinary setting within the NHS
* Experience of working with people with psychosis from a variety of backgrounds
* Experience of working with families and carers from a variety of backgrounds
* Experience of delivering teaching and supervision in MDT settings
* Experience of facilitating case consultations and / or reflective practice sessions
* Experience of working with neurodiversity in the context of psychosis
* Experience of working with complex emotional needs in the context of psychosis
* Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments in the context of psychosis
Knowledge and Skills
* Good knowledge of the Quality Improvement framework
* Proven skill in engaging and working with service users and families with complex mental health problems
* Skill in managing complex and challenging workplace relationship dynamics
* Knowledge of clinical supervision models
* Ability to speak an additional language
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£61,631 to £68,623 a yearper annum Inc HCA
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