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Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Location:
Enfield, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU Work Permit Required:
Yes
Job Views:
5
Posted:
02.05.2025
Job Description:
Job Overview
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to clients of the service team, across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, and offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues and non-professional carers. The role involves working autonomously within professional guidelines and utilizing research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research.
Main Duties
* Formulate and implement plans for psychological treatment and management of mental health problems based on an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based methods.
* Implement psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups.
* Evaluate and decide on treatment options considering complex factors and developmental processes.
* Exercise autonomous responsibility for assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.
* Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals.
* Contribute to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care across all settings.
* Undertake risk assessments and provide advice on psychological aspects of risk management.
Working for Our Organisation
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust forms the North London Mental Health Partnership. Employees may be required to work at different locations within these trusts as needed.
Detailed Responsibilities
Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulate and implement treatment plans, and deliver interventions across various care settings. Contribute to service development, supervise junior staff, and participate in training and research activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Registrations
* Doctoral level training in Clinical, Child and Educational, or Counselling Psychology (HCPC and BPS accredited).
* Doctoral or Masters level training in forensic psychology with full competencies and HCPC registration.
* Pre-qualification training in research methodology and applied psychology.
Skills/Abilities
* Complex psychological assessment and intervention skills.
* Consultation and training skills.
* Ability to work with high distress levels and produce clear reports.
* Continued professional development and supervision skills.
Experience/Knowledge
* Experience across diverse care settings and client populations.
* Management of complexity and risk, including forensic settings.
* Supervision and training experience.
* Understanding of legislation relevant to mental health.
Personal Qualities
* Flexible, engaging, empathetic, and autonomous.
* Creative, reflective, and communicative.
Other Requirements
* Flexibility to work across different locations and travel as needed.
* Ability to employ clinical governance mechanisms.
* Ownership of a car for travel purposes.
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