Job summary
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Band 8a Secondment/Fixed Term Contract – 12 months Part Time
We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled, innovative and experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist , in a positive new development on a newly commissioned ward in the Mental Health Acute service in Bromley.
This progressive and exciting post forms part of the expanding service provision of acute and transitional services in Bromley borough where the aim is to deliver a range of psychological approaches as early as possible in a service user’s experience of difficulties. Within Oxleas acute psychology is well established and expanding in acknowledgement of the increasing and widening evidence base and clinically/organisationally effective contribution psychological approaches can provide to the acute and crisis settings.
This half time post will help the service set the direction for psychological approaches to acute distress and follow up provision. This will involve leading formulation, brief intervention and setting whole team treatment approaches for wards and follow up. The post holder will join an existent and established team of qualified (Consultant, Principal and Highly Specialist) psychologists and assistant psychologists based in the acute, crisis and mental health liaison directorate on the Princess Royal Hospital site. Each post is ward/MDT dedicated and the newly created post is designed to complement this provision on the newly commissioned ward.
Main duties of the job
A proportion of the clinical work will be with populations with complex trauma and severe interpersonal issues. As such the post is well suited for people with a strong and active interest in working with complex trauma and people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Similarly given the range of work in the acute field there will also be opportunities to work trans-diagnostically and with people with psychotic continuum presentations.
Admission times in the unit can vary, which provides scope for both short and medium-long term psychological interventions. Where clinically indicated transitional and follow-up work can also be factored in post discharge. This continuity way of working and spanning systems provides the capacity to complete longer pieces of clinical work including liaison with community services, facilitating discharge, preventing re-admission and improving the overall service user journey.
The post holder will provide psychological assessment in the acute environment and interventions following a formulation-based approach. This could lead to individual or group cognitive, systemic or psychodynamic approaches as well as consultation to the MDT and reflective practice for staff. Supervision of other junior members of the psychology team and teaching to members of the wider service provision will be essential parts of the post. A full time Assistant Psychologist is also being recruited for the newly commissioned ward.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
Date posted
21 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,703 to £59,796 a year pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
277-4605566-AAC-B
Job locations
Green Parks House
Princess Royal Hospital
Bromley Common/Orpington
BR6 8NY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within the wider service specialist supervision for MBT, EMDR, mindfulness, CAT, systemic and psychodynamic approaches is available, as well as specialist supervision on neuropsychology.
Family and carer inclusive practice is seen as vital by the Trust, and is strongly promoted. Service evaluation and monitoring the progress of users within the system will also form an important part of this role. You will be encouraged to consolidate and further develop your therapeutic skills in a friendly and supportive multi-professional and multi-agency context.
The unit runs a full psychological group program, informed by DBT, MBT, systemic and cognitive approaches. There is also an acute inpatient systemic family service, which complements in reach from the local third sector Carers Services. The unit also has in-reach provision from local substance misuse services and the Hearing Voices Network. The post holder will have a role in supporting this program and similar integration into the service transitional pathways.
We would be interested in interviewing candidates who have experience in a Band 7 post, as well as candidates already in more senior posts across specialities who wish to diversify their clinical skills. The post can also be provided as a secondment given the current fixed term context. Flexible working can be considered dependent on personal circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within the wider service specialist supervision for MBT, EMDR, mindfulness, CAT, systemic and psychodynamic approaches is available, as well as specialist supervision on neuropsychology.
Family and carer inclusive practice is seen as vital by the Trust, and is strongly promoted. Service evaluation and monitoring the progress of users within the system will also form an important part of this role. You will be encouraged to consolidate and further develop your therapeutic skills in a friendly and supportive multi-professional and multi-agency context.
The unit runs a full psychological group program, informed by DBT, MBT, systemic and cognitive approaches. There is also an acute inpatient systemic family service, which complements in reach from the local third sector Carers Services. The unit also has in-reach provision from local substance misuse services and the Hearing Voices Network. The post holder will have a role in supporting this program and similar integration into the service transitional pathways.
We would be interested in interviewing candidates who have experience in a Band 7 post, as well as candidates already in more senior posts across specialities who wish to diversify their clinical skills. The post can also be provided as a secondment given the current fixed term context. Flexible working can be considered dependent on personal circumstances.
Person Specification
professional registration/qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Clinical
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
professional registration/qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Clinical
Essential
Desirable
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
