The NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service - Op COURAGE is recruiting a clinical or counselling psychologist to carry out specialist assessments, deliver veteran-sensitive formulations, interventions including trauma focused therapy and emotional regulation work for those suffering with complex PTSD, as well as advice and consultation to a complex caseload.

This is a 9-month maternity cover which would suit someone looking for career development.

Op COURAGE, based at St Pancras Hospital, operates in a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. It is an NHS-led partnership alongside three Forces-friendly charities, Walking with the Wounded, Stoll and The Ripple Pond.

Therapy will be primarily carried out at St Pancras but travel may also be required to other clinics across London. The post holder will be expected to work core hours 9 to 5pm but in addition may have to work flexibly outside of these hours to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve providing psychological assessment and treatment and offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to referrers, non- psychologist colleagues and other, non-professional carers. The post holder will draw up and co-ordinate specialist veteran-specific risk assessments and care plans involving multiple others, including partner agency workers and peers. Liaison with wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector is key to ensure the appropriate support is in place for veterans and their families.

Care plans are comprehensive, covering mental health, social and welfare needs, necessitating extensive liaison with external services. Family members will also be expected to be included in any care planning with the veteran's consent.The successful applicant will contribute to governance and audit within the team, as well as mentoring and supervision. The post holder will operate to the requirements of the service operational policy and strategy, and deliver safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care in a timely manner to veterans.

About us

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C& I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide psychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.

To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients with a range of problems of severity and complexity, including those with challenging behaviours, and to provide psychological treatment for such clients, using a range of psychological interventions appropriate to the service.

To provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.

To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.

To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients

To provide case management if required.

Please see attached JD and PS for further information.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Professional Registration

Desirable

• Completion of further post-doctoral post-qualification specialist training

Experience of intervention

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of complex and acute PTSD.

Desirable

• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including with acute and complex PTSD, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

Good written communication

Essential

• Experience of producing reports/assessments/case notes.

Employer details

Employer name

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pancras Hospital

London

NW1 0PE

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