Job overview
The Havens is the London’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) and we are a longstanding partnership initiative between the Mayors' Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and NHS England to improve the care offered to victims of sexual assault and rape. The service is provided by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The Havens provide comprehensive forensic, medical, advocacy and psychological therapy aftercare services to complainants of serious sexual assault.
We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our dedicated, dynamic and growing multidisciplinary team.
The post is suitable for HCPC accredited Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with a proven track record in the provision of clinical supervision in the field of sexual trauma and experience in line managing members of staff.
We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups in the Clinical/Counselling Psychologist field (such as people with disabilities, professionals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds).
The applicant must be available to work on Tuesdays (Haven Therapies Team Day) and also to be able to travel pan London, offer occasional out of hours appointment and possibly also Saturday clinic.
It is also essential to be able to work on-line, via phone as well as in-person on our sites.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the Havens therapies team, you will help contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive psychological service and ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist therapeutic service to adults who have experienced sexual assault and/or rape alongside external statutory and non-statutory agencies.
The successful candidate will have experience in a comprehensive range of psychological therapies, risk assessment, consultation and training. You will need the ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for providing clinical supervision and line managing members of the team.
The post holder will help develop the Havens therapies service and ensure the development of strong inter-agency relationships is established.
The successful candidate will utilise doctoral level Clinical/Counselling Psychology knowledge in contributing to the development, implementation and review of services for clients and staff. You will work closely and will advise the team, lead psychologists and the Head of the Havens therapies team on aspects of service delivery. You will have a high degree of professional autonomy, enthusiasm, self-management, possessing strong communication and clinical skills.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.